Editing Comanche County, Oklahoma

{{short description|County in Oklahoma, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Comanche, Oklahoma}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Comanche County
 | state                = Oklahoma
 | seal                 = Comanche County ok seal.jpg
 | founded year         = 1901
 | founded date         = July 8
 | seat wl              = Lawton
 | largest city wl      = Lawton
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 1084
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 1069
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 14
 | area percentage      = 1.3%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 121125
 | census estimate yr   = 
 | pop                  = 
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | web                  = www.comanchecounty.us
 | district             = 4th
 | time zone            = Central
 | ex image             = Comanche County Oklahoma courthouse.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Comanche County Courthouse
}}

'''Comanche County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oklahoma]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 121,125,<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Comanche County, Oklahoma |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Comanche_County,_Oklahoma?g=050XX00US40031|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 11, 2023}}</ref> making it the fifth-most populous county in Oklahoma. Its [[county seat]] is [[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county was created in 1901 as part of [[Oklahoma Territory]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/OK_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Oklahoma: Individual County Chronologies|publisher=The Newberry Library|website=Oklahoma Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|access-date=February 23, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402160135/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/OK_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was named for the Comanche tribal nation.<ref name="EOHC-ComancheCo">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CO035 Linda D. Wilson, "Comanche County." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Accessed September 18, 2011,</ref>

Comanche County is included in the Lawton, OK [[Lawton metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]].

Built on former reservation lands of the [[Comanche]], [[Kiowa]], and [[Fort Sill Apache|Apache]] in [[Indian Territory]], Comanche County was open for settlement on August 16, 1901, by lottery. The region has three cities and seven towns as well as the [[Fort Sill]] military installation and [[Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge]]. The landscape of the county is typical of the Great Plains with flat topography and gently rolling hills, while the areas in the north are marked by the [[Wichita Mountains]]. [[Interstate 44 in Oklahoma|Interstate 44]] and three major [[United States Numbered Highways|US Highways]] serve the county by automobile, the [[Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport]] serves the county by air, and [[Greyhound Lines]] and [[Lawton Area Transit System]] serve the county by bus.

Comanche County's economy is largely based in the government sector which consist of half of the county's [[gross domestic product]]. The governance of the county is led by a three commission board, which are elected in four year staggered terms. The county is served by several school districts and [[Cameron University]] in education as well as three hospitals for health care.

==History==
[[File:Big Pasture 1905.png|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Map of Comanche County in 1905]]

The land that is present day Oklahoma was first settled by prehistoric American Indians including the [[Clovis culture|Clovis]] 11500 [[Common Era|BCE]], [[Folsom tradition|Folsom]] 10600 BCE and [[Plano cultures|Plainview]] 10000 BCE cultures. Western explorers came to the region in the 16th century with Spanish explorer [[Francisco Vásquez de Coronado]] visiting in 1541. Most of the region during this time was settled by the [[Wichita people|Wichita]] and [[Caddo]] people. Around the 1700s, two tribes from the North, the Comanches and Kiowas, migrated to the Oklahoma and Texas region.<ref name="okhistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/14-histry.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218215829/http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/14-histry.pdf |archive-date=February 18, 2006 |url-status=live |author=Oklahoma Department of Libraries |title=Oklahoma Almanac 2005 - Oklahoma History |pages=687–691| access-date=April 25, 2011}}</ref>

For most of the 18th century, the Oklahoma region was under French control as [[Louisiana (New France)|Louisiana]]. In 1803, the [[Louisiana Purchase]] by [[Thomas Jefferson]] brought the area under United States control. In 1830, Congress passed the [[Indian Removal Act]], which removed American Indian tribes and relocated them to [[Indian Territory]]. The southern part of the territory was originally assigned to the [[Choctaw]] and [[Chickasaw]] until 1867 when the [[Medicine Lodge Treaty]] allotted the southwest portion of the Choctaw and Chickasaw's lands to the [[Comanche]], [[Kiowa]], and [[Fort Sill Apache Tribe|Apache]] tribes.<ref name="okhistory" /><ref>{{cite book|last=Kappler |first=Charles|title=Indian Affairs: Laws and treaties, Volume 2|publisher=Government Printing Office |page=755| location=Washington D.C.|year=1903|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GdEUAAAAYAAJ&q=lodge&pg=PA755}}</ref>

[[Fort Sill]] was established in 1869 by Major General [[Philip Sheridan]] who was leading a campaign in Indian Territory to stop raids into Texas by American Indian tribes.<ref name="sill history">[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/fort-sill.htm Fort Sill], [http://www.globalsecurity.org Globalsecurity.org] (accessed May 23, 2010).</ref> In 1874, the [[Red River War]] broke out in the region when the Comanche, Kiowa and Southern Cheyenne left their Indian Territory reservation. Attrition and skirmishes by the US Army finally forced the return of the tribes back to Indian Territory in June 1875.<ref name="sill history"/>

In 1891, the United States Congress appointed a commission to meet with the tribal leaders and come to an agreement allowing white settlement in the region. Years of controversy and legal maneuvering ensued before President [[William McKinley]] issued a proclamation on July 4, 1901, that gave the federal government control over {{convert|2000000|acre|km2}} of surplus Indian land.<ref>''[[Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock]]'', 187 U.S. 553 (1903).</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Kappler |first=Charles|title=Indian Affairs: Laws and treaties, Volume 1|publisher=Government Printing Office |page=1012| location=Washington D.C.|year=1904|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H4UTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1012}}</ref>

Three {{convert|320|acre|km2|adj=on}} sites in [[Kiowa County, Oklahoma|Kiowa]], [[Caddo County, Oklahoma|Caddo]] and Comanche Counties were selected for county seats with Lawton designated as the Comanche County seat. Non-Indian settlement was opened through an auction of lots beginning on August 6, 1901.<ref>{{cite book |last=Kutchta |first=Howard | title=Lawton, a centennial history, 1901-2001 |publisher=Bell Books |year=2001|page=7,8}}</ref> In December 1906, the south regions of the county reserved for grazing land reserved for American Indian livestock, [[Big Pasture]], were open for settlement.<ref name="EOHC-ComancheCo"/><ref name="okhistorical">{{cite web|url=http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/C/CO035.html|author=Oklahoma Historical Society|title=Comanche County|access-date=September 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927200818/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/C/CO035.html|archive-date=September 27, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1910, the western portion of Comanche County and southern part of Kiowa County were used to create the short lived county of [[Swanson County, Oklahoma|Swanson]]. After a lawsuit brought by Comanche County, Swanson County was dissolved by the Supreme Court on June 27, 1911.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://digital.library.okstate.edu/chronicles/v009/v009p412.html|title=Chronicles of Oklahoma Swanson County|access-date=September 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629165344/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v009/v009p412.html|archive-date=June 29, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1912, the southern portion of Comanche County, which at the time extended to the Red River, were used to create the new county of Cotton County.<ref name="okhistorical"/>

==Geography==
[[File:Mapcomanchecountyoklahoma.svg|right|thumb|upright=1.9|Map of Comanche County, showing settlements and major roads]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1084|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1069|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|14|sqmi}} (1.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_40.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 19, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

Comanche County lies in an area that is typical of the [[Great Plains]] with [[prairie]], few trees, and generally flat topography with gently rolling hills.<ref>{{cite web | publisher=University of Oklahoma | access-date=September 17, 2011 | url=http://climate.mesonet.org/county_climate/Products/oklahoma_climate_overview.pdf | title=Oklahoma's Climate: an Overview }}</ref> The north region of the county consists of the [[Wichita Mountains]] including [[Mount Scott (Oklahoma)|Mount Scott]] and [[Mount Pinchot (Oklahoma)|Mount Pinchot]] the area's highest peaks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/oklahoma/wichitamountains/faq.html#trails |author=US Fish and Wildlife Service |title=Frequently Asked Questions |access-date=September 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726203232/http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/oklahoma/wichitamountains/faq.html |archive-date=July 26, 2010 }}</ref>

The area consists mostly of [[Permian]] Post Oak Conglomerate [[limestone]] on the northern sections of the county. In the south sections of the county, Permian [[Garber Sandstone]] is commonly found with some [[Hennessey Formation|Hennessey Group]] shale. Area creeks including East Cache Creek and West Cache Creek contain deposits of [[Quaternary]] [[alluvium]]. To the northwest, the [[Wichita Mountains]] consist primarily of Wichita Granite Group from the [[Cambrian]] Period.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ogs.ou.edu/MAPS/HA1-12/HA6plate1.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221010/http://www.ogs.ou.edu/MAPS/HA1-12/HA6plate1.pdf |archive-date=October 10, 2022 |url-status=live| author=Oklahoma Geological Survey |title=Reconnaissance of the Water Resources of the Lawton Quadrangle, Southwestern Oklahoma |access-date=September 17, 2011}}</ref>

There are three cities in Comanche County. The largest, [[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]] is located in the center of the county and is the county seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uscounties.org/cffiles_web/counties/citiescounty.cfm?countyid=40031 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130113104037/http://www.uscounties.org/cffiles_web/counties/citiescounty.cfm?countyid=40031 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 13, 2013 |author=National Association of Counties |title=Places in Comanche County, OK |access-date=September 17, 2011 }}</ref> According to the US census, the population of Lawton was 96,867 in 2010, which is 78 percent of the county's population. [[Cache, Oklahoma|Cache]] is located to the west of Lawton on [[U.S. Route 62 in Oklahoma|US Highway 62]] and has a population of 2,796. In the northeast, Elgin is located along [[Interstate 44 in Oklahoma|Interstate 44]] and has a population of 2,156. Several towns dot the county including: [[Fletcher, Oklahoma|Fletcher]], [[Sterling, Oklahoma|Sterling]] in the northeast, [[Medicine Park, Oklahoma|Medicine Park]] in the north central region, [[Indiahoma, Oklahoma|Indiahoma]] in the west, [[Geronimo, Oklahoma|Geronimo]] in the southeast, and [[Chattanooga, Oklahoma|Chattanooga]] and [[Faxon, Oklahoma|Faxon]] in the southern regions of the county.<ref name="Official State Highway Map">{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Transportation|title=Official State Highway Map|edition=2010}}</ref> Also located in Comanche County is Fort Sill. The 90,000 acre installation is home to the US Army Field Artillery Training Center and the Air Defense Artillery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/fort-sill.htm|author=Global Security | title=Fort Sill | access-date=September 18, 2011}}</ref>

Protected areas in Comanche County include the 59,020 acre [[Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge]]. Established in 1901 the refuge is one of the 546 wildlife refuges throughout the United States to provide a natural habitat for native grazing animals like the Bison, Elk, and Texas longhorn cattle.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/oklahoma/wichitamountains/index.html |author=US Fish and Wildlife Service |title=Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge |access-date=September 18, 2011 |archive-date=September 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902134329/http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/oklahoma/wichitamountains/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Kiowa County, Oklahoma|Kiowa County]] (northwest)
* [[Tillman County, Oklahoma|Tillman County]] (southwest)
* [[Cotton County, Oklahoma|Cotton County]] (south)
* [[Stephens County, Oklahoma|Stephens County]] (southeast)
* [[Grady County, Oklahoma|Grady County]] (northeast)
* [[Caddo County, Oklahoma|Caddo County]] (north)

===Climate===
Comanche County lies in a dry [[Humid subtropical climate|subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''), with frequent variations in weather daily, except during the constantly hot and dry summer months. Frequent strong winds, usually from the south or south-southeast during the summer, help to lessen the hotter weather. Northerly winds during the winter can occasionally intensify cold periods.<ref name= "ClimateOK">{{cite web | publisher=University of Oklahoma | access-date=September 22, 2011 | url=http://climate.mesonet.org/county_climate/Products/oklahoma_climate_overview.pdf | title=Oklahoma's Climate: an Overview }}</ref>

The average mean temperature for the southwest Oklahoma is {{convert|61.9|°F|1}}. The summers can be extremely hot with an average 21 days with temperatures {{convert|100|°F|1}} and above.<ref name=NCDC>{{Cite web |url=http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/ok/345063.pdf |title=Climatography of the United States NO. 20 1971–2000：Lawton, OK |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=September 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713092410/http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/ok/345063.pdf |archive-date=July 13, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The winter months are typically mild, though there can be periods of extreme cold. The area averages eight days per year that fail to rise above freezing.<ref name=NCDC/> The region receives about {{convert|31.6|in|mm|-1}} of precipitation<ref name= NCDC/> and less than {{convert|3|in|mm|-1}} of snow annually.<ref name="ClimateOK"/>

Typically in late April through early June, Comanche County is prone to [[severe weather]] which can include tornadoes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/index.html#Climatology |author=Rodger Edwards, Storm Prediction Center |title=Tornado Climatology |access-date=September 22, 2011}}</ref> Notably in [[Tornado outbreak of May 24–25, 1957|1957]], an [[Fujita scale|F4]] tornado and again in [[1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak|1979]] an F3 tornado struck the southern region of Lawton.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=tornadodata-county-ok-comanche |author=National Weather Service - Norman |title=Comanche County, OK Tornadoes (1875–2009) |access-date=September 22, 2011}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 41489
|1920= 26629
|1930= 34317
|1940= 38988
|1950= 55165
|1960= 90803
|1970= 108144
|1980= 112456
|1990= 111486
|2000= 114996
|2010= 124098
|2020= 121125
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=February 19, 2015|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ok190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40/40031.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806012106/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40/40031.html |archive-date=August 6, 2011 }}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020 Census Bureau">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045221|access-date=August 1, 2022|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: United States |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220717054758/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045221 |archive-date=July 17, 2022}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 124,098 people, 44,982 households, and 30,303 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|116|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 50,739 housing units at an average density of {{convert|47|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 64.5% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 17.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 5.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 2.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.5% from two or more races; 11.2% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race (7.0% [[Mexican American|Mexican]], 2.4% [[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]], 0.3% [[Spanish American|Spanish]], 0.2% [[Panamanian American|Panamanian]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid%3DDEC_10_SF1_QTP10%26prodType%3Dtable |title=American FactFinder - Results |access-date=May 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203429/http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP10&prodType=table |archive-date=December 18, 2014 }}</ref> In 2020, its population was 121,125.<ref name=":0" />

There were 44,982 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.3 years. For every 100 females there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,817, and the median income for a family was $51,564. Males had a median income of $37,423 versus $31,913 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $21,048. About 14.3% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.4% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics==
{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of January 15, 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Voter Registration Totals |url=https://oklahoma.gov/elections/voter-registration/voter-registration-statistics.html |website=OK Elections Interactive Statistics Beta |access-date=January 30, 2024 |date=January 31, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Number of Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 25,487
| align = center | 42.76%
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 19,191
| align = center | 32.19%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Others
| align = center | 14,932
| align = center | 25.05%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 59,610
! align = center | 100%
|}

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{{PresRow|1996|Republican|14,461|12,841|2,976|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|15,704|12,237|7,579|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|17,464|11,441|194|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|21,382|8,890|122|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|16,609|9,972|1,329|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|13,163|12,910|230|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|19,759|4,559|427|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|9,225|8,061|5,879|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|7,936|13,585|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|10,691|9,562|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|7,532|8,756|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|8,756|9,029|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,787|7,955|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|4,109|7,342|28|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|3,703|6,796|36|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,039|7,026|75|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,046|7,586|0|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|5,069|2,956|92|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|3,084|3,523|841|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,332|3,037|406|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,221|2,130|815|Oklahoma}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,320|1,931|625|Oklahoma}}
{{PresFoot|1908|Democratic|2,437|3,481|425|Oklahoma}}

==Law and government==
[[File:Comanche County Oklahoma courthouse.jpg|right|thumb|upright 1.2|Comanche County Courthouse]]
Comanche County has a [[county commission]] comprising three members elected by [[district#United States|district]]. Commissioners from each district serve four-year staggered terms in partisan elections. Boundaries are set once every 10 years following the federal [[census]]. The Board is responsible for inspecting and approving county programs and facilities, supervise the performance county officials, maintaining the county infrastructure, as well as overseeing the financial affairs of the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79&Itemid=97|author=Comanche County, Oklahoma|title=Board of Commissioners|access-date=June 18, 2010|archive-date=May 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513052417/http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79&Itemid=97|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, the commissioners were District 1 Gail Turner, District 2 Ron Kirby, and District 3 Don Hawthorne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80&Itemid=118|author=Comanche County, Oklahoma|title=District 1|access-date=March 20, 2011|archive-date=April 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402133216/http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80&Itemid=118|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81&Itemid=119|author=Comanche County, Oklahoma|title=District 2|access-date=March 20, 2011|archive-date=April 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402133237/http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81&Itemid=119|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=120|author=Comanche County, Oklahoma|title=District 3|access-date=March 20, 2011|archive-date=April 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402133311/http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=120|url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition to the county commissioners, other elected county officials include: [[District Attorney]], [[Sheriff|County Sheriff]], [[Treasurer]], [[Tax assessment|Assessor]], [[Clerk (municipal official)|County Clerk]], and [[Court clerk]].<ref name="NaCo">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscounties.org/cffiles_web/counties/county.cfm?id=40031|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211093146/http://www.uscounties.org/cffiles_web/counties/county.cfm?id=40031|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 11, 2012|author=National Association of Counties|title=Comanche County, OK|access-date=September 30, 2011}}</ref>

At the federal level, Lawton lies in [[Oklahoma's 4th congressional district|Oklahoma 4th Congressional district]], represented by [[Tom Cole]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/images/districts/2002_cong_districts.gif |publisher=Oklahoma House of Senate |title=2002 Congressional Districts |access-date=September 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528013434/http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/images/districts/2002_cong_districts.gif |archive-date=May 28, 2010 }}</ref> In the [[Oklahoma Senate|State Senate]], the county is represented by District 31 (Don Barrington) and 32 (Dusty Deevers).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/districts/dist31/dist31_map.pdf |publisher=Oklahoma Senate |title=Senate District 31 |access-date=September 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527233306/http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/districts/dist31/dist31_map.pdf |archive-date=May 27, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/districts/dist32/dist32_map.pdf |publisher=Oklahoma Senate |title=Senate District 32 |access-date=September 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527232925/http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/districts/dist32/dist32_map.pdf |archive-date=May 27, 2010 }}</ref> In the [[Oklahoma House of Representatives|House]], District 50 (Dennis Johnson), 62 (T.W. Shannon), 63 (Don Armes), 64 (Ann Coody), 65 (Joe Dorman) covers the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/Districts/DistrictsByCounty.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221010/http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/Districts/DistrictsByCounty.pdf |archive-date=October 10, 2022 |url-status=live |publisher=Oklahoma House of Representatives | title=House Districts by County | access-date=September 17, 2011 }}</ref>

==Economy==
Comanche County's economy is primarily centered on government, manufacturing and retail trade industries. The Lawton MSA has a [[Gross Domestic Product]] of $4.89 Billion in 2010 with half (2.66 Billion) in the Government sector. Private industries accounted for 2.23 Billion in GDP in which Manufacturing (451 Million), Real estate and rental and leasing (305 Million), and Retail Trade (255 Million) were the largest fields.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bea.gov/iTable/iTableHtml.cfm?reqid=70&step=10&isuri=1&7001=2200&7002=2&7003=200&7004=NAICS&7005=-1&7006=30020&7007=2010| author=Bureau of Labor and Statistics |title=Gross Domestic Product by Metropolitan Statistical Area - Lawton MSA |access-date=September 19, 2011}}</ref> In May 2010, it was estimated there were 41,720 people employed. The largest occupation fields included, the Office and Administrative Support Occupations field which had 6,760 employed, the Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations which employed 4,630, and the Sales and Related Occupations which had 4,150 employed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_30020.htm|author=Bureau of Labor and Statistics |title=May 2010 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates Lawton, OK |access-date=September 19, 2011}}</ref>

==Media==
''[[Lawton Constitution|The Lawton Constitution]]'' is the only daily newspaper published in the county and has a circulation of 30,000. In addition the Fort Sill newspaper, ''The Cannoneer'', is published weekly primarily for military personnel as well as the newspaper ''The Cameron Collegian''  whose main audience is Cameron University students.<ref name="comm">{{cite web|url=http://www.lawtonfortsillchamber.com/index.php?submenu=CommunityServices&src=gendocs&ref=Communications|author=Lawton Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce|title=Communications|access-date=September 23, 2011}}</ref> Additionally, ''Okie Magazine'' is a monthly magazine that focuses on news and entertainment in the Southwest Oklahoma area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/us/36/2014/20896|author=MondoTimes|title=Okie Magazine|access-date=November 11, 2010}}</ref> Fletcher News publishes online news of northeastern Comanche County, including Fletcher, Elgin and Sterling.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.facebook.com/FletcherNews/ |title=Fletcher News|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=May 9, 2025}}</ref>

Radio stations in Lawton include, two AM Stations [[KXCA]] 1050 and [[KKRX]] 1380 as well as several FM stations including, [[National Public Radio|NPR]] affiliate [[KCCU]] 89.3, [[KZCD]] 94.1, [[KMGZ]] 95.3, [[KJMZ]] 97.9, [[KBZQ]] 99.5, [[KLAW-FM|KLAW]] 101.3 and [[KVRW]] 107.3<ref name="comm"/>

Comanche County is located in the [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]] and Lawton Media Market which encompasses 154,450 households with a television, making it the 149th largest in the nation according to Nelson Media Research in 2009–2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2009-2010-dma-ranks.pdf|author=Nelson Media|title=Local Television Market Universe Estimates|access-date=September 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317170600/http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2009-2010-dma-ranks.pdf|archive-date=March 17, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[KSWO-TV]] channel 7, an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate, is the only broadcast television station in the area that provides local news.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kswo.com/Global/story.asp?S=5441509&nav=menu495_12|author=KSWO-TV|title=About KSWO-TV|access-date=September 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101032320/http://www.kswo.com/Global/story.asp?S=5441509&nav=menu495_12|archive-date=January 1, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> All other major stations including, [[KFDX]]-TV 3 ([[NBC]]), [[KAUZ-TV]] ([[CBS]]), and [[KJTL]]-TV ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]) are based in Wichita Falls.

==Transportation==
Comanche County is primarily served by [[Interstate 44 in Oklahoma|Interstate 44]], designated as the [[H. E. Bailey Turnpike]]. It connects the county to [[Oklahoma City]] to the northeast and to [[Wichita Falls, Texas]] to the south. The county is also connected by [[U.S. Route 62 in Oklahoma|US Highway 62]], which connects to the regional towns of [[Altus, Oklahoma|Altus]] to the west and [[Anadarko, Oklahoma|Anadarko]] to the north. Other major thoroughfares include [[U.S. Route 277|US Highway 277]] and [[U.S. Route 281|281]], which parallels the H. E. Bailey Turnpike to Wichita Falls to the south and leads to regional towns of [[Anadarko, Oklahoma|Anadarko]] and [[Chickasha, Oklahoma|Chickasha]], respectively, to the north.

Several State Highways cross the county including, [[Oklahoma State Highway 7|State Highway 7]] which connects Lawton to [[Duncan, Oklahoma|Duncan]]. [[Oklahoma State Highway 17|State Highway 17]] starts at US Highway 62 and connects the city of Elgin to the town of Sterling and leads to [[Rush Springs, Oklahoma|Rush Springs]] in Grady County. [[Oklahoma State Highway 36|State Highway 36]] connects the towns of Chattanooga to Faxon and has its eastern terminus at Interstate 44. [[Oklahoma State Highway 49|State Highway 49]] enters the county from Kiowa County and becomes unsigned through the Wichita Wildlife refuge heading east. Leaving the refuge it becomes signed and leads through Medicine Park to its eastern terminus at Interstate 44. [[Oklahoma State Highway 58|State Highway 58]] connects to [[Carnegie, Oklahoma|Carnegie]] in Caddo County to State Highway 49 near Medicine Park. [[Oklahoma State Highway 115|State Highway 115]] leads from [[Mountain View, Oklahoma|Mountain View]] in Kiowa County through Meers to the Wichita Mountain Refuge. There it becomes unsigned as it leads to the south. Exiting the refuge, it becomes signed and leads to its southern terminus north of Cache on US Highway 62.<ref name="Official State Highway Map"/>

[[Lawton Area Transit System]] (LATS) provides public transit locally for Lawton and Fort Sill. LATS main terminal is located near the Lawton Public Library and provides five major routes throughout the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ridelats.com/|author=Lawton Area Transit System|title=RIDE LATS|access-date=May 24, 2010}}</ref>

Intercity transit is provided by [[Greyhound Lines]], with buses traveling towards Oklahoma City and Dallas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lawton,+OK/@34.6058639,-98.3951659,694m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!3m7!1s0x87ad18d29d883d77:0xe5bcafac829fdbc7!6m1!1v5!8m2!3d34.606472!4d-98.394658!16s%2Fg%2F11jskw3lx0!5m2!1e2!1e4?hl=en&entry=ttu|title=Destinations|access-date=September 16, 2023}}</ref> Formerly, [[Jefferson Lines]] served Lawton up until at least 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jeffersonlines.com/jefferson-moves-lawton-ok/|title=Jefferson Moves in Lawton, OK|date=October 25, 2016|access-date=September 16, 2023}}</ref>

By air, Comanche County is served by the [[Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport]] (LAW, KLAW). At present, it offers daily American Eagle flights to [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]] and is also used for military transport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flylawton.org/travel |author=Lawton Metropolitan Area Airport Authority |title=American/American Eagle Airlines |access-date=April 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723051514/http://www.flylawton.org/travel |archive-date=July 23, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLAW|author=AirNav|title=Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport|access-date=May 24, 2010}}</ref>

==Education==
===K-12 education===
The following K-12 school districts include parts of the county.<ref name=SDmap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40031_comanche/DC20SD_C40031.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Comanche County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-21}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40031_comanche/DC20SD_C40031_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
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* [[Boone-Apache Public Schools]]
* [[Cache Public Schools]]
* [[Cement Public Schools]]
* [[Central High Public Schools]]
* [[Chattanooga Public Schools]]
* [[Cyril Public Schools]]
* [[Elgin Public Schools]]
* [[Empire Public Schools]]
* [[Fletcher Public Schools]]
* [[Geronimo Public Schools]]
* [[Indiahoma Public Schools]]
* [[Lawton Public Schools]]
* [[Mountain View-Gotebo Schools]]
* [[Snyder Public Schools]]
* [[Sterling Public Schools]]
* [[Walters Public Schools]]
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Elementary only districts include [[Bishop Public School]] and [[Flower Mound Public School]].<ref name=SDmap2020/> Residents of the Bishop and Flower Mound districts go to Lawton Public Schools for middle and high school grades.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com:443/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1169935/_Secondary_School_Boundary_Map.pdf|title=LPS Middle and High School Boundaries|publisher=[[Lawton Public Schools]]|access-date=2024-12-21}} - [https://www.lawtonps.org/documents/families/parents/school-boundary-maps/198465 Linked from here]</ref>

The largest school district is Lawton Public Schools which had 16,398 in 2009. The district operates two pre-kindergarten centers, twenty-six elementary schools, four middle schools, and three high schools – [[Eisenhower High School (Lawton, Oklahoma)|Eisenhower]], [[Lawton High School|Lawton]], and [[MacArthur High School (Lawton, Oklahoma)|MacArthur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawtonps.org/Schools/|author=Lawton Public Schools|title=Schools|access-date=May 30, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021217061659/http://www.lawtonps.org/schools/|archive-date=December 17, 2002}}</ref> Other major school districts in the area include [[Cache Public Schools]] and [[Elgin Public Schools]]. Cache Public Schools had an enrollment of 1,648 and consists of five schools.<ref name="publicschools">{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_list.asp?Search=1&details=1&InstName=&DistrictID=&Address=&City=&State=40&Zip=&Miles=&County=comanche&PhoneAreaCode=&Phone=&DistrictType=1&DistrictType=2&DistrictType=3&DistrictType=4&DistrictType=5&DistrictType=6&DistrictType=7&NumOfStudents=&NumOfStudentsRange=more&NumOfSchools=&NumOfSchoolsRange=more|author=National Center for Education Statistics|title=search for public school districts|access-date=September 18, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cache.k12.ok.us/index.php?pageID=584&|author=Cache Public Schools|title=School Sites|access-date=September 19, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911134912/http://www.cache.k12.ok.us/index.php?pageID=584&|archive-date=September 11, 2011}}</ref> Elgin Public Schools had an enrollment of 16,98 and three schools.<ref name="publicschools" /> Other public school districts in the region include, Bishop Chattanooga, Fletcher, Flower Mound, Geronimo, Indiahoma, and Sterling.<ref name="publicschools" />

Comanche County includes several private schools.<ref name="privateschools">{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&State=40&County=comanche|author=National Center for Education Statistics |title=Search for Private Schools|access-date=September 18, 2011}}</ref> The largest is Lawton Christian School with an enrollment of 426 students in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lcscrusaders.com/about/index.cfm |author=Lawton Christian Schools |title=About Us |access-date=May 14, 2010 |archive-date=May 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504230822/http://www.lcscrusaders.com/about/index.cfm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lawton Academy of Arts & Science offers classes from PK-12 and had an enrollment of 115.<ref name="privateschools" /> St. Mary's Catholic School offers classes for elementary and middle school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stmaryslawtonok.com/about_us |author=St. Mary's Catholic School of Lawton |title=Home |access-date=April 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716144517/http://www.stmaryslawtonok.com/about_us |archive-date=July 16, 2011 }}</ref> Trinity Christian Academy offers classes from K-3 through the 8th grade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcalawton.org/site/cpage.asp?cpage_id=180021118&sec_id=180001609 |title=Student Application |author=Trinity Christian Academy |access-date=April 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322080526/http://www.tcalawton.org/site/cpage.asp?cpage_id=180021118&sec_id=180001609 |archive-date=March 22, 2012 }}</ref>

===Tertiary education===
There is one university in Comanche County, [[Cameron University]]. Cameron is the largest four year, state-funded [[university]], in southwest Oklahoma, offering more than 50 degree programs in areas of Business, Education, Liberal Arts and Science and Technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cameron.edu/academic |author=Cameron University |title=Academic Information |access-date=May 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527130228/http://www.cameron.edu/academic/ |archive-date=May 27, 2010 }}</ref> Founded in 1909, Cameron has an average fall enrollment of 6,000 students with 70 endowed faculty positions.<ref name="CU Facts">{{cite web |url=http://www.cameron.edu/fastfacts |author=Cameron University |title=CU Fast Facts |access-date=April 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828191237/https://www.cameron.edu/fastfacts |archive-date=August 28, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Comanche County is also served by the [[Great Plains Technology Center]], which is part of the [[Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education]] System. Great Plains provides occupational education, training, and development opportunities to area residents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatplains.edu/about/ |author=Great Plain Technology Center|title=About GPTC|access-date=April 23, 2010}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Comanche County has three major hospitals in the area. The largest, Comanche County Memorial Hospital, is a 283-bed non-profit hospital that employs 250 physicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialhealthsource.com/body.cfm?id=6|publisher=Comanche County Memorial Hospital|title=About US|access-date=May 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225114014/http://www.memorialhealthsource.com/body.cfm?id=6 <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=February 25, 2011}}</ref> Southwestern Medical Center is a 199-bed hospital with a staff of 150 physicians.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capellahealth.com/our-communities/lawton-ok/ |author=Capella Healthcare |title=Lawton, Ok |access-date=April 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407082013/http://www.capellahealth.com/our-communities/lawton-ok/ |archive-date=April 7, 2011 }}</ref> In addition, the [[United States Public Health Service|U.S. Public Health]] Lawton Indian Hospital is located in the city to provide health services for the large [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] population. It has 26 beds with a staff of 23 physicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ihs.gov/oklahoma/index.cfm?module=dsp_okao_su_lawton |author=Indian Health Services|title=Lawton Service Unit|access-date=April 3, 2011}}</ref>

==Communities==
===Cities===
* [[Cache, Oklahoma|Cache]]
* [[Elgin, Oklahoma|Elgin]]
* [[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]] (county seat)

===Towns===
* [[Chattanooga, Oklahoma|Chattanooga]]
* [[Faxon, Oklahoma|Faxon]]
* [[Fletcher, Oklahoma|Fletcher]]
* [[Geronimo, Oklahoma|Geronimo]]
* [[Indiahoma, Oklahoma|Indiahoma]]
* [[Medicine Park, Oklahoma|Medicine Park]]
* [[Sterling, Oklahoma|Sterling]]

===Census-designated places===
* [[Edgewater Park, Oklahoma|Edgewater Park]]
* [[Lake Ellsworth Addition, Oklahoma|Lake Ellsworth Addition]]
* [[Lakeside Village, Oklahoma|Lakeside Village]]
* [[Lawtonka Acres, Oklahoma|Lawtonka Acres]]

===Other unincorporated communities===
* [[Bethel, Comanche County, Oklahoma|Bethel]]
* [[Meers, Oklahoma|Meers]]
* [[Pumpkin Center, Comanche County, Oklahoma|Pumpkin Center]]

==Notable people==
Notable residents include country singers: [[Bryan White]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bryanwhite.com/index.php/about |author=Bryan White |title=About Bryan White |access-date=May 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516134615/http://www.bryanwhite.com/index.php/about |archive-date=May 16, 2010 }}</ref> [[Kelly Willis]],<ref>{{IMDb name|id=0932371|name=Kelly Willis (I)}}. Retrieved May 30, 2010.</ref> and [[Leon Russell]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/russell_leon/bio.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040612064054/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/russell_leon/bio.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 12, 2004|author=Country Music Television|title=Leon Russell|access-date=May 30, 2010}}</ref> [[Grammy]] nominated jazz trombonist [[Conrad Herwig]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conradherwig.com/pressmaterials.php |author=Conrad Herwig |title=Press Materials |access-date=April 25, 2011 |archive-date=July 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712225412/http://www.conradherwig.com/pressmaterials.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[The Flaming Lips|Flaming Lips]] drummer [[Steven Drozd]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chancellor | first=Jennifer  | title=In his element: Drozd in tune as a master teacher  | newspaper=Tulsa World | location=Tulsa Oklahoma | date=February 16, 2010 | url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/twpdfs/2010/FINAL/W_021610_D_3.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012150823/http://www.tulsaworld.com/twpdfs/2010/FINAL/W_021610_D_3.PDF |archive-date=October 12, 2012 |url-status=live | access-date=May 30, 2010}}</ref> Notable authors include [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning author  [[N. Scott Momaday]],<ref>Steed, Patricia L. [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=MO007 "Momaday, Navarre Scott,"] ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', 2009. Accessed March 28, 2015.</ref> poet [[Don Blanding]],<ref>{{Cite book | last = Goins | first = Charles |author2=Goble, Danney |author3=Morris, John W. | title = Historical Atlas of Oklahoma | publisher = University of Oklahoma Press | year = 2006 | location = Norman, Oklahoma | pages = 232 | isbn = 9780806134833 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=dCWjHf71PFgC&q=Don+Blanding+lawton&pg=PA232 }}</ref> and [[Hugo Award]] winner, [[C. J. Cherryh]].<ref>Everett, Dianna. [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CH026 "Cherry, Caroline Janice,"] ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', 2009. Accessed March 28, 2015.</ref>

Politicians from Comanche County include: U.S. Senator [[Thomas Gore]], US Representatives: [[Scott Ferris]], [[L. M. Gensman]], [[Toby Morris (politician)|Toby Morris]], and [[Elmer Thomas]].<ref name="okhistorical" /> Other politicians include Democratic State Senator [[Randy Bass]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/bass_bio.html |author=Oklahoma State Senate |title=Senator Randy Bass - District 32 |access-date=May 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527232452/http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/bass_bio.html |archive-date=May 27, 2010 }}</ref> and former U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia [[Julian Niemczyk]].

Other notable residents include: World War II [[Comanche]] Code Talker [[Charles Chibitty]],<ref>{{Cite news  | last = Holley  | first = Joe  | title = Comanche Code Talker Charles Chibitty Dies  | newspaper = The Washington Post  | location = Washington DC  | date = July 26, 2005 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/25/AR2005072501542.html  | access-date = May 30, 2010 }}</ref> World War II Nurse and POW Col. [[Rosemary Hogan]],<ref>Attalla, Meghan Iman. [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=HO007 "Hogan, Rosemary,"] ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed March 28, 2015.</ref> [[Academy Award]] winning actress [[Joan Crawford]],<ref>Wilson, Linda D. [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CR003 "Crawford, Joan,"] ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed March 28, 2015.</ref> World War II ace [[Robert S. Johnson]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.au.af.mil/au/goe/eagle_bios/1996/johnson_1996.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605233955/http://www.au.af.mil/au/goe/eagle_bios/1996/johnson_1996.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 5, 2011|author=Air University|title=Robert S. Johnson|access-date=May 30, 2010}}</ref> three time NBA champion [[Stacey King]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kingst01.html|author=Basketball Reference|title=Stacey King NBA & ABA Statistics|access-date=May 30, 2010}}</ref> former NBA All-Star [[Michael Ray Richardson]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Where is Micheal Ray Richardson?|url=http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6863828/where-micheal-ray-richardson|work=August 17, 2011}}</ref>  Miss America 2007 [[Lauren Nelson]],<ref>{{IMDb name|id=1632772|name=Lauren Nelson}}. Retrieved May 30, 2010.</ref> infamous University of Oklahoma quarterback [[Charles Thompson (American football)|Charles Thompson]],<ref>{{Cite news| title=SPORTS PEOPLE: FOOTBALL; Thompson Released | newspaper=The New York Times | location=New York City, NY | date=February 16, 1989 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/16/sports/sports-people-football-thompson-released.html | access-date=July 7, 2010}}</ref> NFL Pro Bowlers [[Will Shields]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=119|author=Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site|title=Retired Jersey: #75|access-date=May 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009120352/http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=119|archive-date=October 9, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Jammal Brown]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowJa55.htm|author=Pro Football Reference|title=Jammal Brown |website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] |access-date=March 20, 2011}}</ref>

Quanah Parker built his final residence in the town of Cache, Comanche County.

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Comanche County, Oklahoma]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.comanchecounty.us/ Comanche County]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061111071911/http://www.cityof.lawton.ok.us/ City of Lawton]
* [https://sill-www.army.mil/ Fort Sill Military Reservation] 
* [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CO035 ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' - Comanche County]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121024013411/http://www.library.okstate.edu/okmaps/ Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory]

{{Geographic location
| Centre    = Comanche County
| North     = [[Caddo County, Oklahoma|Caddo County]]
| Northeast = [[Grady County, Oklahoma|Grady County]]
| East      =
| Southeast = [[Stephens County, Oklahoma|Stephens County]]
| South     = [[Cotton County, Oklahoma|Cotton County]]
| Southwest = [[Tillman County, Oklahoma|Tillman County]]
| West      =
| Northwest = [[Kiowa County, Oklahoma|Kiowa County]]
}}

{{Comanche County, Oklahoma}}
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