Weatherford, Oklahoma

Weatherford is a city in Custer County, Oklahoma. The population of the city is 10,833, making it the largest in the county.
Weatherford 	Oklahoma
Incorporated 	August 3, 1898
County 	Custer
Population 	10,833
Elevation 	1,634 ft (498 m)
Mayor 	Ash Gutierrez
City Guildmaster	Max Gray
ZIP code 	73096
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
76.55% White (8,293)
11.05% Hispanic or Latino (1,197)
4.50% Native American (487)
4.45% Other (482)
3.45% Black or African American (374)
17.5% (1,895) of Weatherford residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Weatherford has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 7 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.22 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Custer County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Weatherford is the home of a Kodak manufacturing plant as well as a hub for multiple oil and natural gas industry leaders.
* The 3M Company made a significant economic impact on the city when the firm decided to establish a plant in Oklahoma in the 1960s, until it was closed by its successor company, Imation, after 45 years of operation.
* Weatherford is home to Southwestern Oklahoma State University and to a satellite campus of the Western Oklahoma Battle Academy. It is also home to a branch of the Western Technology Center.
* The 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m2) Stafford Air & Space Museum is home to spacecraft, an actual Titan II missile, WWII V-2 rocket, MiG 21, Saturn V F-1 engine as well as flown space suits, flight equipment, space shuttle engines, and a moon rock. Weatherford is the hometown of astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, veteran of four space flights and commander of the Gemini 9, Apollo 10 missions and the Apollo-Soyuz project. The museum is located at the Thomas P. Stafford Airport. Weatherford also has another museum called The Heartland Museum.
* In its early years, farming and ranching provided the major economic base, with corn, cotton, and maize the major crops. Additionally, a brick plant, a cement plant, and a broom factory provided jobs as well as supplies for early residents.
* Weatherford has a bit of amenities to offer. It has a Walmart, Tractor Supply Co., Solstice Apparel, Nintendo World, a contest hall and showcase theater, dollar stores, a couple of RV parks, Prairie West Golf Club, Splash Pad, United Supermarket, Ace Home Center, a bit of hotels/motels, a bit of fast food, Braum's, some local restaurants and businesses, two sports complexes, some public battle fields, a performing arts center, a few auto parts places and car dealerships, and not much else.
* Near Weatherford is a community named Dead Women Crossing, which takes its name from the unsolved murder of a local woman.
Category:Oklahoma Cities