County · code 40031
Comanche CountyOklahoma
Comanche County is a county in Oklahoma, with its seat in Lawton, formed in 1901 from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory.
- Founded1901
- County seatLawton
- Land area1,069 sq mi + 15 sq mi water
- Population121,125 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped56,522 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Comanche on the map of Oklahoma
Oklahoma has 77 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1901 from U. S. County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Comanche County was formed in 1901 from U. S. County. Lawton is the county seat.
Deeds and plats from before 1901 for land now in Comanche County may have been recorded in U. S. County.
- 1901Comanche County created Comanche created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Assistant Secretary of the Interior.from U. S.· "President's Proclamation, The Boundary Lines," The Daily Oklahoman [newspaper], 9 July 1901; Morris, 124
- 1907Lost territory Comanche lost to creation of Grady, Jefferson, Stephens, and Tillman. Comanche became a county in the state of Oklahoma. · Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:144
- 1910Changed In 1910, an attempt was made to create Swanson (proposed) from Comanche and Kiowa. The new county was declared illegal by the Oklahoma Supreme Court on 9 August 1911.SwansonKiowa· Morris, 134; Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145; "Armstrong v. State," in Okla. Rpts., 29:161-170
- 1912Lost territory Comanche lost to creation of Cotton by special election held 28 August 1912; governor's proclamation issued 18 November 1912. · Morris, 133-134; Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145; Okla. Stats. Anno. 1988, title 19, p. 14
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Comanche
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 56,522 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 23 September 2026 · checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Comanche County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Comanche by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Comanche County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Comanche County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Comanche County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Comanche County
- When was Comanche County founded?
- Comanche County was founded in 1901, formed from U. S. County.
- What is the county seat of Comanche County?
- The county seat of Comanche County is Lawton.
- Is there an online parcel map for Comanche County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 56,522 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Comanche County's boundary or name changed?
- Comanche County was created in 1901 from U. S. County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Cotton County, Grady County and Jefferson County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Comanche County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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