Arapaho

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Arapaho

Total population

715

Median home value

$118,800

5.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$39,632

Arapaho$40k

National$74k

Elevation504 m

Land area1.81 km²

Coordinates35.58°, -98.96°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Arapaho is a town in and the county seat of Custer County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 668 at the time of the 2020 census. The town lies long U.S. Route 183 and is named for the Arapaho Native American tribe.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Toby Keith

American country music singer and actor (1961–2024)

Jim Ward

American body piercer

Jane Anne Jayroe

American model and politician

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Clifford Chatman

American football player

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Cot Deal

American baseball player and coach

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Eldon Shamblin

American musician (1916-1998)

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Henry Schauer

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1918-1997)

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James R. Winchester

American judge

Jamie Nelson

American baseball player

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Roy Bell

Player of American and Canadian football

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Scott Hendricks

American record producer

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Terence C. Kern

United States federal judge

Meg Randall

American actress (1926-2018)

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Clift Schimmels

American football coach, Baptist speaker, and educator (1937–2001)

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J. R. Boone

American football player (1925-2012)

Jim LaRue

American football player and coach (1925-2015)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Oklahoma

• Bessie
  13.4 mi away
• Thomas
  16.7 mi away
• Putnam
  19.2 mi away
• Canute
  20.9 mi away
• Colony
  22.7 mi away
• Hammon
  24.1 mi away · pop. 457
• Oakwood
  28.4 mi away
• Rocky
  29.7 mi away
• Sentinel
  31.5 mi away
• Taloga
  32 mi away
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  32.8 mi away
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  35.6 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Arapaho

Arapaho Stories, Songs, and Prayers

Andrew Cowell · 2014

Arapaho journeys

Sara Wiles · 2011

The utilization of property of specified Cheyenne-Arapaho lands in Blaine County, Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma. Bureau of Business Research · 1964

Constitution and by-laws of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. · 1938

A treaty despoiled; the story of the Fort Reno military lands

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma.

Constitution and by-laws of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, ratified September 18, 1937

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma · 1978

The Arapahoes, our people. --

Trenholm, Virginia Cole · 1970

The Arapahoes, our people

Virginia Cole Trenholm · 1970

Search results from Open Library.

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Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).