Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States

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city

Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States, is a small city in western Oklahoma known as the hometown of astronaut Thomas P. Stafford and for its strong ties to aerospace and Route 66 heritage.

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Label Occurrences
Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States canonical 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
areaCode 580 ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
county Custer County, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ
distanceTo about 70 miles west of Oklahoma City ⓘ
economicActivity oil and gas services ⓘ
wind energy development ⓘ
elevation approximately 1,600 feet above sea level ⓘ
foundedIn 1890s ⓘ
governmentType council–manager government ⓘ
hasMuseum Stafford Air & Space Museum ⓘ
hasNotableInstitution Southwestern Oklahoma State University ⓘ
Stafford Air & Space Museum ⓘ
hasNotablePerson Thomas Stafford ⓘ
surface form: Thomas P. Stafford
hasPublicSchoolDistrict Weatherford Public Schools ⓘ
hasUniversity Southwestern Oklahoma State University ⓘ
incorporatedAsCityIn early 20th century ⓘ
isCollegeTownOf Southwestern Oklahoma State University ⓘ
isHometownOf astronaut Thomas P. Stafford ⓘ
isRegionalCenterFor education in western Oklahoma ⓘ
retail and services in Custer County ⓘ
knownFor Route 66 heritage ⓘ
aerospace heritage ⓘ
being the hometown of astronaut Thomas P. Stafford ⓘ
locatedIn western Oklahoma ⓘ
locatedNear Interstate 40 ⓘ
locatedOn U.S. Route 66 ⓘ
surface form: historic U.S. Route 66
majorEconomicSector agriculture ⓘ
education ⓘ
energy ⓘ
namedAfter William J. Weatherford (railroad official) ⓘ
observesDaylightSavingTime yes ⓘ
partOf Great Plains ⓘ
surface form: Great Plains region
populationEstimate approximately 12,000–13,000 inhabitants ⓘ
postalCode 73096 ⓘ
region western Custer County ⓘ
regionCode FIPS code for Custer County area ⓘ
route66City yes ⓘ
state Oklahoma ⓘ
timeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
tourismAttraction Route 66–related sites ⓘ
Stafford Air & Space Museum ⓘ
transportationCorridor Interstate 40 ⓘ
U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

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Thomas Stafford → placeOfBirth → Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ
Thomas Patten Stafford → placeOfBirth → Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ