Davidson

History

This area was opened for homesteading by a lottery held in 1901, and the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway promptly built a line in from Texas. A post office called Olds was established at the location on May 21, 1902; the name was changed to Davidson on June 20, 1903, named in honor of A. J. Davidson, a railroad director. The city government was not formally organized until 1916. Agriculture was a major employer from the start, and at one time the town had five cotton gins and three grain elevators. Over the years the town had a full range of services, including movie theaters, newspapers, saloons, livery stables, blacksmiths, cafes, bakeries, and drug stores. But through the decades the population declined and many businesses closed. Agriculture has remained as the area’s economic base, and a local cooperative operates the one remaining grain elevator. The town experienced a minor flood in 1995.

Geography

Davidson is located at the junction of U.S. routes 70 and 183 in the southwestern part of Tillman County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  452
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  393
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  365
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  340
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

  Tyrannus forficatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  321
• Eastern Meadowlark

  Sturnella magna (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  306
• Hen Harrier

  Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  284
• Northern Shoveler

  Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  254

Largest nearby schools

• DAVIDSON ES
  Elementary · Davidson · 28 students · 9.3:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.76 — 2022-11-10
  1 km ESE of Medicine Park, Oklahoma
• M 2.83 — 2020-08-21
  6 km WSW of Apache, Oklahoma
• M 2.62 — 2020-04-02
  7 km NNE of Geronimo, Oklahoma
• M 2.5 — 2005-05-19
  11 km NNE of Hastings, Oklahoma
• M 3.8 — 2002-02-08
  8 km SW of Elgin, Oklahoma