Altus, Oklahoma Altus, Oklahoma Jackson County Courthouse in Altus Jackson County Courthouse in Altus Location of Altus, Oklahoma Location of Altus, Oklahoma State Oklahoma Altus is a town/city and governmental center of county in Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States. The populace was 19,813 at the 2010 census, a loss of 7.7 percent compared to 21,454 at the 2000 census. Altus is home to Altus Air Force Base, the United States Air Force training base for C-17, KC-46 and KC-135 aircrews.

It is also home to Western Oklahoma State College and Southwest Technology Center.

The town that would later be titled Altus was established in 1886. The improve was originally called Frazer, a settlement of about 50 citizens on Bitter Creek that served as a trading post on the Great Western Trail.

Baucum suggested renaming the town Altus, a Latin word meaning "high." The populace doubled between the time of Oklahoma statehood and the 1910 census and even increased amid the Great Depression. Although Altus had been designated as the Jackson governmental center of county at the time of statehood, an election was held in 1908 to determine the permanent seat.

The two suburbs contending were Altus and Olustee.

Altus won by a vote of 2,077 to 1,365.

Altus was an meaningful city on the defunct Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway, one of the Frank Kell and Joseph A.

Kemp properties, which stretched from Wichita Falls, Texas, to Forgan in Beaver County in far northwestern Oklahoma.

In 1908, the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway (acquired by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1929) assembled a line through Altus.

Around the same time, the Altus, Wichita Falls and Hollis Railway (which became the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway in 1911, then was acquired by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway in 1922) constructed a line from Altus to the Oklahoma-Texas border.

The barns s stimulated economic expansion in the region and made Altus a county-wide agricultural center.

By 1930, Altus had eight cotton gins, two cotton compresses, and eighteen wholesale businesses. Altus is positioned at 34 38 38 N 99 19 36 W (34.643754, -99.326603). Altus is situated in what used to be Old Greer County, an region with disputed ownership until a Supreme Court decision awarded it to Oklahoma Territory freshwater Texas. The town/city lies between the chief channel and north fork of the Red River. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 17.0 square miles (44.0 km2), of which 16.8 square miles (43.5 km2) is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2) (1.17%) is water.

Altus has a humid subtropical climate (Koppen Cfa) bordering upon a semi-arid climate (BSk).

In the absence of these storms, Altus can be among the hottest places in North America: the record high of 120 F or 48.9 C recorded twice amid 1936 has been exceeded by only Kansas and the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada. On the other hand, if a block forms over the Gulf of Alaska very cold air can be driven into the Plains States from Canada, producing temperatures below 0 F or 17.8 C in extreme cases.

Climate data for Altus, Oklahoma (elevation 1,380 feet or 420 metres) Average rain days ( 0.01 inch) 4 4 5 6 8 7 5 6 6 6 4 4 64 There were 8,890 housing units at an average density of 540 per square mile (205/km ). The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 72.62% White, 10.41% African American, 1.48% Native American, 1.38% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 10.32% from other competitions, and 3.59% from two or more competitions.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older.

Altus City Reservoir Altus Speedway Altus City Park including 18-hole disc golf course Altus Air Force Base The Public Schools of Altus are in Oklahoma School District number 18.

In the Altus Public School District there are nine schools, including five elementary schools, an intermediate school, a junior high school, a high school, and a learning center.

Western Oklahoma State College and Southwest Technology Center furnish opportunities for college studies in the area. Herschal Crow, Oklahoma state senator Juan Perez, San Francisco Giants, Played at Western Oklahoma State College Andrelton Simmons, Shortstop, Los Angeles Angels, Played at Western Oklahoma State College Altus tornado, May 11, 1982 Rainbows near Altus, May 29, 1975 Norwegian pilots training at the C-17 Aircrew Training Center at Altus AFB a b c "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status".

"Enumeration - Viewer:Altus, Oklahoma Population." Altus, Oklahoma State University County Extension Service (accessed May 10, 2010) a b c d Reconnaissance Level Survey of Certain Parts of the City of Altus (PDF) (Report).

"Record Highest Temperatures by State (through 2003)" (PDF).

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

15th Enumeration of the United States.

"Number of Inhabitants: Oklahoma" (PDF).

18th Enumeration of the United States.

"Oklahoma: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).

"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".

"Altus Public Schools".

Altus Public Schools.

City of Altus Western Oklahoma State College Altus information, photos and videos on Travel - OK.com Official travel and tourism website for the State of Oklahoma Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States County seats in Oklahoma

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