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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Elgin
- Population
- 3656
- Area
- 9.625824
- Elevation
- 394
- Households
- 1072
- Dialing code
- 580
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- postal code
- 73538
- inception
- 1902-01-01
- water as percent of area
- 0.388
- per capita income
- 27970
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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.
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