History · Foster

Foster’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Foster is a town in Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States. It was incorporated in 2002 and, as of the 2020 census, had a population of 246. Foster is served by State Highway 29A, a spur of State Highway 29. A post office was first established at Foster on August 12, 1891.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 161 to 246 (+53%). Half of its homes were built before 1982.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Foster

1 place in Foster is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

#136
In Oklahomaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 district
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
3historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1978first listedOklahoma City University

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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