What is the population of Medicine Park, Oklahoma?

Medicine Park has a population of approximately 418 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Medicine Park, Oklahoma located?

Medicine Park is located in Oklahoma, United States, at approximate coordinates 34.7320°, -98.4890°.

What is the median household income in Medicine Park?

The median household income in Medicine Park is approximately $124,000 based on the most recent open data.

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Medicine Park

Total population

418

Median home value

$331,500

55.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$124,000

Medicine Park$124k

National$74k

Elevation387 m

Land area2.06 km²

Weather92°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates34.73°, -98.49°

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

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City facts

Elevation

387 m

Area

2.06 km²

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Overview

Medicine Park is a town in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States, situated in the Wichita Mountains near the entrance to the 60,000-acre (240 km2) Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge. Medicine Park has a long history as a vintage cobblestone resort town. Medicine Park is located near the city of Lawton and Fort Sill. It is an exurb, part of the Lawton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Many of the original structures are constructed of naturally formed cobblestones—these red granite cobblestones are unique to the Wichita Mountains. As of the 2020 census, Medicine Park had a population of 411.

History & geography

History

Medicine Park was founded on July 4, 1908, by Elmer Thomas, a young lawyer who had just become a member of the Oklahoma State Senate and would end his career in 1951 as a U.S. senator. In the spring of 1906, five years after the establishment of the Wichita Mountains National Forest, Elmer Thomas envisioned the need not only for a recreational area but for a permanent water source for the newly founded nearby city of Lawton. When the resort first opened, it consisted merely of a large surplus Army tent with a wooden floor where hot meals were served. Two dams were constructed on Medicine Creek to form Bath Lake Swimming Hole, and a limited number of campsites were constructed. Tourists came to Medicine Park from around Oklahoma and North Texas. Soon, there were two inns—the Outside Inn and the Apache Inn. Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys became regulars at the Dance Hall from 1929 through the late 1930s. Soon numerous other famous bands of the day made their way through Medicine Park en route to big city venues in Oklahoma City, Dallas, and Fort Worth. The nearby Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and Lake Lawtonka attracted thousands of people. Medicine Park became a population center for richer families. Many diverse people came into the new cobblestone community. Several famous people have lived here, including Will Rogers, Wiley Post, Frank Phillips, Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd, Lil Hardin Armstrong, Colonel Jack Abernathy, Les Brown, Roy Rogers, and Dale Evans. An Oklahoma television station reported on June 13, 2018, that Expedia had named Medicine Park as "the fifth prettiest town in the U.S." The Lake Lawtonka Trails, including around Medicine Park, were rated by one mountain bike enthusiast site as the No. 1 best mountain bike trail area…