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Deer Creek
Oklahomatown
Deer Creek
Total population
22
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$56,000
Founded
1898
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Deer Creek is an incorporated community in Grant County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Deer Creek had a population of 78. It is named after a nearby stream, itself a tributary of the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River.
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History
The community began on March 14, 1898, when W. A. Bradford, president of the Gulf Railroad, bought of land to establish a town along the route his railroad planned to use for a rail line between Medford and Blackwell, Oklahoma. The line was constructed between 1897-1898. On February 27, 1899, the post office at the nearby community of Orie was moved to Deer Creek. The Deer Creek Mennonites organized on August 27, 1899, and opened a church in 1902. Soon, other denominations began meeting in the home of Elijah Franklin Webster, with a Methodist minister leading the service. The Christian and Methodist church buildings were constructed by 1909. The first producing oil and gas wells in the area were drilled in the early 1920s, causing a brief boom. Deer Creek's population peaked at 312 in 1930. A prolonged population decline reached 124 in 1990. Except for one co-operative, most businesses had closed by 1998. There has been a small population increase in the 21st century.
Geography
Deer Creek is located east of Medford on Oklahoma State Highway 11. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Deer Creek, OK from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- DEER CREEK-LAMONT ESElementary · Deer Creek · 78 students · 7.1:1 ratio
- DEER CREEK-LAMONT HSHigh · Lamont · 39 students · 7.8:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Oklahoma
- Nardin3.9 mi away · pop. 130
- Renfrow11.2 mi away
- Medford12 mi away · pop. 1,016
- Tonkawa14.7 mi away
- Tonkawa Tribal Housing16.9 mi away
- Pond Creek18.4 mi away
- Billings19.1 mi away · pop. 666
- Peckham19.7 mi away
- Wakita23 mi away
- Kremlin25 mi away · pop. 267
- Ponca City25.7 mi away · pop. 24,424
- McCord28.3 mi away · pop. 1,553
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
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Books about Deer Creek
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire B.B, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 59 mi
- Wildfire BISON, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 65 mi
- Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-15 · 98 mi
- Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-13 · 110 mi
- Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 112 mi
- Wildfire 2690, Caddo, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 119 mi
- Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 135 mi
- Wildfire Black Kettle, Roger Mills, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 139 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET