Mountain View, Oklahoma
| Mountain View, Oklahoma | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Mountain View, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 35°05′58″N 98°45′00″W / 35.0993813°N 98.7501336°WCoordinates: 35°05′58″N 98°45′00″W / 35.0993813°N 98.7501336°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Kiowa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.538589 sq mi (1.394938 km2) |
| • Land | 0.538589 sq mi (1.394938 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,339 ft (408 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 795 |
| • Density | 1,500/sq mi (570/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 73062 |
| Area code(s) | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-49650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1095652 |
Mountain View is a town in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 795 at the 2010 census, a decline of 9.7 percent from 880 at the 2000 census.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) extended a line from Chickasha to the northern part of the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Reservation in 1899. It terminated about two miles from an existing tent city called Oakdale, consisting of a store and post office on the former Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation. The Oakdale post office was renamed Mountain View, honoring the nearby Wichita Mountains, on October 9, 1900.
In 1903, the entire town relocated to a site closer to the railroad. The move was completed in 1904. Nicknaming itself, "the City in the Woods," the town became a point for transshipping Texas cattle on the Rock Island. Cattle were unloaded from trains and allowed to graze on Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Reservation land before resuming their journey to markets. By 1910, the town had a population of 855.
Mountain View is located at 35°6′1″N 98°44′59″W / 35.10028°N 98.74972°W (35.100293, -98.749601).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 795 people, 381 households, and 243 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,775.3 people per square mile (679.5/km²). There were 452 housing units at an average density of 911.9 per square mile (349.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 85.68% White, 0.34% African American, 10.57% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.45% from other races, and 2.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.50% of the population.
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