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Welcome to Comanche County ...

Time Zone: Comanche County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lawton is the Seat for Comanche County.

Comanche County was founded in 1907.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Comanche had a population of 120,749 people. This is a decrease of 3.71% since the last Census (which gave a population of 125,397 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Comanche represented 3.34% of the total population of Oklahoma.

Below are some of the communities located in Comanche County:

  • Cache
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cache is located in Comanche County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
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  • Chattanooga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Elgin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elgin is located in Comanche County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
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  • Faxon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Faxon is located in Comanche County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
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  • Fletcher
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fletcher is located in Comanche County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
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  • Geronimo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Geronimo is located in Comanche County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
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  • Indiahoma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lawton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawton is located in Comanche County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,164 people
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  • Medicine Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sterling
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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