Oklahoma Panhandle

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:region
gptkbp:area about 5,686 square miles
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:Texas
rest of Oklahoma
gptkbp:climate semi-arid
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Beaver_County
gptkb:Cimarron_County
gptkb:Texas_County
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Black_Mesa
4,973 feet
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Public_Land_Strip_Act_of_1890
Was not part of any state or territory from 1850 to 1890
Annexed to Oklahoma Territory in 1890
Once known as the Public Land Strip
Site of the Dust Bowl in the 1930s
gptkbp:historicalName Unassigned lands (pre-1890)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oklahoma Panhandle
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Guymon
gptkbp:length 166 miles
gptkbp:mainIndustry agriculture
energy production
cattle ranching
gptkbp:majorHighway gptkb:U.S._Route_54
gptkb:U.S._Route_287
gptkb:U.S._Route_412
gptkb:U.S._Route_64
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:No_Man's_Land
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:Optima_National_Wildlife_Refuge
Cimarron National Grassland (nearby)
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Black_Mesa
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Oklahoma_Panhandle_State_University
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Santa_Fe_Trail_(historic_route)
gptkb:Black_Mesa_State_Park
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:Goodwell
gptkb:Beaver
gptkb:Texhoma
gptkb:Hooker
gptkb:Boise_City
gptkbp:population about 28,000 (2020 census)
gptkbp:state gptkb:Oklahoma
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Central_Time_Zone
gptkb:Mountain_Time_Zone
gptkbp:width 34 miles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oklahoma's_3rd_congressional_district
gptkb:Cimarron_County
gptkb:Comanche_Nation
gptkb:KFDA-TV
gptkb:Guymon,_Oklahoma
gptkb:Texas_County
gptkb:Boise_City,_Oklahoma,_USA
gptkb:Tri-State_Fair_&_Rodeo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6