Lawton is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in southwestern Oklahoma, approximately 87 mi southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton, Oklahoma, metropolitan statistical area. According to the 2020 census, Lawton's population was 90,381, making it the sixth-largest city in the state, and the largest in Western Oklahoma. Developed on former reservation lands of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache peoples, Lawton was incorporated in 1901. It was named after Major General Henry Ware Lawton, who served in the Civil War, where he earned the Medal of Honor, and was killed in action in the Philippine–American War. Lawton's landscape is typical of the Great Plains, with flat topography and gently rolling hills, while the area north of the city is marked by the Wichita Mountains.

Country: United States
State: Oklahoma
County: Comanche
Founded: August 6, 1901
Named for: Henry Ware Lawton
Type: Council–manager
Mayor: Stan Booker
City Manager: Michael Cleghorn
Water: 0.04%
Population (2020): 90,381
Rank: US: 304th
Urban: 94,457 (US: 312th)
Metro: 131,089 (US: 300th)
Time zone: CST (UTC−6)
Summer (DST): CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP codes: 73501–73503, 73505-73507
Area code(s): 580
FIPS code: 40-41850
GNIS feature ID: 2411638
Website: City of Lawton
Wikidata description: city and County seat of Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States
Wikidata id: Q503336
Wikidata label: Lawton
Wikidata aliases: Array
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