Page Contents for Geary, Oklahoma

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Oklahoma state capital is Oklahoma City.
The population of Geary is approximately 1,290 (2004), 1280 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 647 (2004), 473 (2010).
The amount of land area in Geary is 2.432 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Geary is 0.9 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Geary to Washington DC is 1229 miles.
The distance to the Oklahoma state capital is 46 miles. (as the crow flies)
Geary is positioned 35.62 degrees north of the equator and 98.31 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Geary elevation is 1,541 feet above sea level.
Geary median income is $ 23,088 (2000).
The Geary median home price is $ 31,300 (2000).

Location

in central Oklahoma about 54 miles from Oklahoma City. Other nearby communities include Bridgeport, Greenfield, Hinton, Calumet, Watonga, Hydro, Lookeba and Binger.
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History & History Related Items

Geary was founded in 1892 and was an old town of historic Route 66. The town was bypassed when the highway was re-aligned in 1933. A portion of the old dirt road may still be seen just southwest of the town. The founder of the Chisholm Trail, Jesse Chisholm, is buried near here.
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Attractions

The Canadian Rivers Museum here has a log jail along with railroad and historical memorabilia.
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Geary

Miscellany

The population of Geary was:
1990 - 1,347
2000 - 1,258
2004 - 1,290