Bison

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Bison

Total population

48

Median home value

$64,200

10.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Weather90°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates36.20°, -97.90°

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

Overview

Bison is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on US Highway 81 in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States, consisting of a 30-acre (12 ha) town plat. As of the 2020 census, Bison had a population of 56.

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.

Current forecast

Forecast for Bison, OK from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

N

Nicki Aycox

American actress (1975–2022)

E

Elgin Groseclose

American economist

H

Homer Paine

American football player (1923-2010)

Leon Crosswhite

American football player (born 1951)

D

Dutch Strauss

American football player (1897-1969)

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

Nearby places in Oklahoma

• Drummond
  10.6 mi away
• Lahoma
  17.1 mi away
• North Enid
  17.4 mi away · pop. 1,136
• Lovell
  17.5 mi away
• Covington
  19 mi away
• Loyal
  19.7 mi away
• Breckenridge
  20.4 mi away
• Carrier
  20.6 mi away
• Ringwood
  23 mi away
• Crescent
  23.9 mi away
• Okeene
  24 mi away
• Isabella
  24.1 mi away

Browse all places in Oklahoma →

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 Bison

Obu hoops

John W. Parrish · 2007

Proudly stand on Bison hill

John W. Parrish · 2010

The glory years of Bison basketball

John W. Parrish · 2004

Bison Hunting at Cooper Site

Leland C. Bement · 1998

Archaeological survey of Late Archaic bison kill sites in Beckham County, Oklahoma (Archeological resource survey report)

Leland C. Bement · 2000

Oklahoma : 6 X 9 128 Pages College Ruled : Vintage Distressed Bison/American Buffalo Graphic on Soft Matte Cover

Print Frontier · 2018

To save the wild bison

Mary Ann Franke · 2005

Oklahoma's Atticus

Hunter Howe Cates · 2019

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-13 · 63 mi
• Wildfire 2690, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 73 mi
• Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 81 mi
• Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 93 mi
• Wildfire Calvary Creek, Washita, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 94 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 94 mi
• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 99 mi
• Wildfire Black Kettle, Roger Mills, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 103 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Western Pygmy-Blue

Brephidium exilis

Seen 2026-09-01

Superb Dog-day Cicada

Neotibicen superbus

Seen 2026-08-22

Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Seen 2026-08-01

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-07-20

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Seen 2026-07-20

Steel-blue Cricket-hunter Wasp

Chlorion aerarium

Seen 2026-07-17

Silver-spotted Skipper

Epargyreus clarus

Seen 2026-06-25

orange day-lily

Hemerocallis fulva

Seen 2026-06-25

marvel of Peru

Mirabilis jalapa

Seen 2026-06-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).