Bison is a community in Garfield County, Oklahoma, home to about 48 people across 1.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 73720.
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)58 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO)44 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oklahoma City, OK54 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX243 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bison; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bison had 56 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2010.
It’s the 759th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Garfield County grew from 22,076 residents in 1900 to 62,846 in 2020.
Garfield County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 33.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hennessey 4 Ese, OK weather station (7 miles away).
20,094 jobs at 1,532 businesses in Garfield County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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