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Welcome to Strong City ...

The town of Strong City is located in Roger Mills County<1>.


The location of Strong 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 Strong City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Strong City has a population of 46 people<3> (see below for details).

Strong City is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Strong City: (580)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Strong City had an population of 46 people. This is a decrease of 2.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Strong City had a population of 47 people. This makes Strong City the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 47 people, the population of Strong City increased 11.9% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 42 people).

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

Communities Also Named Strong City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Strong City - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Strong City ...

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

  • Cheyenne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hammon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
    • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <5>
  • Leedey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Reydon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reydon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydon
    • Reydon is located in Roger Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reydon <5>
  • Roll
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
    • Roll is located in Roger Mills County
  • Berlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
  • Crawford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Carpenter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Carpenter is located in Custer County
  • Elk City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
    • Elk City is located in Beckham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <5>
  • Durham
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Strong City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strong City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Strong 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 Strong City.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strong City ...

Looking for more information about Strong 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 Strong City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Strong City.

Adding Strong City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Strong 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 Strong City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Strong City post office opened in 1912.

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Roger Mills, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Strong City.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Strong City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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