A town of 2,755, settled in 1882. Nearly 0.7% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Mangum does most differently from other towns.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Mangum. Another town gets a different order.
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harmon Field | — | 5 |
About one in 3 of Mangum’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Altus (15%), Oklahoma City (8%) and Elk City (4%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
The typical Mangum home is worth about $66,000, down 6% in a year, 71% below the Oklahoma typical home.
Mangum beats the Oklahoma average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| What stands out | Mangum | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.1% | 76.3% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.5% | 3.7% |
The public schools Mangum’s kids attend outperform 72% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Es | 1–5 | 220 | A |
| Mangum Early Childhood Center | PK–K | 75 | Not graded |
| Mangum MS | 5–8 | 117 | B |
| Mangum HS | 9–12 | 194 | C+ |
Mangum has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
Mangum reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 54% report less.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 5 places on the National Register.
5 places in Mangum on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Mangum.
City in Oklahoma, United States
Mangum is a city in and the county seat of Greer County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,762 as of the 2020 United States census. Mangum was originally part of Old Greer County in the Texas panhandle. The community was named for A. S. Mangum, who owned the land on which the town was founded in 1882. It became part of the Oklahoma Territory in 1896, and thus part of the state of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907.
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