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Manitou is a tiny town of 224 people in Tillman County, Oklahoma. It's about 33 miles from Lawton, OK and 106 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $42k and rent runs about $733 a month.
224people
$42kTypical home
$733/moRent
97° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
282Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 224
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 713 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 33 mi to Lawton, OK
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $42k (≈$262/mo)
- Median rent $733/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 282 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 83 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 32 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (420 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,418 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to LAW airport
- 99 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,260 ft
- 401 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tillman County: R+60 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.