Arapaho, Oklahoma
| Arapaho, Oklahoma | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Arapaho, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: Coordinates: 35°34′37″N 98°57′45″W / 35.57694°N 98.96250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Custer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.698702 sq mi (1.809630 km2) |
| • Land | 0.698702 sq mi (1.809630 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,669 ft (509 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 796 |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 73620 |
| Area code(s) | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-02500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1089676 |
Arapaho is a town in and county seat of Custer County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 796 at the 2010 census, a 6.4 percent increase from 748 at the 2000 census. The town lies long U.S. Route 183. It is named for the Arapaho Native American tribe.
The area containing present Arapaho was surveyed by federally-contracted surveyors in 1891, prior to the Cheyenne-Arapaho land opening on 19 April 1892. A US post office was set up for the proposed community on 23 March 1892.
On 19 April 1892, the expected inrush of settlers did materialize; by sundown some 400 claims had been posted. The first town newspaper was issued 10 days later, titled The Arapahoe Arrow (by the end of the year its name had changed to The Arapahoe Bee).
Several Protestant church groups had been organized during the first few years. By 1894 the county courthouse and a school had been built. A lending library was in operation by May 1904.
The Oklahoma Territorial Legislature approved the incorporation on 2 March 1905 (Council Bill #80). The county courthouse had been lost in an 1896 fire, and was not replaced until 1935, built with Public Works Administration funds. It was enlarged in 1985.
Arapaho is located at 35°34′37″N 98°57′45″W / 35.57694°N 98.96250°W (35.577014, -98.962370).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all of it land.
The public education system of the town is combined with that of nearby Butler, Oklahoma. The Arapaho-Butler Public School System operates an elementary school (preK-6th grade) and a high school (7th-12th grade). Both schools are located in Arapaho, adjacent to each other on north 12th Avenue. The two schools had a combined enrollment of 280 in 2000.
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