Colony
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town in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oklahoma
- County
- Washita
- Total
- 0.92 sq mi (2.39 km )
- Land
- 0.92 sq mi (2.39 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 1,460 ft (450 m)
- Density
- 121.5/sq mi (46.92/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 40-16400
- Website
- www .colonyok .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Colony is a town in northeastern Washita County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Colony had a population of 112. It was named for the Seger Colony, founded in 1886, which taught modern agricultural techniques to the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes that would be resettled in the vicinity. Colony is 16 miles (26 km) east and 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Cordell.
History
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