Welcome to Empire City ...

The town of Empire City is located in Stephens County<1>.

The location of Empire City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Empire City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1921.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Empire City has a population of 891 people<3> (see below for details).

Empire City is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Empire City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Empire City is within the boundaries of the (580) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Empire City had an population of 891 people. This is a decrease of 6.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Empire City had a population of 955 people. This makes Empire City the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Empire City represents 0.03% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 232nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 955 people, the population of Empire City increased 30.11% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 734 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Empire City.

Communities Also Named Empire City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Empire City - they are located in Idaho, Kansas (2), Minnesota and Nevada.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Empire City.

Communities near Empire City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Empire City.

• Duncan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <5>
• Marlow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Marlow is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlow <5>
• Walters
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
  • Walters is located in Cotton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
  • Former name for Walters:
  • Walter
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walters <5>
• Comanche
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
  • Comanche is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche <5>
• Geronimo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geronimo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
  • Geronimo is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geronimo <5>
• Bray
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
  • Bray is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <5>
• Central High
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central High have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
  • Central High is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
• Temple
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Temple is located in Cotton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <5>
• Hastings
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <5>
• Addington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addington
  • Addington is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addington <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Empire City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Empire City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Empire City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Empire City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Empire City. See our Newspapers Page for Empire City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Empire City ...

Looking for more information about Empire City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Empire City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Empire City.

Adding Empire City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Empire City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Empire City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Empire City post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Empire City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Empire City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/