Lawton
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Outdoors in Lawton
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1917
Lewis Hine, Sarah Crutcher, 12-year-old cattle herder, Lawton, Oklahoma, 1917, 1917
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First Christian Church
The First Christian Church in Lawton, Oklahoma is a historic church at 701 D Avenue. It was built in 1929 and added to the National Register of historic Places in 1985.
About Lawton
City in Oklahoma, USLawton is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in western Oklahoma, about 87 mi (140 km) southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton, Oklahoma, metropolitan statistical area. According to the 2020 census, Lawton's population was 90,381, making it the sixth-largest city in the state, and the largest in Western Oklahoma. Developed on former reservation lands of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache peoples, Lawton was incorporated in 1901. It was named after Major General Henry Ware Lawton, who served in the Civil War, where he earned the Medal of Honor, and was killed in action in the Philippine–American War. Lawton's landsc…
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How Lawton ranks
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Housing in Lawton
The typical Lawton home is worth about $147,000, up 6.5% in a year, 34% below the Oklahoma typical home.
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Safety in Lawton
Safety Grade D
Lawton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less.
Work & commute in Lawton
Full picture →55% of Lawton’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Oklahoma City (13%), Norman (2%) and Tulsa (2%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
Health in Lawton
Health Grade D
Healthier than 14% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Oklahoma
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Lawton
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Lawton
Full climate →Lawton has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Lawton
All Lawton schools →School Grade D
The public schools Lawton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 86% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OK. Ratings are from neighbors.
Lawton is a college town
Colleges →of Lawton’s residents are enrolled in college. Cameron University has about 2,491 students on campus.
