Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oklahoma
- County
- Beckham
- Total
- 0.95 sq mi (2.45 km )
- Land
- 0.95 sq mi (2.45 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 2,064 ft (629 m)
- Density
- 1,059.0/sq mi (408.88/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 40-24200
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Erick
- Population
- 1000
- Area
- 2.474375
- Elevation
- 629
- Image
- Corner of Sheb Wooley and Roger Miller streets of Erick, Oklahoma-4013372290.jpg
- Households
- 328
- Dialing code
- 580
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- Commons category
- Erick, Oklahoma
- postal code
- 73645
- P8168
- Chiang Rai
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 20023
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Erick (/ˈɪərɪk/ EER-ik) is a city in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located 15 miles (24 km) west of Sayre, the county seat, and 6 miles (9.7 km) east of the Oklahoma-Texas border. The population was an even 1,000 at the time of the 2020 census.
A post office, originally named Dennis, was established to serve the local community on November 8, 1900. This community developed along the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad line (later the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway), built in 1902. On November 16, 1901, the name was changed to honor Beeks Erick, the townsite developer and president of the Choctaw Townsite and Improvement Company, and the town incorporated that year.