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Lawton is the fifth-largest city in Oklahoma. The city has a total area of 75.1 sq mi (195 km 2), all land. [30] Lawton is located about 84 mi (135 km) southwest of Oklahoma City. Other surrounding cities include Wichita Falls about 47 mi (76 km) to the south, Duncan about 33 mi (53 km) to the east, and Altus about 56 mi (90 km) to the west. [31]
The Lawton Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Comanche and Cotton – in Oklahoma, anchored by the city of Lawton. As of the 2010 census , the MSA had a population of 130,291.
The City of Lawton purchased Central Mall for $14.6 million in early January 2021 from the Kohan Retail Investment Group. [2] [7] The FISTA Development Trust Authority holds a 25-year lease to house various defense related businesses in the mall. [2] Central Mall was renamed Central Plaza in August 2021 and redevelopment plans were also announced.
The First Presbyterian Church of Lawton (also known as Centenary United Methodist Church of Lawton) is a historic church building at 8th Street and D Avenue in Lawton, Oklahoma. It was built in 1902 in a late- Gothic Revival style and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Elgin is a city in northeastern Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,156 at the 2010 census, a 78 percent increase from 1,210 at the 2000 census. [4] It is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the site of Fort Sill National Cemetery.
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The Carnegie Library in Lawton, Oklahoma is a Carnegie library building from 1922. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1] It is built of buff-tan brick, with white limestone used for the window trim and other ornamentation. [2]
The museum is an 18,000-square-foot (1,700 m 2) building located in Elmer Thomas Park and managed under the City of Lawton. In 1972, the museum became the first in Oklahoma to receive accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums. [1]