Lawton, Oklahoma
| Lawton | |
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| Nickname : L-Town | |
 New town hall of the city |
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| Location in Oklahoma | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1901 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Oklahoma |
| County : | Comanche County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 37 ′ N , 98 ° 25 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
94,653 (as of 2016) 128,077 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 486.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 194.6 km 2 (approx. 75 mi 2 ) of which 194.6 km 2 (approx. 75 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 360 m |
| Postcodes : | 73500-73599 |
| Area code : | +1 580 |
| FIPS : | 40-41850 |
| GNIS ID : | 1094539 |
| Website : | www.cityof.lawton.ok.us |
| Mayor : | Fred L. Fitch |
Lawton is a city in the southern US state of Oklahoma in the USA. It is 142 km southwest of Oklahoma City . The city is the county seat of Comanche County and is located south of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge , Mount Scott and Lake Lawtonka.
Lawton is the area's cultural and commercial hub. The large granite deposits and cotton fields near the city are an important economic factor .
history
The city was founded in 1901 on the last Indian land next to the huge Fort Sill, one of the most important forts and military facilities in the American West, with which it is now in symbiosis. It was named after General Henry Ware Lawton (* 1843, † 1899).
Indian chief Geronimo is buried in Fort Sill . Numerous remains point to the more or less peaceful coexistence between the military and Indians in the Wichita Mountains.
climate
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Average Monthly Temperatures and Rainfall for Lawton, 1981-2010
Source: National Weather Service
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sons and daughters of the town
- Ada Leonard (1915-1997), band leader
- William Witney (1915–2002), film and television director
- Rusty McDonald (1921–1979), country singer
- N. Scott Momaday (born 1934), Pulitzer Prize winner, writer
- Leon Russell (1942-2016), rock musician
- Randy Bass (born 1954), baseball player and politician
- Johnny Jones (1958–2019), track and field athlete, Olympic champion and football player
- Conrad Herwig (* 1959), jazz trombonist
- Steven R. White (* 1959), physicist
- Terry Serpico (* 1964), actor and stuntman
- Stacey King (born 1967), basketball player
- Grady Brewer (* 1970), light middleweight professional boxer
- Paul Sparks (born 1971), actor
- Bryan White (born 1974), country singer
- Josh Young (born 1988), basketball player
