Chattanooga, Oklahoma facts for kids
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Chattanooga, Oklahoma
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Chattanooga, Oklahoma City Hall
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Location of Chattanooga, Oklahoma
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Counties | Comanche, Tillman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.52 sq mi (1.36 km2) |
| • Land | 0.52 sq mi (1.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,148 ft (350 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 400 |
| • Density | 763.36/sq mi (294.92/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
73528
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| Area code(s) | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-13600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413191 |
Chattanooga is a small town in Oklahoma, USA. It is located in both Comanche and Tillman counties. You can find it about 23.7 miles southwest of Lawton. In 2020, about 400 people lived there. The part of Chattanooga in Comanche County is also part of the larger Lawton area.
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History of Chattanooga
Chattanooga started after a large area called the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Reservation was opened for new settlers. This happened on August 6, 1901. A man named N. C. Sisson named the town after his hometown in Tennessee.
The Chattanooga Town Company, which included Sisson and two other people, officially got the land for the town on December 18, 1902. The town's post office opened in January of the next year.
Railroad and Growth
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway was very important for Chattanooga. A train line was built from Lawton to Chattanooga in 1903. This railway helped people get to a new area called the Big Pasture, which opened for settlement in 1906.
The train line was later extended to Grandfield by 1920. However, it was no longer used after 1942. Because it had a train line, Chattanooga quickly became a center for farming. By 1912, it had places to process cotton, a lumberyard, and other small businesses. In 1930, the town still had two cotton gins and two grain elevators.
Geography and Climate
Chattanooga covers a total area of about 0.6 square miles (1.5 square kilometers). All of this area is land.
Weather in Chattanooga
The weather in Chattanooga can change a lot. Here is some information about its climate:
| Climate data for Chattanooga, Oklahoma (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1905–2009) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 90 (32) |
92 (33) |
99 (37) |
103 (39) |
111 (44) |
116 (47) |
114 (46) |
115 (46) |
113 (45) |
105 (41) |
88 (31) |
86 (30) |
116 (47) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 51.7 (10.9) |
56.1 (13.4) |
64.2 (17.9) |
74.1 (23.4) |
82.6 (28.1) |
91.6 (33.1) |
97.0 (36.1) |
96.7 (35.9) |
87.9 (31.1) |
76.5 (24.7) |
63.4 (17.4) |
52.0 (11.1) |
74.5 (23.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 38.5 (3.6) |
42.5 (5.8) |
50.4 (10.2) |
59.8 (15.4) |
69.7 (20.9) |
78.8 (26.0) |
83.4 (28.6) |
83.0 (28.3) |
74.5 (23.6) |
62.7 (17.1) |
50.2 (10.1) |
39.4 (4.1) |
61.1 (16.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 25.3 (−3.7) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
36.7 (2.6) |
45.6 (7.6) |
56.8 (13.8) |
66.0 (18.9) |
69.9 (21.1) |
69.3 (20.7) |
61.1 (16.2) |
49.0 (9.4) |
36.9 (2.7) |
26.9 (−2.8) |
47.7 (8.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −17 (−27) |
−5 (−21) |
4 (−16) |
20 (−7) |
31 (−1) |
44 (7) |
50 (10) |
47 (8) |
34 (1) |
16 (−9) |
10 (−12) |
−13 (−25) |
−17 (−27) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.18 (30) |
1.59 (40) |
2.54 (65) |
2.74 (70) |
4.51 (115) |
4.37 (111) |
2.07 (53) |
2.85 (72) |
2.74 (70) |
3.26 (83) |
1.55 (39) |
1.76 (45) |
31.16 (791) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 57.3 |
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People of Chattanooga
The number of people living in Chattanooga has changed over the years. Here's a quick look:
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 471 | — | |
| 1920 | 507 | 7.6% | |
| 1930 | 362 | −28.6% | |
| 1940 | 365 | 0.8% | |
| 1950 | 333 | −8.8% | |
| 1960 | 356 | 6.9% | |
| 1970 | 302 | −15.2% | |
| 1980 | 403 | 33.4% | |
| 1990 | 437 | 8.4% | |
| 2000 | 432 | −1.1% | |
| 2010 | 461 | 6.7% | |
| 2020 | 400 | −13.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
In 2010, there were 461 people living in Chattanooga. These people lived in 179 different homes. Most of the people (86.3%) were White. About 7.8% were Native American.
Many homes (33%) had children under 18 living there. More than half (55.3%) were married couples. About 28.5% of homes were not families. The average home had about 2.58 people.
The town's population was spread out by age. About 26.5% of the people were under 18 years old. About 12.6% were 65 years or older. The average age in town was 38.3 years.
Education in Chattanooga
Chattanooga has its own school district. There are two schools for students:
- Chattanooga Elementary School, which teaches students from preschool to 8th grade.
- Chattanooga High School, for students in 9th through 12th grade.
See also
In Spanish: Chattanooga (Oklahoma) para niños
