Facts About Duncan
Duncan, Oklahoma is a beautiful and growing community. Here are some facts about the city:
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The city has a total area of 46.0 square miles, of which 38.8 square miles is land and 7.2 square miles is water.
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The City of Duncan is named after William Duncan. He came to Oklahoma around 1870, where he married a Chickasaw woman. He started a Store called the “Duncan Store” near cow Creek. His store was one of the vital trade centres for travellers to Ft. Sill and along the Chisholm Trail.
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Duncan receives 34 inches of rain annually, but only five inches of snowfall.
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Duncan once adopted the slogan, “The Buckle on the Oil Belt”. Its main claim to fame is the birthplace of the Halliburton Corporation.
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The first house in the town was constructed in 1895 by Edward Brownlee, who later became Duncan’s first postmaster and mayor.
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In 1901 a federal townsite survey added an additional 540 acres to the developing town.
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The estimated population of Duncan is 22,529, as of 2020.
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Duncan is known for crape myrtle trees, Oklahoma prairie and rich farmland.
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Duncan became the county seat after Oklahoma achieved statehood in 1907.
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Duncan is forty miles south of Chickasha, thirty-two miles southeast of Lawton, eighty-one miles southwest of Oklahoma City, and forty-four miles north of the Oklahoma-Texas State line on U.S. Highway 81.