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Chandler, Oklahoma Chêninêheki
City
Chandler City Hall
Nickname:  "The Pecan Capital of the World"[1]
Motto:  "The Best Kept Secret In Central Oklahoma"
Location of Chandler, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°42′53″N 96°53′23″W / 35.71472°N 96.88972°W / 35.71472; -96.88972
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Lincoln
Area [2]
• Total	10.68 sq mi (27.66 km2)
• Land	9.59 sq mi (24.85 km2)
• Water	1.08 sq mi (2.80 km2)
Elevation [3]	883 ft (269 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,858
• Density	300/sq mi (115/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	74834
Area codes	405/572
FIPS code	40-13500[4]
GNIS feature ID	2409434[3]
Website	www.chandlerok.com

Chandler (Meskwaki: Chêninêheki)^[5] is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States.^[6] and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 2,858 at the time of the 2020 census.^[7] Chandler is located northeast of Oklahoma City on SH-66 and I-44, and north of Shawnee on SH-18.

Chandler was named after Judge George Chandler, also Assistant Secretary of the Interior. The site of Chandler was opened by a land run on September 28, 1891.^[1] The town had been planned to be opened on September 22 (the date of the Land Run of 1891), but the site survey had not been completed. The Chandler Post Office had opened on September 21, the day before the planned run. When Oklahoma Territory County A (Lincoln County) was organized, Chandler became the county seat. On March 30, 1897, a tornado destroyed most of the fledgling town and killed 14 residents.^[8]

In 1891, the county government operated from an office building until a courthouse was built. The courthouse was destroyed by the tornado of 1897, and a two-story frame building was erected as a temporary courthouse on the present site. The building was removed in 1907 to make way for a stone courthouse. This third courthouse burned down on December 23, 1967, and the current courthouse was constructed in its place.^[9]

On July 31, 1894, Cherokee Bill and the gang he was riding with stole $500 from the Lincoln County Bank in Chandler, Oklahoma.^[5][8]

The St. Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad (later the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway, also known as the "Frisco") built a line through Chandler in 1898. Another railroad, the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Western Railroad (later a part of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway), built between Chandler and Guthrie in the 1902-1903 timeframe.^[10] The railroads enabled Chandler to move its agricultural products, as well as bricks made by the Chandler Brick Company, to markets.^[1]

Chandler is one of the many cities along the famous U.S. Route 66 and contains a number of attractions to devotees of "The Mother Road." These include the Route 66 Interpretive Center, the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Museum and Hall of Fame, the Lincoln County Museum of Pioneer History, several Route 66-themed murals, the newly restored old cottage-style Phillips 66 gas station, and one of the last remaining painted barns advertising Meramec Caverns, which is on Route 66 in Missouri.

U.S. Route 66 brought a significant amount of commercial business to Chandler, due to travelers crossing the state and the country; much of this business died out when the Turner Turnpike (Interstate 44) was built.

In 1949, the Oklahoma legislature declared Chandler to be "The pecan capital of the world," in Resolution No. 5.^[1]

In 1958, professional baseball player Bo Belcher opened Chandler Baseball Camp.^[11] For 42 years, the camp hosted campers from around the world for a bootcamp-like baseball camp during the summer. The camp closed in 2000 due to the death of Tom Belcher (not to be confused with fellow baseball player Tim Belcher).^[12][13] In 2011, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[14][15]

According to the United States Census Bureau, Chandler has a total area of 8.1 square miles (21 km²), of which 7.3 square miles (19 km²) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) (10.43%) is water.

As of the 2020 census, Chandler had a population of 2,858. The median age was 40.4 years, 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18, and 19.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.4 males age 18 and over.^[19]

There were 1,195 households in Chandler, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.1% were married-couple households, 20.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[19]

There were 1,369 housing units, of which 12.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 59.7% were owner-occupied and 40.3% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.6%.^[19]

<0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.^[20]

As of the 2010 census^[4], there were 3,100 people, 1,204 households, and 801 families residing in the city.

The population density was 389.3 inhabitants per square mile (150.3/km²). There were 1,403 housing units at an average density of 176.7 per square mile (68.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.77% White, 9.68% African American, 5.63% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.49% from other races, and 4.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.79% of the population.

Of all households, 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,833, and the median income for a family was $35,744. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $19,397 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,676. About 12.1% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

Today, Chandler's economy is driven mostly by agriculture and livestock, oil and gas services, and manufacturing. The National American Insurance Company is headquartered in Chandler. Downtown Chandler, which is located on historic Route 66, is home to many shops and restaurants. Lincoln County's first Wal-Mart Supercenter opened in 2008 on the east side of Chandler.

The Ioway Casino opened west of Chandler on June 1, 2013. The Ioway Casino is operated by the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma and is the sister casino to Cimarron Casino located in Perkins. The Ioway Casino has 250 machines and is located on SH-66 between Chandler and US-177.

Chandler is home to several city parks, a baseball complex, a splash pad, and a municipal swimming pool. Chandler has two lakes, Bell Cow Lake, and Chandler Lake. Bell Cow Lake, which features camping, boating, fishing, and horse trails, is located north of town, along with Chandler Golf Course. The Lincoln County Raceway, a quarter mile dirt track, is located south of Chandler.^[22]

• Thomas G. Andrews city and county attorney also Associate Judge of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.^[23]
• Wade Ellis (1909 – 1989), mathematician and professor
• Sam P. Gilstrap (1907–1989), U.S. Ambassador to Malawi^[24]
• Jon Gray, baseball player^[25]
• Roy Harris, (1898 – 1979), composer, born in Chandler^[1]
• James C. Nance, Oklahoma newspaper publisher and politician
• Joseph C. Pringey (1858 – 1935), politician and U.S. Representative
• James Brooks Ayers Robertson (1871 – 1938), fourth governor of Oklahoma
• Bill Tilghman (1854 – 1924), frontier lawman

Chandler and the surrounding area is served by the Chandler Public School District.^[26] The Chandler High School Alumni Association describes itself as "the oldest and most active" in the state.^[27]

Chandler High School Lions State Championships:

• 2016 Fast Pitch Softball State Champs
• 2016 Slow Pitch Softball State Champs
• 2015 Slow Pitch Softball State Champs
• 2005 Baseball State Champs
• 2005 Football State Champs
• 1998 Baseball State Champs
• 1998 Pom State Champs
• 1997 Baseball State Champs
• 1997 Boys Basketball State Champs
• 1984 Football State Champs
• 1972 Boys Basketball State Champs
• 1933 Girls Basketball State Champs

• Boston Store
• Chandler Armory
• Chandler Baseball Camp
• Chandler Bookstore
• Chandler High School
• Clapp-Cunningham Building
• Conklin House
• Crane Motor Company Building
• First Presbyterian Church of Chandler
• Johnson House
• Mascho Building and Public Privy (Murphy Building)
• National Guard Statistical Building
• Oleson-Crane Building
• St. Cloud Hotel
• St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
• Wolcott Building
• Midlothian School
• Seaba's Filling Station
• Spring Dell School
• Marshall William M. Tilghman Homestead

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chandler, Oklahoma.

• Official website
• Biography of George Chandler
• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Chandler
• Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory

Cheyenne, Oklahoma
Town
Cheyenne town center
Location of Cheyenne, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°36′39″N 99°40′35″W / 35.61083°N 99.67639°W / 35.61083; -99.67639[1]
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Roger Mills
Area [2]
• Total	0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
• Land	0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,946 ft (593 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	771
• Density	781/sq mi (301.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	73628
Area code	580
FIPS code	40-13900[3]
GNIS feature ID	2413196[1]

Cheyenne is a town in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 771.^[4] It is the county seat of Roger Mills County.^[5]

Cheyenne is the location of the Battle of Washita River (also called Battle of the Washita; Washita Battlefield; Washita Massacre), where George Armstrong Custer's 7th U.S. Cavalry attacked the sleeping Cheyenne village of Black Kettle on the Washita River on November 26, 1868.

Cheyenne has been a county seat since 1895. But construction of the nearest railroad into the area, the Clinton and Oklahoma Western Railway ("C&OW") terminated in 1912 at Strong City, and that township was laid out with a rocky knoll in the center reserved for the County Courthouse should Strong City become the county seat instead of Cheyenne.^[6] To keep their town's position, the citizens of Cheyenne responded by building the Cheyenne Short Line Railroad up the Washita River valley to Strong City to connect to the C&OW.^[6] In 1914 the courthouse in Cheyenne burned down, and the fear again arose in Cheyenne that the citizens of Strong City would manage to have the new courthouse built there.^[6] But Cheyenne came up with the funding, and a new two-story brick courthouse was constructed in that town.^[6] Strong City remained a competitor for a while, and in 1932 managed to route a state highway (Oklahoma State Highway 33)^[7] through the locale, thus missing Cheyenne.^[6] But in the 1930s several business houses relocated from Strong City to Cheyenne, losing that town population and businesses while Cheyenne grew during the decade.^[6]

During the 1970s Cheyenne and the surrounding area benefited from the natural gas and oil development in the Panhandle-Hugoton field, the largest-volume gas field in the United States, and the world's largest known source of helium. Between 1973 and 1993 the field produced over eight trillion cubic feet (230,000,000 m³) of gas.

The Cheyenne High School girls six-on-six basketball team of 1985-1986-1987 won three straight state Class A titles going 88–4 over that time, including winning their last 42 games. Prior to the 1985 season, the team had won only two district titles in 20 years, and had never been to the state tournament. The 42-game streak included the last half of the 1986 season and all of the 1987 season, going 30–0. The four losses were by a combined 5 total points. After winning their third straight title, the Lady Bears (coached by David Sanders) tied a record that stood for 49 years, held by Byng, 1936–1937–1938.^[8]

For their first title in 1985 Cheyenne went 29–2, including winning their final 23 games, and defeated Lookeba-Sickles, 45–42, in the championship.^[9] The following season they shot 73.0% from the field for the year, went 29–2 again, and beat Amber-Pocasset 61–49 in the championship game.^[10] In the final championship game of the three-year run, the undefeated Bears beat the 1980s best Class A team, the Thomas Terrierettes, 65–42.^[8]

Cheyenne was led by Jodi Fisher (26.7 points per game), Cindy Smith, Jenny Shockey, Leana Burrows, and Sherry Hillman (also contributing one season each to the three-year run: Julie Barton—1985, Lori Sanders—1987, and Cindy Hay—1987). Fisher, Hillman, Burrows were named to the 1985 and 1986 Class A Girls All-Tournament team. In the first round of the 1986 finals Fisher scored 52 points against Macomb, setting an Oklahoma state girls basketball tournament's single-game scoring record. Fisher ended the three state tournament games with 121 points, needing just eight more to tie Thomas's Kelli Litsch's tournament point record,^[8][10] and was named to the 1986 Class A Girls All-Tournament 1st Team. Fisher was also named to The Daily Oklahoman's "Super 6" team for 1987, and coach Sanders was named the 6-on-6 "Coach of the Year" that same season.^[11]

B.C. Scouting Service rated Fisher as the top women's basketball recruit in the state of Oklahoma for the 1987 season and she was named an All-American honorable mention by USA Today.^[12] For the 1987 Class A Girls All-Tournament 1st Team Cheyenne had three of the six selections, forwards Jodi Fisher and Cindy Smith, and guard Cindy Hay (Thomas had two, forward Staci Litsch [scored 100 points in three state tournament games and is Kelli's little sister] and guard Deena Garner; Johnna Ellis, of Tupelo received the other selection).^[13][14]

Fisher went on to play for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls where she tied a school record for career games played with 124 (with Lisa McGill and Liz Brown), she also set the OSU record for field-goal percentage in a season with 61.3% in the 1990–91 season. She left OSU ranked second in block shots (77), number eight on the all-time rebound list (525), 16th in field goals made with 334, collected 113 career steals from 1987 to 1991 (18th), 20th in career assists (150), and 823 career points (20th on the school's all-time scoring list). She tied a school record for rebounds by an individual in an NCAA Tournament game with 12 against DePaul in the opening round game in 1991. On January 24, 1990, Fisher scored 23 points in a 99–94 win over the Oklahoma Sooners.^[15] She was on the 1991 OSU team that made it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament, the first OSU team to make it that far, and averaged 10.9 points a game that season.^[16]

The Bears also made a historic run as area champions and state qualifiers in men's basketball from 2010 to 2013, winning a state championship in 2012 and state runner-up in 2011.

Cheyenne is located just south of the Washita River, approximately 23 miles (37 km) north of Sayre.^[17] The town is in Southwestern Oklahoma, known for Oklahoma Tourism purposes as Great Plains Country.^[18]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), all land.

• 81 miles (130 km) north of Altus
• 155 miles (249 km) east of Amarillo
• 29 miles (47 km) northwest of Elk City
• 150 miles (240 km) west of Oklahoma City
• 77 miles (124 km) south of Woodward

Cheyenne is on U.S. Route 283 and Oklahoma State Highway 47.^[19]

Cheyenne is served by Mignon Laird Municipal Airport (FAA Identifier: 93F). It is located two miles west of town, and has a 4022 x 60 ft. paved runway.^[20]

While Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport is 6 miles closer, more commercial airline connections are available at the larger Will Rogers World Airport, 142 miles to the east.^[19][21]

Cheyenne has a City Park and Museum Complex, with six museums in the complex. These include the Pioneer Museum, the One Room School, the Minnie Slief Community Museum and Veterans Display, the Santa Fe Depot, the chapel, and the Kendall House Log Cabin. All museums are free.^[22]

The Washita Battlefield National Historic Site is west of town.^[7]

Cheyenne is essentially surrounded by the Black Kettle National Grassland,^[7] and the Black Kettle Recreation Area on Hwy 47 outside Cheyenne includes tent camping areas, hiking trails, picnic areas, a lake with a boat ramp for no-wake boating and fishing, and nature trails and viewing.^[23]

Foss State Park on Foss Reservoir is about 33 miles east-southeast.^[24]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 778 people, 356 households, and 196 families residing in the town. The population density was 784.6 inhabitants per square mile (302.9/km²). There were 417 housing units at an average density of 420.5 per square mile (162.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.04% White, 0.64% African American, 0.64% Native American, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.19% of the population.

There were 356 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% were non-families. 42.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,313, and the median income for a family was $37,159. Males had a median income of $25,156 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,428. About 15.3% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.7% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

It is in the Cheyenne Public Schools school district.^[26]

• Museums/Historic Sites - at RogerMills.org
• Washita Battlefield site - at the National Park Service
• The Cheyenne Star (local newspaper)
• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Cheyenne