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Lawton is a city in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the principal city of the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the county seat of Comanche County. Lawton, founded in 1901, is in southwest Oklahoma, near the Wichita Mountains. Lawton is the cultural and commercial center of the area. Lawton is home to large granite deposits as well as cotton fields. Fort Sill, Fort Sill Indian School, and Medicine Park are all nearby.

Points of interest:
Fort Sill, built in the 1860s (includes Geronimo's gravesite)
Meers and the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Mount Scott
The Comanche Nation
The village of Medicine Park on Oklahoma 49.
Cameron University
Museum of the Great Plains, and Percussive Arts Society Museum

Lawton is located at 34.609424, -98.417781, 88 miles Southwest of Oklahoma City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 194.6 km² (75.1 mi²), all land. Lawton is located south of the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Mount Scott, and Lake Lawtonka. Lawton is named for Major General Henry Ware Lawton (1843-1899), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action during the Spanish-American War, Battle of San Mateo, Philippines.

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