![]() Years of controversy and legal maneuvering ensued before President William McKinley issued a proclamation on July 4, 1901, that gave the federal government control over 2,000,000 acres (8,100 km 2) of surplus Indian land. In 1891, the United States Congress appointed a commission to meet with the tribal leaders and come to an agreement allowing white settlement in the region. Attrition and skirmishes by the US Army finally forced the return of the tribes back to Indian Territory in June 1875. In 1874, the Red River War broke out in the region when the Comanche, Kiowa and Southern Cheyenne left their Indian Territory reservation. įort Sill was established in 1869 by Major General Philip Sheridan who was leading a campaign in Indian Territory to stop raids into Texas by American Indian tribes. ![]() ![]() The southern part of the territory was originally assigned to the Choctaw and Chickasaw until 1867 when the Medicine Lodge Treaty allotted the southwest portion of the Choctaw and Chickasaw's lands to the Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache tribes. In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which removed American Indian tribes and relocated them to Indian Territory. In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase by Thomas Jefferson brought the area under United States control. įor most of the 18th century, the Oklahoma region was under French control as Louisiana. Around the 1700s, two tribes from the North, the Comanches and Kiowas, migrated to the Oklahoma and Texas region. Most of the region during this time was settled by the Wichita and Caddo people. Western explorers came to the region in the 16th century with Spanish explorer Francisco Vásquez de Coronado visiting in 1541. The land that is present day Oklahoma was first settled by prehistoric American Indians including the Clovis 11500 BCE, Folsom 10600 BCE and Plainview 10000 BCE cultures. The county is served by several school districts and Cameron University in education as well as three hospitals for health care. The governance of the county is led by a three commission board, which are elected in four year staggered terms. Interstate 44 and three major US Highways serve the county by ground, while the Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport serves the county by air.Ĭomanche County's economy is largely based in the government sector which consist of half of the county's gross domestic product. The landscape of the county is typical of the Great Plains with flat topography and gently rolling hills, while the areas in the north are marked by the Wichita Mountains. The region has three cities and seven towns as well as the Fort Sill military installation and Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Ĭomanche County is included in the Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area.īuilt on former reservation lands of the Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache in Indian Territory, Comanche County was open for settlement on August 16, 1901, by lottery. ![]() It was named for the Comanche tribal nation. The county was created in 1901 as part of Oklahoma Territory. As of the 2010 census, the population was 124,098, making it the fourth-most populous county in Oklahoma. Comanche County is a county located in the U.S. ![]()
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