A town of 12,539, settled in 1901. Healthier than 84% of U.S. towns.
The 3 things Guymon does most differently from other towns.
11,442 people in 2010; 12,539 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Ordered by what stands out in Guymon. Another town gets a different order.
64% of Guymon’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Liberal (3%), Goodwell (2%) and Oklahoma City (1%). Half commute less than 2 miles.
Guymon beats the Oklahoma average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| What stands out | Guymon | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 7.8% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 22.3% | 27.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 25.1% | 11.3% |
3.3 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Thompson park | 1.1 mi | 48 |
| 2. Cross Park | 0.7 mi | 25 |
| 3. North Park | — | 9 |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 11% of U.S. communities.
The typical Guymon home is worth about $176,000, up 7.4% in a year, 21% below the Oklahoma typical home.
Guymon has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The public schools Guymon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Es | 1–2 | 454 | Not graded |
| Academy Es | 3–4 | 436 | B+ |
| Homer Long Es | K | 211 | Not graded |
| Pioneer Adventist Christian School Private | K–8 | 11 | |
| Guymon Junior High School | 7–8 | 461 | C− |
| North Park Es | 5–6 | 424 | B+ |
Guymon reports less crime per resident than 53% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Guymon on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Guymon.
City in Oklahoma, United States
Guymon ( GHY-mən) is a city in and the county seat of Texas County, in the panhandle of Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,965, an increase of 13.3% from 11,442 in 2010, and represents more than half of the population of the county, along with being the largest city in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Cattle feedlots, corporate pork farms, and natural gas production dominate its economy, with wind energy production and transmission recently diversifying landowners' farms. Guymon was the only municipality in the state of Oklahoma in which the majority of the population was Hispanic as recorded in the 2010 and 2020 United States Census reports.
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