Editing Chattanooga, Oklahoma

{{short description|Town in Oklahoma, US}}
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'''Chattanooga''' is a town in [[Comanche County, Oklahoma|Comanche]] and [[Tillman County, Oklahoma|Tillman]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oklahoma]]. It is located on [[Oklahoma State Highway 36]] about 23.7 driving miles southwest of [[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Lawton,+OK/Chattanooga,+OK+73528/@34.5131877,-98.6666147,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x87ad1ee259210d45:0x612cfac6f2724e52!2m2!1d-98.3959291!2d34.6035669!1m5!1m1!1s0x87acdb29f7b838ff:0x579ef879659d8bbf!2m2!1d-98.6564522!2d34.4228593 |title=Lawton, Oklahoma to Chattanooga, Oklahoma|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=December 9, 2020}}</ref> The population was 400 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]]. The Comanche County portion of Chattanooga is included in the [[Lawton, Oklahoma]] [[Lawton metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Chattanooga emerged after the opening of the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Reservation to non-Indian settlement on August 6, 1901. Named by N. C. Sisson after his hometown in Tennessee, the Chattanooga Town Company, comprising Sisson, T. E. Richey, and E. C. Blake, obtained the townsite patent on December 18, 1902. The post office was established in January of the following year.<ref name=OKCyclopedia>{{Cite web |title=Chattanooga  |author=Cynthia Savage |work=Oklahoma Historical Society |date= |access-date=December 16, 2023 |url= https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=CH009}}</ref>

The [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway]] played a pivotal role in Chattanooga's early development, extending a branch line from [[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]] in 1903. The railway facilitated access to the Big Pasture, opened for settlement in 1906. The branch line was completed to [[Grandfield, Oklahoma|Grandfield]] in 1920, and was later abandoned in 1942. Chattanooga, with rail access, quickly became an agricultural center, boasting three cotton gins, a lumberyard, a feed yard, and various small businesses by 1912. In 1930, the town had two gins and two elevators.<ref name=OKCyclopedia/>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 0.6&nbsp;square miles (1.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

===Climate===

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 | location    = Chattanooga, Oklahoma (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1905–2009)
 | Jan record high F  = 90
 | Feb record high F  = 92
 | Mar record high F  = 99
 | Apr record high F  = 103
 | May record high F  = 111
 | Jun record high F  = 116
 | Jul record high F  = 114
 | Aug record high F  = 115
 | Sep record high F  = 113
 | Oct record high F  = 105
 | Nov record high F  = 88
 | Dec record high F  = 86
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 51.7
 | Feb high F = 56.1
 | Mar high F = 64.2
 | Apr high F = 74.1
 | May high F = 82.6
 | Jun high F = 91.6
 | Jul high F = 97.0
 | Aug high F = 96.7
 | Sep high F = 87.9
 | Oct high F = 76.5
 | Nov high F = 63.4
 | Dec high F = 52.0
 | year high F = 74.5
 | Jan mean F = 38.5
 | Feb mean F = 42.5
 | Mar mean F = 50.4
 | Apr mean F = 59.8
 | May mean F = 69.7
 | Jun mean F = 78.8
 | Jul mean F = 83.4
 | Aug mean F = 83.0
 | Sep mean F = 74.5
 | Oct mean F = 62.7
 | Nov mean F = 50.2
 | Dec mean F = 39.4
 | year mean F = 61.1
 | Jan low F = 25.3
 | Feb low F = 28.9
 | Mar low F = 36.7
 | Apr low F = 45.6
 | May low F = 56.8
 | Jun low F = 66.0
 | Jul low F = 69.9
 | Aug low F = 69.3
 | Sep low F = 61.1
 | Oct low F = 49.0
 | Nov low F = 36.9
 | Dec low F = 26.9
 | year low F = 47.7
 | Jan record low F  = -17
 | Feb record low F  = -5
 | Mar record low F  = 4
 | Apr record low F  = 20
 | May record low F  = 31
 | Jun record low F  = 44
 | Jul record low F  = 50
 | Aug record low F  = 47
 | Sep record low F  = 34
 | Oct record low F  = 16
 | Nov record low F  = 10
 | Dec record low F  = -13
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 1.18
 | Feb precipitation inch = 1.59
 | Mar precipitation inch = 2.54
 | Apr precipitation inch = 2.74
 | May precipitation inch = 4.51
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.37
 | Jul precipitation inch = 2.07
 | Aug precipitation inch = 2.85
 | Sep precipitation inch = 2.74
 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.26
 | Nov precipitation inch = 1.55
 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.76
 | year precipitation inch = 31.16
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 3.3
 | Feb precipitation days  = 4.2
 | Mar precipitation days  = 4.9
 | Apr precipitation days  = 4.6
 | May precipitation days  = 6.9
 | Jun precipitation days  = 6.7
 | Jul precipitation days  = 4.6
 | Aug precipitation days  = 4.6
 | Sep precipitation days  = 4.9
 | Oct precipitation days  = 5.1
 | Nov precipitation days  = 3.8
 | Dec precipitation days  = 3.7
 | year precipitation days = 57.3
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 471
|1920= 507
|1930= 362
|1940= 365
|1950= 333
|1960= 356
|1970= 302
|1980= 403
|1990= 437
|2000= 432
|2010= 461
|2020= 400
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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[[File:Chattanooga OK Civic Center 3-2025.jpg|thumb|Civic Center at Chattanooga, 3-2025]]
[[File:Chattanooga OK Downtown 3-2025.jpg|thumb|Downtown Chattanooga, 3-2025]]
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 461 people, 179 households, and 128 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|882.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 206 housing units at an average density of {{convert|362.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 86.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 7.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.0% of the population.

There were 179 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

According to the 2000 census, the median income for a household in the town was $26,944, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $24,545 versus $19,821 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,989. About 7.1% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Chattanooga School District has two schools: Chattanooga Elementary School (preschool–8th grade) and Chattanooga High School (9th–12th grade).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search for Public Schools - Search Results  |work=nces.ed.gov |access-date=December 16, 2023 |url= https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4007320}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CH009 Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Chattanooga]

{{Comanche County, Oklahoma}}
{{Tillman County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Towns in Comanche County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Tillman County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]