Our Community
- The Lawton/Fort Sill Oklahoma community is surrounded with the natural beauty of the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge and a metropolitan population of over 100,000.
- Rich in Native American heritage, local attractions include authentic pow-wows, the Museum of the Great Plains and the story of Geronimo.
- McMahon Auditorium is the place of many cultural gatherings, including performances by the Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra, plays and ballets.
- Cameron University provides local higher-education with a broad variety of majors.
- The Lawton Municipal Airport provides air travel to a number of major cities such as Dallas/Fort Worth and Tulsa. Oklahoma City is less than an hour away on a major highway.
- Lake Latonka is less than half an hour away and offers fishing, boating and water recreation.
- Fort Sill is the home of the United States Army's Field Artillery school. There is a military museum that spotlights the history of heavy guns and munitions. Immediately North of Lawton, troops enjoy local flavor and a large city atmosphere.
- Fort Sill has two elementary schools that are maintained by the Lawton Public Schools District. Secondary students are bussed into Lawton to attend local secondary institutions.
- The name "Oklahoma" comes from the Choctaw words: "okla" meaning people and "humma" meaning red, so the state's name literally means "red people."
- Oklahoma has the largest American Indian population of any state. Many of the 252,420 American Indians living in Oklahoma today are descendants from the original 67 tribes inhabiting Indian Territory.
- Thirty-nine of the American Indian tribes currently living in Oklahoma are headquartered in the state.
- The governor of Oklahoma is Brad Henry (took office in January 2003); the lieutenant governor is Mary Fallin. Oklahoma's bipartisan state government houses a bicameral legislature.
- Oklahoma has 43 colleges and universities.
- The highest point in the state is Black Mesa in Cimarron County (4,973 feet); the lowest is due east of Idabel in McCurtain County (287 feet).