Hobart, Oklahoma
| Hobart, Oklahoma | |
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| City | |
Main Street of Hobart, 2004
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| Motto: "Hobart is not just a town, It's a community." | |
 Location of Hobart, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 35°1′35″N 99°5′27″W / 35.02639°N 99.09083°WCoordinates: 35°1′35″N 99°5′27″W / 35.02639°N 99.09083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Kiowa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.257662 sq mi (8.437307 km2) |
| • Land | 3.257662 sq mi (8.437307 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,552 ft (473 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,756 |
| • Density | 1,200/sq mi (450/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 73651 |
| Area code(s) | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-35000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1093806 |
| Website | hobartok.com |
Hobart is a city and the county seat of Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for Garret Hobart, the twenty-fourth Vice President of the United States. The population was 3,756 at the 2010 census, a decline of 6.0 percent from 3,997 at the 2000 census. It is served by Hobart Regional Airport. It also has 2 museums: the General Tommy Franks Museum and the Kiowa County Museum.
The present town of Hobart began almost overnight on August 6, 1901, when lots on the former Kiowa-Apache-Comanche Reservation in southern Oklahoma Territory were put up for sale. It quickly became the residence of 2,936 people, mostly living in tents. Initially, the town was nicknamed "Ragtown." Wooden structures replaced tents as fast as possible. By 1903, Hobart had electric lights, an ice plant, and some large wholesale businesses. It also had a wooden courthouse. It developed into a town whose economy was based on the production of cotton. At statehood in November 1907, Hobart had a population of 3,136.
Hobart's population declined to 2,936 in 1920, but resumed growing for several years afterward. In 1930, the population was 4,982. In 1950, it reached a peak of 5,380. Thereafter, the town population went into a long-term decline that has continued to the present. In the 1950 water supply in the area was improved with a series of reservoirs; the town is connected by aqueduct to Lake Hobart several kilometres to the north.
Hobart is located at 35°1′35″N 99°5′27″W / 35.02639°N 99.09083°W (35.026276, -99.090876). It is 120 miles (190 km) southwest of Oklahoma City and 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Lawton, Oklahoma
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