Oklahoma
Basic Information
- Type of Place
- Independent City or Town
- Metro Area
- Politics c. 1860?
- Don’t Know
- Unions, Organized Labor?
- Don’t Know
Sundown Town Status
- Sundown Town in the Past?
- Possible
- Was there an ordinance?
- Don't Know
- Sign?
- Don’t Know
- Year of Greatest Interest
- 0
Census Information
| Total | White | Black | Asian | Native | Hispanic | Other | BHshld | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | ||||||||
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| 1930 | ||||||||
| 1940 | 18055 | 16442 | 1508 | 105 | ||||
| 1950 | ||||||||
| 1960 | ||||||||
| 1970 | 74470 | 62849 | 8441 | |||||
| 1980 | ||||||||
| 1990 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 92757 | 56942 | 21388 | 2286 | 3534 | 8719 | 8246 | |
| 2010 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 57898 | 23015 | 4624 | 9966 | 13785 | 8137 |
Method of Exclusion
- Unknown
Main Ethnic Group(s)
- Unknown
Group(s) Excluded
- Black
Comments
“Even before OK became a state the white citizens of
Lawton demanded that the Negroes leave within 24
hours.”
-From Slavery To Freedom, John Hope Franklin, 1967
As of 1990, Lawton is no longer sundown.