Agra

History

Agra began to form around the turn of 20th century. A post office opened in Agra on December 20, 1902, with Isaac C. Pierce serving as the first postmaster. The Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (which later became part of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway (also known as MKT or "Katy") built a line from Oklahoma City to Parsons, Kansas between 1902 and 1904. The townsite was developed after two local farmers, Frank Wheeler and Sam Holder, sold their lands along the railroad. American Land Loan and Trust Company divided the site into town lots. The first businesses in town were a drugstore, opened by John Olmstead and a general store opened by Mark Crane. Otherwise, the first buildings were houses and a few churches. The Bank of Agra was built in 1904.{{efn|The Bank of Agra was listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NR 90000122). Attempts to save the deteriorating bank building failed, and it was demolished in August 1999. Today, Agra is essentially a bedroom community, with most residents commuting to work in other towns. It is now a small country town, but has three churches, a restaurant, elementary and high school, post office, and convenience store.

Geography

Agra is north of Chandler, the Lincoln County seat, on State Highway 18. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,067
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,029
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  900
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  823
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  815
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  732
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  718
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  709

Largest nearby schools

• AGRA ES
  Elementary · Agra · 198 students · 22:1 ratio
• AGRA HS
  High · Agra · 81 students · 20.3:1 ratio
• AGRA JHS
  Middle · Agra · 46 students · 23:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2026-09-11
  5 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma
• M 2.56 — 2026-06-13
  6 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma
• M 2.72 — 2026-06-03
  7 km S of Perry, Oklahoma
• M 2.9 — 2026-05-22
  10 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma
• M 2.7 — 2026-05-20
  5 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma
• M 3.5 — 2026-05-19
  2 km ESE of Johnson, Oklahoma