Lawton
city and County seat of Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States
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Summary
Lawton is a city in the United States[1]. Lawton ranks in the top 5% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,955 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Comanche County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Stan Booker[5]
- Shares border with: Fort Sill[6]
- Named after: Henry Ware Lawton[7]
- Postal code: 73501[8], 73502[9], 73505[10], 73506[11], 73507[12]
- Commons category: Lawton, Oklahoma[13]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[14]
- Local dialing code: 580[15]
- Inception: 1901[16]
- Official website: http://www.cityof.lawton.ok.us[17], https://www.lawtonok.gov/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lawton, Oklahoma[19]
- Population: 96,867[20], 90,381[21]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Lawton, Oklahoma[22]
- Capital of: Comanche County[23]
- Official name: Lawton[24]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Lawton, Oklahoma[25]
- Category for people who died here: Q131904951[26]
- Number of households: 33,052[27]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Lawton, Oklahoma[28]
- Elevation above sea level: 339 m[29]
- Area: 209.876261 km²[30], 209.876123 km²[31], 211.203907 km²[32], 211.116144 km²[33], 0.087763 km²[34]
- Water as percent of area: 0 percent[35]
- Territory overlaps: Lawton urban area[36]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Lawton metropolitan area[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lawton include Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport[38], an airport[39], in United States[40].
Why It Matters
Lawton has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Lawton is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Lawton include Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport[38], an airport[39], in United States[40].