Town guide

Freedom, Oklahoma

Freedom is a town in Woods County, Oklahoma, home to about 132 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 73842.

Population132347 per sq mi
Median home value$68,000Census, as estimated by owners

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Around Freedom

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)130 miles away
Closer regional airportDodge City Regional Airport (DDC)80 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Wichita, KS115 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX308 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Freedom; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Freedom

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Freedom had 174 residents in the 2020 census, down 36% since 2000.

It’s the 625th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.

Woods County grew from 34,975 residents in 1900 to 8,624 in 2020.

Freedom population by census2000: 271, 2010: 289, 2020: 174271200028920101742020

Woods County, 1900–2020

Woods County population, 1900 to 20201900: 34,975, 1910: 17,567, 1920: 15,939, 1930: 17,005, 1940: 14,915, 1950: 14,526, 1960: 11,932, 1970: 11,920, 1980: 10,923, 1990: 9,103, 2000: 9,089, 2010: 8,878, 2020: 8,62435K’00’1016K’20’3015K’40’5012K’60’7011K’80’909K’00’109K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 26.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 10 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near FreedomJan: high 49°F, low 19°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 53°F, low 23°F, 0.8 in; Mar: high 63°F, low 33°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 72°F, low 42°F, 2.1 in; May: high 80°F, low 54°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 64°F, 4 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 68°F, 3.5 in; Aug: high 93°F, low 66°F, 2.6 in; Sep: high 85°F, low 57°F, 2 in; Oct: high 74°F, low 42°F, 2.5 in; Nov: high 61°F, low 30°F, 1.4 in; Dec: high 50°F, low 21°F, 1.1 in49°19°Jan0.853°23°Feb0.863°33°Mar1.772°42°Apr2.180°54°May3.789°64°Jun4.094°68°Jul3.593°66°Aug2.685°57°Sep2.074°42°Oct2.561°30°Nov1.450°21°Dec1.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Freedom, OK weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Woods County

2,139 jobs at 249 businesses in Woods County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Woods CountyRetail trade: 452 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 335 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 249 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 247 jobs; Wholesale trade: 187 jobs; Finance and insurance: 166 jobs; Other services: 116 jobs; Manufacturing: 88 jobsRetail trade 21% Hotels and restaurants 16% Mining, oil and gas 12% Health care and social assistance 12% Wholesale trade 9% Finance and insurance 8% Other services 5% Manufacturing 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Freedom.

Nearest hospitals

  • Share Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Alva25.5 miles
  • Integris Health Woodward HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Woodward29.7 miles
  • Comanche County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Coldwater33.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Freedom

Museums

  • Freedom Museum2.9 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Freedom

Public schools here are run by Freedom. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Freedom EsFreedomPre-K–824Public2.9 mi
Freedom HsFreedom9–1212Public2.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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