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Altus, Oklahoma

Index Altus, Oklahoma

Altus is a city and county seat in Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States. [1]

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Altus Air Force Base

Altus Air Force Base (AAFB) is a United States Air Force base located approximately east-northeast of Altus, Oklahoma.

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Andrelton Simmons

Andrelton A. Simmons (born September 4, 1989) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball shortstop for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Area code 580

Area code 580 serves the state of Oklahoma, serving places away from the Oklahoma City or Tulsa areas, including: Ada, Boise City, Lawton, Enid, Ponca City, Altus, Frederick, Weatherford, Guymon, Durant, and Ardmore.

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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States.

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Beaver County, Oklahoma

Beaver County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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Block (meteorology)

Blocks in meteorology are large-scale patterns in the atmospheric pressure field that are nearly stationary, effectively “blocking” or redirecting migratory cyclones.

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Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft.

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Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is a military aerial refueling aircraft.

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Boeing KC-46 Pegasus

The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is a military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner.

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Brandon Dickerson

Brandon Dickerson is an American writer, director, and producer whose work includes film, music video, documentary film, and television commercials.

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Buttermilk

Buttermilk refers to a number of dairy drinks.

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Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population.

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Central Time Zone

The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, some Caribbean Islands, and part of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

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Chinook wind

Chinook winds, or simply Chinooks, are föhn winds in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains meet various mountain ranges, although the original usage is in reference to wet, warm coastal winds in the Pacific Northwest.

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City

A city is a large human settlement.

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County seat

A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish.

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Eddie Fisher (baseball)

Eddie Gene Fisher (born July 16, 1936) is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher with the San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, California Angels and St. Louis Cardinals between 1959 and 1973.

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Federal Information Processing Standards

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States federal government for use in computer systems by non-military government agencies and government contractors.

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Flash flood

A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and basins.

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Forgan, Oklahoma

Forgan is a town in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States.

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Frank Kell

Franklin Marian "Frank" Kell (December 2, 1859 – September 17, 1941), along with his brother-in-law Joseph A. Kemp, was one of the two principal entrepreneurs in the early development of Wichita Falls, Texas.

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Geographic Names Information System

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States.

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Gulf of Alaska

The Gulf of Alaska (Golfe d'Alaska) is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the east, where Glacier Bay and the Inside Passage are found.

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Handbook of Texas

The Handbook of Texas is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA).

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Herschal Crow

Herschal Hillear Crow, Jr. (March 30, 1935 – July 22, 2015) was an American politician in the state of Oklahoma.

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Humid subtropical climate

A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild to cool winters.

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Jackson County, Oklahoma

Jackson County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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Jake Colhouer

Jacob C. Colhouer (January 15, 1922 – April 14, 1998) was an American football guard who played four seasons in the National Football League with the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants.

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Jason Gildon

Jason Larue Gildon (born July 31, 1972) is a former linebacker for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers (1994–2003) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2004).

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John Sterling (American football)

John Sterling is a former running back in the National Football League.

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Joseph A. Kemp

Joseph Alexander Kemp, sometimes known as Jodie Kemp (July 31, 1861 - November 16, 1930), was an entrepreneur and investor who along with his brother-in-law Frank Kell is considered one of the modern founders of Wichita Falls, Texas.

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Juan Pérez (outfielder)

Juan Carlos Pérez (born November 13, 1986) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Lake Altus-Lugert

Lake Altus-Lugert, also known as Lake Altus and Lake Lugert is a reservoir located on the North Fork Red River, about 17 miles (27 km) north of Altus, Oklahoma on the former site of the town of Lugert, Oklahoma.

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List of counties in Oklahoma

There are 77 counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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List of sovereign states

This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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Mark Cotney

Mark Cotney (born June 26, 1952 in Altus, Oklahoma), is a former professional American football player who played in 10 NFL seasons from 1975-1984 for the Houston Oilers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Marriage

Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a socially or ritually recognised union between spouses that establishes rights and obligations between those spouses, as well as between them and any resulting biological or adopted children and affinity (in-laws and other family through marriage).

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Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad

The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railway is a former Class I railroad company in the United States, with its last headquarters in Dallas.

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Morgan Doll Museum

The Morgan Doll Museum is a doll museum in Altus, Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma (Uukuhuúwa, Gahnawiyoˀgeh) is a state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Oklahoma Historical Society

The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) is an agency of the government of Oklahoma dedicated to promotion and preservation of Oklahoma's history and its people by collecting, interpreting, and disseminating knowledge and artifacts of Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma Territory

The Territory of Oklahoma was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 2, 1890, until November 16, 1907, when it was joined with the Indian Territory under a new constitution and admitted to the Union as the State of Oklahoma.

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Olustee, Oklahoma

Olustee is a town in Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States.

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Per capita income

Per capita income or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year.

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PGA Tour

The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of the main professional golf tours played primarily by men in the United States and North America.

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Population density

Population density (in agriculture: standing stock and standing crop) is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density.

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Poverty threshold

The poverty threshold, poverty limit or poverty line is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country.

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Race and ethnicity in the United States Census

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin (the only categories for ethnicity).

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Rainbow

A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky.

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Richard Lee McNair

Richard Lee McNair (born December 19, 1958) is a convicted murderer known for his ability to escape and elude capture.

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Robert Neelly Bellah

Robert Neelly Bellah (February 23, 1927 – July 30, 2013) was an American sociologist, and the Elliott Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Rodney Yee

Rodney Yee is an American yoga instructor who rose to national prominence in the early 1990s when he began starring in a series of Gaiam/Living Arts yoga instructional videos and DVDs.

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Semi-arid climate

A semi-arid climate or steppe climate is the climate of a region that receives precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate.

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Southwest Technology Center

Southwest Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Altus, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.

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Steve Marino

Stephen Paul Marino, Jr. (born March 10, 1980) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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Texas State Historical Association

The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is a non-profit educational organization, dedicated to documenting the history of Texas.

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Theology

Theology is the critical study of the nature of the divine.

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Thomas C. Oden

Thomas Clark Oden (October 21, 1931 – December 8, 2016) was an American United Methodist theologian and religious author.

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Thunderstorm

A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm, lightning storm, or thundershower, is a storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere, known as thunder.

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U.S. state

A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.

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United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a mainline Protestant denomination and a major part of Methodism.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau (USCB; officially the Bureau of the Census, as defined in Title) is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS, formerly simply Geological Survey) is a scientific agency of the United States government.

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Western Oklahoma State College

Western Oklahoma State College, formerly known as Altus Junior College, is a community college located in Altus, Oklahoma.

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Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway

The Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway was among several short-line railroads which in the first half of the 20th century extended like the spokes of a wheel from the hub city of Wichita Falls, Texas.

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Wichita Falls, Texas

Wichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States.

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Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway

The Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway is a shortline railroad subsidiary of the Rio Grande Pacific Corporation that operates two disconnected lines in Oklahoma and Texas, mostly owned by the state of Oklahoma.

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Wildfire

A wildfire or wildland fire is a fire in an area of combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or rural area.

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ZIP Code

ZIP Codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS) since 1963.

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2010 United States Census

The 2010 United States Census (commonly referred to as the 2010 Census) is the twenty-third and most recent United States national census.

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Redirects here:

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altus,_Oklahoma

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