Comanche County

Comanche county is located in southwestern Oklahoma and calls Lawton its county seat.

Perhaps best known as the host for Ft. Sill Military Reservation, the county is home to the [washmnwr], the state's largest. In addition, the Holy City of the Wichita Mountains is located here.

Lake Lawtonka and most of Lake Ellsworth are found within the county lines to provide outdoor recreation for the area.

Higher education comes in the form of Cameron University which is located in Lawton.

The county population on July 1, 1999, was 106,621, a decrease of 4,865 over the 1990 census.

Interesting historical sites around the county include the Quanah Parker House near Cache (Parker, a Commanche Chief, was the last to surrender his tribe to the U.S. Army), the Buffalo Lodge, also near Cache and Chiefs Knoll at Ft. Sill.

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