Calumet

History

Calumet incorporated in 1942 in order to construct a town water system. Prior to its incorporation, the town existed as an unincorporated community with a post office, three combination mills and elevators, two general stores, a furniture store, and a hardware store. After the Organic Act of 1890 recreated the area as Oklahoma Territory, present-day Canadian County was designated as County Four and settled by non-Indian settlers through the Land Run of 1889, the Land Run of 1892, and a 1901 land lottery. The Land Run of 1892 opened up the surplus Cheyenne-Arapaho lands to non-Indian settlement, which opened up Calumet.

Geography

Calumet is located on US Route 270 in northwestern Canadian County, 11 miles northwest of El Reno and 11 miles east of Geary and 1.5 miles south of the North Canadian River. It is on the border of the Red Bed Plains and Gypsum Hills ecoregions of Oklahoma. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total land area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• DARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL
  Elementary · El Reno · 244 students · 22.2:1 ratio
• CALUMET ES
  Elementary · Calumet · 199 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• MAPLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
  Elementary · Calumet · 198 students · 14.1:1 ratio
• CALUMET HS
  High · Calumet · 76 students · 12.7:1 ratio