Marlow, Oklahoma
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Marlow is a city in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 4,385 at the time of the 2020 Census.[4] Marlow is located 10 miles north of Duncan, Oklahoma, and 30 miles east of Lawton, Oklahoma. Founded near the Chisholm Trail, the city is named for Dr. Williamson Marlow, a physician from Missouri who settled at Wildhorse Creek with his family in 1880.[5][6] His five sons, George, Charley, Alfred, Boone, and Llewellyn, were notorious outlaws collectively known as the Marlow brothers.
Marlow, Oklahoma | |
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Coordinates: 34°37′47″N 97°57′28″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Stephens |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jeff Prater (Interim) |
Area | |
• Total | 7.22 sq mi (18.70 km2) |
• Land | 7.05 sq mi (18.27 km2) |
• Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2) |
Elevation | 1,276 ft (389 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,385 |
• Density | 621.63/sq mi (240.02/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 73055 |
Area code | 580 |
FIPS code | 40-46600[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2411038[2] |
Marlow has historically been a place for white supremacist actions against Black people, with instances such as the sundown town signs that were once prominently placed in the city and the 1923 murders of A. W. Berch and his porter, Robert Johnigan.