Weatherford, Oklahoma Weatherford, Oklahoma Weatherford, Oklahoma is positioned in Oklahoma Weatherford, Oklahoma - Weatherford, Oklahoma State Oklahoma Weatherford is a town/city in Custer County, Oklahoma, United States.
Weatherford is positioned at 35 32 18 N 98 41 14 W (35.5384097, -98.6872467).
The altitude is 1,634 feet (498 m). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.8 square miles (15 km2). Situated on territory made available to homesteaders as part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Opening on April 19, 1892, Weatherford was incorporated on August 3, 1898, on a townsite locale chosen by banking and civic prestige Beeks Erick.
The town's initial postal service was positioned approximately two miles north of town, on William John and Lorinda Powell Weatherford's homestead.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 19.8% under the age of 18, 32.1% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The 3 - M Company made a momentous economic impact on the town/city when the firm decided to establish a plant in Oklahoma in the 1960s, until it was closed by its successor company, Imation, after 45 years of operation. At the turn of the 20th century, Weatherford beat out a several other metros/cities vying to turn into the home to Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU), at the time known as Southwestern Normal School. Founded in 1901, SWOSU became the biggest institute of college studies in Western Oklahoma, with more than 4,200 undergraduates and post graduates by 2015.
Parochial schools in the region include ACSI accredited Western Oklahoma Christian School, which has campuses in Weatherford, as well as close-by Clinton and Elk City, serving grades pre-kindergarten through six. Corn Bible Academy, positioned in the Washita County town of Corn, serves students in grades seven through twelve. Weatherford Public Schools provides enhance education services to the town/city of Weatherford as well as encircling rural areas in southeastern Custer and northeastern Washita counties.
The precinct operates three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Western Technology Center (WTC) provides the opportunity for grownups and high school students to get occupationally-specific training.
Weatherford Public Schools is a member of the WTC district.
As a member of the WTC district, high school juniors and seniors living in the Weatherford School District have the opportunity to attend classes at WTC. High school students who are inhabitants of the WTC District can enroll in WTC full-time training on a tuition-free basis.
Weatherford is home to the second-largest (as of 2008) wind farm in Oklahoma, the Weatherford Wind Energy Center, with 98 GE 1.5 MW Wind Turbines, for a total nameplate capacity of 147 MW. With the advent of the automobile, the town/city was initially positioned on State Highway 3 starting in the early 1920s, which was redesignated as U.S.
Route 66 in 1926 and paved entirely athwart Western Oklahoma by 1932.
Route 66, which followed Main Street through the city, was lined with various tourist businesses including cafes, motels and gasoline stations like most other metros/cities along the highway.
The I-40 bypass skirting Weatherford to the south was instead of in July, 1970 the same day the I-40 bypass was opened to traffic 15 miles (24 km) to the west at Clinton and followed shortly after that by bypasses at Elk City and Sayre.
See also: List of Southwestern Oklahoma State University notable citizens a b "Feature Detail Report for: City of Weatherford".
United States Postal Service (2012).
"Weatherford, Oklahoma".
"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".
Oklahoma's Quality Jobs Program: Corporate Incentive Or Payoff? "Southwestern Oklahoma State University".
"Western Oklahoma Christian School - Locations".
Western Oklahoma Christian School.
Western Oklahoma Christian School.
"Corn Bible Academy (Corn, Oklahoma, USA)".
"Weatherford Public Schools - Home".
Weatherford Public Schools.
Weatherford Public Schools.
"Western Technology Center - About".
City of Weatherford Municipalities and communities of Custer County, Oklahoma, United States
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