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Elk City is a city in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 11,561 at the time of the 2020 census, [4] a slight decrease from the 11,693 figure of the 2010 census. [5] Elk City is located on Interstate 40 and Historic U.S. Route 66 in western Oklahoma, approximately 110 miles (180 km) west of Oklahoma City and 150 miles (240 km) east of Amarillo, Texas.
Jesse J. Evans is believed to have been born around 1853 in Missouri, although some historians believe he was born in Texas. He was half- Cherokee, and a graduate of Washington and Lee College in Virginia. He was arrested with both his parents on June 26, 1871, in Elk City, Kansas, for passing counterfeit money.
The Storm House is a historic house located at 721 W. Broadway in Elk City, Oklahoma.
An obscure regulatory program at ATF reveals which gun shops sell the most firearms used in crime, 14 of which are located in Oklahoma.
Gun laws in Oklahoma regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Oklahoma in the United States. [1][2] Oklahoma is generally a gun-friendly state, and has mostly less-restrictive gun laws.
KXOO is a radio station airing a classic hits format licensed to Elk City, Oklahoma, broadcasting on 94.3 MHz FM. The station is owned by Paragon Communications, Inc. [1]
The Elk City Rodeo of Champions will go on this weekend despite the loss of over 40 horses at the Beutler and Son Rodeo Company, the Western Oklahoma city's iconic stock contractor.
A 1908 election after statehood made Sayre, Oklahoma the permanent seat. [3] In 1910, a piece of southern Beckham County was returned to Greer County, Oklahoma. The Gannett survey of 1927-1929 found that the true 100th Meridian, the boundary between Texas and western Oklahoma, was 3,800 feet (1,200 m) farther east than previously thought.