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Why visit Clinton
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 10 parks and trails, 6 places to eat and 9 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Y Service Station and Cafe, Oklahoma Route 66 Museum, McLain Rogers Park and Water-Zoo Clinton Indoor Water Park.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 95°F; January lows average 25°F.
Weather in Clinton
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Clinton
Clinton is a city in Custer and Washita counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 8,521 at the time of the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Clinton, Oklahoma (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
Y Service Station and Cafe
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.8 mi
Coffeehouse in Oklahoma, United States of America
Oklahoma Route 66 Museum
Museum · 0.9 mi
2229 West Gary Boulevard, Clinton
Feb 01-Oct 31 Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Nov 01-Jan 31 Tu-Sa 09:00-17:00
Parks, trails and playgrounds10
McLain Rogers Park
Park · National Register of Historic Places
Park in Clinton, Oklahoma
Water-Zoo Clinton Indoor Water Park
Sports field and stadium · 1.0 mi
1900 Boulevard of Champions, Clinton
Fr 16:00-21:00; Sa-Su 10:00-20:00
Restaurants and cafes6
Where to stay9
History
The community began in 1899 when two men, J.L. Avant and E.E. Blake, decided to locate a town in the Washita River Valley.
Because of governmental stipulations that an Indian could sell no more than one half of a 160-acre (0.6 km2) allotment, the men made plans to purchase 320 acres (1.3 km2) from four different Indians (Hays, Shoe-Boy, Nowahy, and Night Killer) and paid them each $2,000 for 80 acres (320,000 m2) to begin the small settlement of Washita Junction.
Congressional approval for the sale was granted in 1902 and Washita Junction quickly developed. The first businesses were the office of the Custer County Chronicle newspaper and the First National Bank building. When a post office was started, the postal department would not accept the name of Washita Junction; so the town was named for Judge Clinton F. Irwin.
From the History section of Clinton, Oklahoma on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship19
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Healthcare1
Map of Clinton
61 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51°F | 25°F | 0.9 in |
| Feb | 55°F | 29°F | 1.2 in |
| Mar | 65°F | 38°F | 2.7 in |
| Apr | 74°F | 45°F | 2.6 in |
| May | 82°F | 56°F | 3.8 in |
| Jun | 91°F | 66°F | 3.6 in |
| Jul | 95°F | 70°F | 2.5 in |
| Aug | 94°F | 69°F | 4.2 in |
| Sep | 86°F | 62°F | 4.0 in |
| Oct | 75°F | 48°F | 2.3 in |
| Nov | 61°F | 36°F | 1.8 in |
| Dec | 51°F | 27°F | 1.5 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Clinton (1 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Custer County has had 26 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2024-06-14: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2021-02-24: Severe Winter Storms (Severe Ice Storm)
- 2021-02-17: Severe Winter Storm (Severe Ice Storm)
- 2020-12-21: Severe Winter Storm (Severe Ice Storm)
- 2020-04-05: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Clinton Regional Airport (CLK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 3 miles away.
- Arapaho 5 mi north, about 8 min by car
- Custer City 12 mi northeast, about 19 min by car
- Corn 14 mi southeast, about 22 min by car
- New Cordell 15 mi south, about 23 min by car
- Weatherford 16 mi east, about 26 min by car
- Hydro 22 mi east, about 36 min by car
- Elk City 27 mi west, about 44 min by car
- Watonga 40 mi northeast, about 1 h by car
- Anadarko 51 mi southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mangum 53 mi southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- RT 66 In Clinton, OK - panoramio, Wallace Parry, CC BY-SA 3.0
- McLain Rogers Park, Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Police Car Oklahoma Highway Patrol (15391843332), Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0
- ISS021-E-35140 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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