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distance</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wichita_Mountains_Narrows.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wichita_Mountains_Narrows.jpg/220px-Wichita_Mountains_Narrows.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wichita_Mountains_Narrows.jpg/330px-Wichita_Mountains_Narrows.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wichita_Mountains_Narrows.jpg/440px-Wichita_Mountains_Narrows.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1502" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>Wichita Mountains Narrows</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output 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Geologically, the region is defined by a failed continental rift known as the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Oklahoma_Aulacogen" title="Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen">Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen</a>. The austere nature of the prairie landscape with intermittent <a href="/wiki/Island_ranges" class="mw-redirect" title="Island ranges">island ranges</a> has made it a favorable place for artists and photographers alike. For tourism purposes, the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Department_of_Tourism_and_Recreation" title="Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation">Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department</a> has designated Southwestern Oklahoma as <b>Great Plains Country</b>, and defined it to consist of 14 counties including <a href="/wiki/Roger_Mills_County,_Oklahoma" title="Roger Mills County, Oklahoma">Roger Mills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Custer_County,_Oklahoma" title="Custer County, Oklahoma">Custer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beckham_County,_Oklahoma" title="Beckham County, Oklahoma">Beckham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washita_County,_Oklahoma" title="Washita County, Oklahoma">Washita</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caddo_County,_Oklahoma" title="Caddo County, Oklahoma">Caddo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kiowa_County,_Oklahoma" title="Kiowa County, Oklahoma">Kiowa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greer_County,_Oklahoma" title="Greer County, Oklahoma">Greer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harmon_County,_Oklahoma" title="Harmon County, Oklahoma">Harmon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Oklahoma" title="Jackson County, Oklahoma">Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Comanche_County,_Oklahoma" title="Comanche County, Oklahoma">Comanche</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tillman_County,_Oklahoma" title="Tillman County, Oklahoma">Tillman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cotton_County,_Oklahoma" title="Cotton County, Oklahoma">Cotton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephens_County,_Oklahoma" title="Stephens County, Oklahoma">Stephens</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Oklahoma" title="Jefferson County, Oklahoma">Jefferson</a> counties.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wichita_Mountains_Bison.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Wichita_Mountains_Bison.jpg/220px-Wichita_Mountains_Bison.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Wichita_Mountains_Bison.jpg/330px-Wichita_Mountains_Bison.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Wichita_Mountains_Bison.jpg/440px-Wichita_Mountains_Bison.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption> <a href="/wiki/American_Bison" class="mw-redirect" title="American Bison">American Bison</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Anchored by <a href="/wiki/Lawton,_Oklahoma" title="Lawton, Oklahoma">Lawton</a>, its largest city, Southwest Oklahoma's other important urban centers include <a href="/wiki/Elk_City,_Oklahoma" title="Elk City, Oklahoma">Elk City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clinton,_Oklahoma" title="Clinton, Oklahoma">Clinton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Weatherford,_Oklahoma" title="Weatherford, Oklahoma">Weatherford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walters,_Oklahoma" title="Walters, Oklahoma">Walters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Altus,_Oklahoma" title="Altus, Oklahoma">Altus</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Duncan,_Oklahoma" title="Duncan, Oklahoma">Duncan</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southwestern_Oklahoma&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One section of the 1890 Organic Act established that a lawsuit should be filed to clarify the boundary between Oklahoma and Texas.<sup id="cite_ref-greer_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-greer-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1896 that what had been considered part of Texas would now be part of Oklahoma Territory.<sup id="cite_ref-greer_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-greer-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The area makes up the southwestern corner of Oklahoma and today consists of <a href="/wiki/Beckham_County,_Oklahoma" title="Beckham County, Oklahoma">Beckham County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harmon_County,_Oklahoma" title="Harmon County, Oklahoma">Harmon County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Oklahoma" title="Jackson County, Oklahoma">Jackson County</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Greer_County,_Oklahoma" title="Greer County, Oklahoma">Greer County</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-greer_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-greer-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another portion of Southwestern Oklahoma was opened up through the <a href="/wiki/Land_Run_of_1892" title="Land Run of 1892">Land Run of 1892</a>. Land formerly owned by the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes became <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Territory" title="Oklahoma Territory">Oklahoma Territory</a> and today includes <a href="/wiki/Blaine_County,_Oklahoma" title="Blaine County, Oklahoma">Blaine County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dewey_County,_Oklahoma" title="Dewey County, Oklahoma">Dewey County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Custer_County,_Oklahoma" title="Custer County, Oklahoma">Custer County</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Roger_Mills_County,_Oklahoma" title="Roger Mills County, Oklahoma">Roger Mills County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Washita_County,_Oklahoma" title="Washita County, Oklahoma">Washita County</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southwestern_Oklahoma&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wichita_Canyon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Wichita_Canyon.jpg/220px-Wichita_Canyon.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Wichita_Canyon.jpg/330px-Wichita_Canyon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Wichita_Canyon.jpg/440px-Wichita_Canyon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>A canyon in the <a href="/wiki/Wichita_Mountains" title="Wichita Mountains">Wichita Mountains</a> near Lawton.</figcaption></figure> <p>Consisting of grassland and gently rolling hills, Southwest Oklahoma is atypical to the rest of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Plains" title="Great Plains">Great Plains</a> region of the United States, as it is less dry than adjacent <a href="/wiki/West_Texas" title="West Texas">West Texas</a> and contains many geographic features which further differentiates the unique climate. The area has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a>, receiving anywhere from about 20 inches of precipitation annually in the far west, to 35 inches annually in the eastern section.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Monsoon-like rains are common in the spring months, while periods of drought can occur throughout other parts of the year. </p><p>The region has several small, <a href="/wiki/Sky_island" title="Sky island">sky island</a> mountain ranges, the largest of which being the <a href="/wiki/Wichita_Mountains" title="Wichita Mountains">Wichita Mountains</a>, considered by geologists to be one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-Refuge_History_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Refuge_History-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mount_Sheridan,_Oklahoma.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Mount_Sheridan%2C_Oklahoma.jpg/220px-Mount_Sheridan%2C_Oklahoma.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Mount_Sheridan%2C_Oklahoma.jpg/330px-Mount_Sheridan%2C_Oklahoma.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Mount_Sheridan%2C_Oklahoma.jpg/440px-Mount_Sheridan%2C_Oklahoma.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="632" /></a><figcaption> Mount Sheridan</figcaption></figure> <p>The region is known for its many rare, relic plant species, acting as the northern and western boundaries for many iconic plant species such as the <a href="/wiki/Escarpment_live_oak" class="mw-redirect" title="Escarpment live oak">escarpment live oak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nolina" title="Nolina">nolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bigtooth_maple" class="mw-redirect" title="Bigtooth maple">bigtooth maple</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sugar_maple" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugar maple">sugar maple</a>. </p><p>Significant geographic landmarks include the <a href="/wiki/Black_Kettle_National_Grassland" title="Black Kettle National Grassland">Black Kettle National Grassland</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Taovaya" class="mw-redirect" title="Taovaya">Taovayan Valley</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Wichita_Mountains" title="Wichita Mountains">Wichita Mountains</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Antelope_Hills_(Oklahoma)" class="mw-redirect" title="Antelope Hills (Oklahoma)">Antelope Hills</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Quartz_Mountains" title="Quartz Mountains">Quartz Mountains</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southwestern_Oklahoma&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Southwestern Oklahoma has a humid <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">subtropical climate</a> with frequent variations in weather.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The average mean temperature for Southwestern Oklahoma is 61.9 °F (16.6 °C). The summers have an average 21 days with temperatures 100 °F (37.8 °C) and above.<sup id="cite_ref-NCDC_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCDC-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The area averages eight days that fail to rise above freezing.<sup id="cite_ref-NCDC_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCDC-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The region receives about 31.6 inches (800 mm) of precipitation.<sup id="cite_ref-NCDC_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCDC-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Typically in late April through early June, Southwestern Oklahoma is prone to <a href="/wiki/Severe_weather" title="Severe weather">severe weather</a> which can include tornadoes.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Notably in <a href="/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_May_24%E2%80%9325,_1957" title="Tornado outbreak of May 24–25, 1957">1957</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">F4</a> tornado and again in <a href="/wiki/1979_Red_River_Valley_tornado_outbreak" title="1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak">1979</a> an F3 tornado struck the southern region of Lawton.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wichita_Mountains_-_Oklahoma_(5339668791).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Wichita_Mountains_-_Oklahoma_%285339668791%29.jpg/220px-Wichita_Mountains_-_Oklahoma_%285339668791%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Wichita_Mountains_-_Oklahoma_%285339668791%29.jpg/330px-Wichita_Mountains_-_Oklahoma_%285339668791%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Wichita_Mountains_-_Oklahoma_%285339668791%29.jpg/440px-Wichita_Mountains_-_Oklahoma_%285339668791%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southwestern_Oklahoma&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Southwestern Oklahoma's economy is anchored in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">United States Armed Forces</a> and agriculture, manufacturing, and energy industries. Two military bases, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Sill" title="Fort Sill">Fort Sill</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lawton,_Oklahoma" title="Lawton, Oklahoma">Lawton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Altus_Air_Force_Base" title="Altus Air Force Base">Altus Air Force Base</a> east-northeast of <a href="/wiki/Altus,_Oklahoma" title="Altus, Oklahoma">Altus, Oklahoma</a>, are large employers in the region. Cattle is a major agricultural product of the region. <a href="/wiki/Wind_farms" class="mw-redirect" title="Wind farms">Wind farms</a> and oil and gas companies are other major employers in the region. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southwestern_Oklahoma&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Southwestern Oklahoma is home to both public and private primary and secondary schools, though there are fewer private schools than in other parts of the state, such as <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma" title="Tulsa, Oklahoma">Tulsa</a>. </p><p>The Oklahoma public school system is known for its <a href="/wiki/Pre-kindergarten" title="Pre-kindergarten">pre-kindergarten</a> education. The National Institute for Early Education Research rated it first in the United States with regard to standards, quality, and access to pre-kindergarten education in 2004, calling it a model for <a href="/wiki/Early_childhood_education" title="Early childhood education">early childhood education</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004, the state ranked 36th in the nation for the relative number of adults with <a href="/wiki/High_school_diploma" title="High school diploma">high school diplomas</a>, though at 85.2 percent, it had the highest rate among southern states.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Private schools in the Southwestern Oklahoma include Western Oklahoma Christian School in <a href="/wiki/Clinton,_Oklahoma" title="Clinton, Oklahoma">Clinton</a> and Corn Bible Academy in <a href="/wiki/Corn,_Oklahoma" title="Corn, Oklahoma">Corn</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Cameron_University" title="Cameron University">Cameron University</a> is the largest four-year, public <a href="/wiki/University" title="University">university</a> in Southwestern Oklahoma.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university has an average fall enrollment of 6,000 students with 70 endowed faculty positions.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The region is also home to <a href="/wiki/Southwestern_Oklahoma_State_University" title="Southwestern Oklahoma State University">Southwestern Oklahoma State University</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">public university</a> with locations in <a href="/wiki/Weatherford,_Oklahoma" title="Weatherford, Oklahoma">Weatherford</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sayre,_Oklahoma" title="Sayre, Oklahoma">Sayre</a>. It was placed at Tier 1 in the category "Regional Universities (West)" in the 2011 <a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report" title="U.S. News & World Report">U.S. News & World Report</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SWOSU has 15 nationally accredited academic programs—the most among Oklahoma's senior regional universities.fore i </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Comanche_Nation_College" title="Comanche Nation College">Comanche Nation College</a> in Lawton provided lower division programs, before its closure on July 31, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The region is also served by the <a href="/wiki/Great_Plains_Technology_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Plains Technology Center">Great Plains Technology Center</a> and <a 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Oklahoma">Politics</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ark-La-Tex" title="Ark-La-Tex">Arklatex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Oklahoma" title="Central Oklahoma">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherokee_Outlet" title="Cherokee Outlet">Cherokee Outlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choctaw_Country" title="Choctaw Country">Choctaw Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_Timbers" title="Cross Timbers">Cross Timbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_State_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Four State Area">Four State Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flint_Hills" title="Flint Hills">Flint Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Country" title="Green Country">Green Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Dixie_(Oklahoma)" title="Little Dixie (Oklahoma)">Little Dixie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_Oklahoma" title="Northwestern Oklahoma">Northwestern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_metropolitan_area" title="Oklahoma City metropolitan area">Oklahoma City Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ouachita_Mountains" title="Ouachita Mountains">Ouachita Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozarks" title="Ozarks">The Ozarks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Panhandle" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma Panhandle">Panhandle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Central_Oklahoma" title="South Central Oklahoma">South Central</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Southwestern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texoma" title="Texoma">Texoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulsa_metropolitan_area" title="Tulsa metropolitan area">Tulsa Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Oklahoma" title="Western Oklahoma">Western</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities in Oklahoma">Largest cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ardmore,_Oklahoma" title="Ardmore, Oklahoma">Ardmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bartlesville,_Oklahoma" title="Bartlesville, Oklahoma">Bartlesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bixby,_Oklahoma" title="Bixby, Oklahoma">Bixby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broken_Arrow,_Oklahoma" title="Broken Arrow, Oklahoma">Broken Arrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_City,_Oklahoma" title="Del City, Oklahoma">Del City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duncan,_Oklahoma" title="Duncan, Oklahoma">Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmond,_Oklahoma" title="Edmond, Oklahoma">Edmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enid,_Oklahoma" title="Enid, Oklahoma">Enid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawton,_Oklahoma" title="Lawton, Oklahoma">Lawton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midwest_City,_Oklahoma" title="Midwest City, Oklahoma">Midwest City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muskogee,_Oklahoma" title="Muskogee, Oklahoma">Muskogee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moore,_Oklahoma" title="Moore, Oklahoma">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman,_Oklahoma" title="Norman, Oklahoma">Norman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owasso,_Oklahoma" title="Owasso, Oklahoma">Owasso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponca_City,_Oklahoma" title="Ponca City, Oklahoma">Ponca City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawnee,_Oklahoma" title="Shawnee, Oklahoma">Shawnee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stillwater,_Oklahoma" title="Stillwater, Oklahoma">Stillwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma" title="Tulsa, Oklahoma">Tulsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yukon,_Oklahoma" title="Yukon, Oklahoma">Yukon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Oklahoma" title="List of counties in Oklahoma">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adair_County,_Oklahoma" title="Adair County, Oklahoma">Adair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfalfa_County,_Oklahoma" title="Alfalfa County, Oklahoma">Alfalfa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atoka_County,_Oklahoma" title="Atoka County, Oklahoma">Atoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaver_County,_Oklahoma" title="Beaver County, Oklahoma">Beaver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beckham_County,_Oklahoma" title="Beckham County, Oklahoma">Beckham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blaine_County,_Oklahoma" title="Blaine County, Oklahoma">Blaine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_County,_Oklahoma" title="Bryan County, Oklahoma">Bryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caddo_County,_Oklahoma" title="Caddo County, Oklahoma">Caddo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_County,_Oklahoma" title="Canadian County, Oklahoma">Canadian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carter_County,_Oklahoma" title="Carter County, Oklahoma">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherokee_County,_Oklahoma" title="Cherokee County, Oklahoma">Cherokee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choctaw_County,_Oklahoma" title="Choctaw County, Oklahoma">Choctaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cimarron_County,_Oklahoma" title="Cimarron County, Oklahoma">Cimarron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_County,_Oklahoma" title="Cleveland County, Oklahoma">Cleveland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coal_County,_Oklahoma" title="Coal County, Oklahoma">Coal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comanche_County,_Oklahoma" title="Comanche County, Oklahoma">Comanche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_County,_Oklahoma" title="Cotton County, Oklahoma">Cotton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_County,_Oklahoma" title="Craig County, Oklahoma">Craig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creek_County,_Oklahoma" title="Creek County, Oklahoma">Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Custer_County,_Oklahoma" title="Custer County, Oklahoma">Custer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delaware_County,_Oklahoma" title="Delaware County, Oklahoma">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dewey_County,_Oklahoma" title="Dewey County, Oklahoma">Dewey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellis_County,_Oklahoma" title="Ellis County, Oklahoma">Ellis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garfield_County,_Oklahoma" title="Garfield County, Oklahoma">Garfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garvin_County,_Oklahoma" title="Garvin County, Oklahoma">Garvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grady_County,_Oklahoma" title="Grady County, Oklahoma">Grady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_County,_Oklahoma" title="Grant County, Oklahoma">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greer_County,_Oklahoma" title="Greer County, Oklahoma">Greer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmon_County,_Oklahoma" title="Harmon County, Oklahoma">Harmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harper_County,_Oklahoma" title="Harper County, Oklahoma">Harper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haskell_County,_Oklahoma" title="Haskell County, Oklahoma">Haskell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hughes_County,_Oklahoma" title="Hughes County, Oklahoma">Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Oklahoma" title="Jackson County, Oklahoma">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Oklahoma" title="Jefferson County, Oklahoma">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnston_County,_Oklahoma" title="Johnston County, Oklahoma">Johnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kay_County,_Oklahoma" title="Kay County, Oklahoma">Kay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingfisher_County,_Oklahoma" title="Kingfisher County, Oklahoma">Kingfisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiowa_County,_Oklahoma" title="Kiowa County, Oklahoma">Kiowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latimer_County,_Oklahoma" title="Latimer County, Oklahoma">Latimer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Flore_County,_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="Le Flore County, Oklahoma">Le Flore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Oklahoma" title="Lincoln County, Oklahoma">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logan_County,_Oklahoma" title="Logan County, Oklahoma">Logan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Love_County,_Oklahoma" title="Love County, Oklahoma">Love</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_County,_Oklahoma" title="Major County, Oklahoma">Major</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_County,_Oklahoma" title="Marshall County, Oklahoma">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayes_County,_Oklahoma" title="Mayes County, Oklahoma">Mayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McClain_County,_Oklahoma" title="McClain County, Oklahoma">McClain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCurtain_County,_Oklahoma" title="McCurtain County, Oklahoma">McCurtain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McIntosh_County,_Oklahoma" title="McIntosh County, Oklahoma">McIntosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_County,_Oklahoma" title="Murray County, Oklahoma">Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muskogee_County,_Oklahoma" title="Muskogee County, Oklahoma">Muskogee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noble_County,_Oklahoma" title="Noble County, Oklahoma">Noble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nowata_County,_Oklahoma" title="Nowata County, Oklahoma">Nowata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okfuskee_County,_Oklahoma" title="Okfuskee County, Oklahoma">Okfuskee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_County,_Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma County, Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okmulgee_County,_Oklahoma" title="Okmulgee County, Oklahoma">Okmulgee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osage_County,_Oklahoma" title="Osage County, Oklahoma">Osage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottawa_County,_Oklahoma" title="Ottawa County, Oklahoma">Ottawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pawnee_County,_Oklahoma" title="Pawnee County, Oklahoma">Pawnee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Payne_County,_Oklahoma" title="Payne County, Oklahoma">Payne</a></li> <li><a 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