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Empire City
Oklahomatown
Empire City
Total population
794
Median home value
$193,200
Bachelor's+
Median income
$96,250
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
Empire City is a town in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 703 at the time of the 2020 Census.
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History
A classic oil-boom town, Empire City started in the late 1910s as drilling activity in Stephens County mushroomed. At its peak, its estimated population was about 3000. The original post office was established in February 1921 and discontinued in December 1934. With the boom long gone, the population by 1980 dwindled to just 13 persons. But the town started a rebound in the mid-1980s, though no post office has been reestablished.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.37%) is water.
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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 Empire City, 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
- DUNCAN HSHigh · Duncan · 946 students · 18.2:1 ratio
- DUNCAN MSMiddle · Duncan · 753 students · 15.7:1 ratio
- COMANCHE ESElementary · Comanche · 427 students · 19.4:1 ratio
- EMERSON ESElementary · Duncan · 357 students · 15.5:1 ratio
- HORACE MANN ESElementary · Duncan · 342 students · 16.3:1 ratio
- PLATO ESElementary · Duncan · 290 students · 19.3:1 ratio
- COMANCHE HSHigh · Comanche · 282 students · 14.1:1 ratio
- WOODROW WILSON ESElementary · Duncan · 276 students · 15.3:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Oklahoma
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Empire City
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire PINTO, Stephens, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-08 · 27 mi
- Wildfire SOUTH RAILROAD, Comanche, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 39 mi
- Wildfire RAILROAD SOUTH, Comanche, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 39 mi
- Wildfire MEERS, Comanche, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-08 · 43 mi
- Wildfire 2690, Caddo, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 48 mi
- Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-13 · 59 mi
- Wildfire Calvary Creek, Washita, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-15 · 71 mi
- Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 111 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
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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
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET