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Medicine Park, Oklahoma

Medicine Park, Oklahoma is 10 miles NW of Lawton, Oklahoma (center to center) and 75 miles SW of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is in Comanche county. The town is part of the Lawton metro area. The population of Medicine Park is 373.

The People and Families of Medicine Park

In Medicine Park, about 56% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Medicine Park had a median family income of $33,929.

Political Inclinations

Among Medicine Park political contributors, John Kerry was favored among Presidential candidates in 2004, with $200. The Democratic party attracted the largest share of donations from the town.

Medicine Park Housing

Of the housing in Medicine Park, approximately 61% is occupied by their owners.

Commuting

In Medicine Park, 83% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	10 miles NW of Lawton, Oklahoma (center to center)
Nearest Large City	75 miles SW of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County	Comanche
Metro Area	Lawton
P.O. Box Zip Codes	73557
Phone Area Codes	580
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	34.729
Longitude	-98.501

Station	LAWTON
Distance	8.3 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 50 F
Apr Temp	49 to 73 F
Jul Temp	73 to 96 F
Oct Temp	52 to 76 F
Annual Precip	31.6 inches

Station	WALTERS
Distance	27.6 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 51 F
Apr Temp	47 to 74 F
Jul Temp	70 to 97 F
Oct Temp	50 to 77 F
Annual Precip	34 inches

Station	CARNEGIE 5 NE
Distance	31.8 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 47 F
Apr Temp	46 to 71 F
Jul Temp	70 to 94 F
Oct Temp	48 to 74 F
Annual Precip	31.2 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	373	100%
Male	175	46.9%
Female	198	53.1%
Under 18	91	24.4%
18+	282	75.6%
65+	54	14.5%
Median Age	40.2
Average Family Size	2.73
White	310	83.1%
African-American	5	1.3%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	24	6.4%
Other	10	2.7%
Mixed Race	22	5.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	25	6.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	372
Growth	-1
Growth %	-0.29%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	29.1%
Irish	17.1%
US/American	14.3%
English	13.9%
German	13.1%
European	3.6%
French (except Basque)	2%
Dutch	2%
Croatian	1.6%
Welsh	1.6%
Italian	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	0.8%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Medicine Park	373	$33,929
Apache	1,616	$32,431
Cache	2,371	$36,591
Elgin	1,210	$44,125
Fletcher	1,022	$34,028
Lawton	92,757	$37,831
Sterling	762	$29,563

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