Elmore City, Oklahoma

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Elmore City, Oklahoma is a small rural town in southern Oklahoma known historically for its strict dancing ban that inspired the film "Footloose."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
areaCode 580
country United States
county Garvin County
elevation approximately 1000 feet
FIPSCode 40-23700
foundedAs Elmore
GNISFeatureID 1092709
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasEvent Elmore City Junior-Senior Prom that ended the dancing ban
hasGovernmentType town government
hasHighSchool Elmore City-Pernell High School
hasSchoolDistrict Elmore City-Pernell Public Schools
inspiredWork Footloose
knownFor historic ban on public dancing
inspiration for the film Footloose
locatedInRegion southern Oklahoma
linked to: Southern Oklahoma
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedNear Oklahoma State Highway 29
U.S. Route 77 NERFINISHED
namedAfter J. O. Elmore
partOfStatisticalArea rural southern Oklahoma region
population approximately 700
populationCensusYear 2020
postalCode 73433
primaryEconomicActivities agriculture
ranching
state Oklahoma
timeZoneDST Central Daylight Time
linked to: Central Time Zone

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Garvin County, Oklahoma hasTown Elmore City, Oklahoma
Bomont inspiredBy Elmore City, Oklahoma (commonly cited inspiration)
linked to: Elmore City, Oklahoma