Welcome to Nichols Hills ...

The city of Nichols Hills is located in Oklahoma County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nichols Hills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1948.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Nichols Hills has a population of 3,942 people<3> (see below for details).

Nichols Hills is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Nichols Hills ...

Official Website: www.nicholshills.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Nichols Hills had an population of 3,942 people. This is an increase of 6.25% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nichols Hills had a population of 3,710 people. This makes Nichols Hills the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Nichols Hills represents 0.1% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 94th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,710 people, the population of Nichols Hills decreased 8.53% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,056 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Nichols Hills.

Communities near Nichols Hills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nichols Hills.

• Oklahoma City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma City
  • Oklahoma City is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oklahoma City <5>
• Edmond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
  • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <5>
• Moore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
  • Moore is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <5>
• Midwest City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midwest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midwest City
  • Midwest City is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midwest City <5>
• Yukon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yukon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
  • Yukon is located in Canadian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <5>
• Mustang
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
  • Mustang is located in Canadian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mustang <5>
• Del City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del City
  • Del City is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del City <5>
• Bethany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <5>
• Choctaw
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Choctaw is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choctaw <5>
• Warr Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warr Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warr Acres
  • Warr Acres is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warr Acres <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 Nichols Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nichols Hills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nichols Hills ...

Looking for more information about Nichols Hills? 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 Nichols Hills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Nichols Hills.

Adding Nichols Hills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nichols Hills 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 Nichols Hills was on a map titled Road Map for Oklahoma (from Shell Oil, 1948).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nichols Hills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Nichols Hills: www.nicholshills.net/

The official website for Oklahoma County: www.oklahomacounty.org/

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