Elgin
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city in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oklahoma
- County
- Comanche
- Total
- 3.75 sq mi (9.71 km )
- Land
- 3.74 sq mi (9.68 km )
- Water
- 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km )
- Elevation
- 1,273 ft (388 m)
- Density
- 978.7/sq mi (377.86/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 40-23450
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Encyclopedic overview
Elgin is a city in northeastern Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,656 at the time of the 2020 Census, a 69.6% increase over the 2,156 reported in the 2010 census, which was itself a 78% increase from the 1,210 reported at the 2000 census. It is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located about 16 miles north-northeast of Lawton at the intersection of US Route 277 with the western terminus of Oklahoma State Highway 17. It is the site of Fort Sill National Cemetery.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Elgin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.