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Population (year 2000): 92,757. Estimated
population in July 2005: 90,234 (-2.7% change)
Males: 48,335 (52.1%), Females: 44,422 (47.9%)
Comanche County
Zip codes:
73501,
73505,
73507.
Median resident age: 28.9 years
Median household income: $32,521 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,900 (year 2000)
Races in Lawton:
- White Non-Hispanic (57.8%)
- Black (23.1%)
- Hispanic (9.4%)
- American Indian (5.5%)
- Two or more races (4.9%)
- Other race (4.0%)
- Korean (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (13.2%), United States
(8.8%), Irish (8.5%), English (6.4%), French (2.3%), Italian
(2.2%).
Elevation: 1110 feet
Land area: 75.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lawton
- High school or higher: 85.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lawton city
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 12.1%
6.2% Foreign born (2.2% Europe, 1.9% Asia, 1.7%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +11,876
(+14.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Lawton:
- COMANCHE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (3401 WEST
GORE BOULVARD)
- JIM TALIAFERRO COMM MENTAL HEALTH CTR (602
SOUTHWEST 38TH STREET)
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL ()
- SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER (5602 SOUTHWEST
LEE BOULEVARD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lawton:
- HENRY POST AAF (about 3 miles; FORT SILL, OK; ID:
FSI)
- LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL (about 4 miles; LAWTON,
OK; ID: LAW)
- SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 44 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX; ID: SPS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lawton:
- WALTERS MUNI (about 17 miles; WALTERS, OK; ID: 3O5)
- CHATTANOOGA SKY HARBOR (about 24 miles; CHATTANOOGA,
OK; ID: 92F)
- ANADARKO MUNI (about 33 miles; ANADARKO, OK; ID:
F68)
Colleges/Universities in Lawton:
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment:
3,529; Location: 2800 GORE BLVD; Public; Website:
www.cameron.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- GREAT PLAINS TECHNOLOGY CENTER (FT
enrollment: 211; Location: 4500 W Lee Blvd; Public;
Website: www.gptech.org)
- PLATT COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 86; Location:
112 S.W. Eleventh Street; Private, for-profit; Website:
ksplattlawton@aol.com)
- EVES COLLEGE OF HAIRSTYLING (FT enrollment:
53; Location: 912 C AVE; Private, for-profit)
- ALADDIN BEAUTY COLLEGE 11 (Location: 1026 NW
38TH ST; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Lawton:
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; WICHITA
FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67
miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 79
miles; NORMAN, OK; FT enrollment: 20,154)
- OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles;
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 5,220)
- SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles;
BETHANY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,002)
- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 84
miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,164)
- OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; OKLAHOMA
CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 3,234)
Public high schools in Lawton:
- EISENHOWER HS (Students: 1,380; Location:
5202 W. GORE; Grades: 10 - 12)
- LAWTON HS (Students: 1,294; Location: 601 NW
FT. SILL BLVD; Grades: 10 - 12)
- MACARTHUR HS (Students: 777; Location: 4400
EAST GORE BOULEVARD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Lawton:
- LAWTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 134;
Location: 1 NW CRUSADER DR; Grades: 7 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Lawton:
- EISENHOWER JHS (Students: 1,243; Location:
5702 WEST GORE BLVD; Grades: 07 - 09)
- CENTRAL JHS (Students: 941; Location: 1201 N.
W. FT. SILL BLVD.; Grades: 07 - 09)
- MACARTHUR JHS (Students: 868; Location: 510
NE 45TH STREET; Grades: 07 - 09)
- TOMLINSON JHS (Students: 860; Location: 702
NW HOMESTEAD DRIVE; Grades: 07 - 09)
- PAT HENRY ES (Students: 611; Location: 1401
NW BESSIE; Grades: PK - 06)
- HUGH BISH ES (Students: 541; Location: 5611
NW ALLAN-A-DALE LN; Grades: PK - 06)
- WOODLAND HILLS ES (Students: 481; Location:
405 N.W. WOODLAND DR.; Grades: KG - 06)
- EDISON ES (Students: 450; Location: 5801 NW
COLUMBIA AVENUE; Grades: KG - 06)
- CROSBY PARK ES (Students: 447; Location: 1602
NW HORTON BLVD.; Grades: PK - 06)
- CARRIAGE HILLS ES (Students: 424; Location:
215 S.E. WARWICK WAY; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Lawton:
- ST MARYS CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 157;
Location: 611 AVENUE A; Grades: PK - 6)
- UNION BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students:
116; Location: 1531 SOUTH GARFIELD STREET; Grades: PK -
6)
- RAINBOW STATION CHILD ENRICH. (Students: 101;
Location: 3810 NW ARLINGTON; Grades: PK - KG)
- ST PAULS/PLAY TO LEARN PRESCH (Students: 44;
Location: 910 NW 38TH; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Lawton:
- LAWTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$949,607; Location: 110 S W 4TH ST; 94,858 books; 1,301
audio materials; 1,327 video materials; 325 serial
subscriptions)
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