Minco, Oklahoma
Minco is a city of 1,607 people in Grady County, Oklahoma, founded in 1890.
Why visit Minco
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Richardson Building.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 93°F; January lows average 28°F.
Weather in Minco
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Minco
Minco is a city in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,500 at the 2020 census, a 8.1% decrease from 2010.
From the Wikipedia article Minco, Oklahoma (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks2
Richardson Building
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 5.0 mi
Commercial building in Union City, Oklahoma
Churches and places of worship3
Schools, colleges and libraries7
History
Present-day Minco began as a settlement named Silver City on the Chisholm Trail. The community was initially a collection of tents housing Caddo, Wichita, Kiowa, and Comanche tribesmen. It was approximately 7 miles (11 km) east of the present-day location. After the Rock Island extended its railroad track to the Chisholm Trail, the town physically moved to the end of the rail line and renamed itself Minco.
The town was originally included in the Chickasaw Nation. Minco is believed to be named after the great Chickasaw chief and warrior, Itawamba Minco, who later acquired the name of Levi Colbert, and who resided on Chickasaw land in Mississippi, near Cotton Gin Port.
Minco was officially settled sometime circa 1890, several years before Oklahoma achieved statehood. The post office opened in July 1890.
In its early stages, Minco was a very busy town because of its location at the end of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad until the railroad was extended further south two years later. Charles B. Campbell owned the occupancy rights of the land that the town was built on. His wife was Miss Maggie (Margaret) Williams, a daughter of W. G. (Caddo Bill) Williams, owner of the Half Moon Ranch, who started Silver City in 1872, by building a trading store for those cattlemen driving their herds of cattle up the Chisholm Trail.
From the History section of Minco, Oklahoma on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Minco
13 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 28°F | 1.3 in | 1.6 in |
| Feb | 54°F | 31°F | 1.4 in | 0.7 in |
| Mar | 62°F | 40°F | 2.5 in | 0.3 in |
| Apr | 71°F | 48°F | 3.4 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 79°F | 58°F | 5.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 87°F | 66°F | 4.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 93°F | 70°F | 3.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 93°F | 70°F | 3.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 84°F | 62°F | 3.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 73°F | 50°F | 3.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 60°F | 38°F | 1.9 in | 0.1 in |
| Dec | 50°F | 30°F | 1.7 in | 1.4 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Minco 2Ssw Mesonet (3 mi away), rain and snow from Union City 3 Se, 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
Grady County has had 31 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2025-03-15: Norge Fire (Fire)
- 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
Chickasha Municipal Airport (CHK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 15 miles away.
- Mustang 14 mi northeast, about 22 min by car
- El Reno 15 mi north, about 25 min by car
- Yukon 17 mi northeast, about 28 min by car
- Chickasha 19 mi south, about 31 min by car
- Newcastle 21 mi east, about 33 min by car
- Bethany 22 mi northeast, about 35 min by car
- Warr Acres 24 mi northeast, about 38 min by car
- Oklahoma City 27 mi northeast, about 43 min by car
- Moore 27 mi east, about 43 min by car
- Del City 30 mi east, about 49 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
- RichardsonBuildingUnionCityOK, Melodibit, CC BY-SA 3.0
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