Welcome to Elk City ...The city of Elk City is located in Beckham County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Elk City has a population of 11,579 people<2> (see below for details). Elk City is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Elk City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Elk City: 580 The ZIP codes for Elk City: 73644, 73648<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elk City had an population of 11,579 people. This is a decrease of 0.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.17% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Elk City had a population of 11,693 people (which is 53% of the total population of Beckham County). This makes Elk City the county's most populous community. The population of Elk City represents 0.31% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 37th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 11,693 people, the population of Elk City increased 11.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,510 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Elk City. Communities Also Named Elk City ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Elk City - they are located in Idaho, Kansas (2), Nebraska, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania and West Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elk City. Communities near Elk City ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elk City.
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 Elk City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elk City. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elk 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 Elk City. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk City. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Elk City. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk City ...Looking for more information about Elk 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Elk City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elk City. Adding Elk City to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Elk 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 (so far) for Elk City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Elk City. Footnotes ...
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