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Duncan is a city and county seat of Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 22,310 at the 2020 census . Centrally located in Stephens County, Duncan became the county seat after Oklahoma achieved statehood in 1907.
Duncan is forty miles south of Chickasha, thirty-two miles southeast of Lawton, eighty-one miles southwest of Oklahoma City, and forty-four miles north of the Oklahoma-Texas State line on U.S. Highway 81.
Once a small cow town in south-central Oklahoma, Duncan has expanded into a vibrant destination while preserving their Western roots. Set on the legendary Chisholm Trail, Duncan offers visitors the unique opportunity to see what life was like back in the day for the early cowboys and oilmen.
Duncan, city, seat (1907) of Stephens county, south-central Oklahoma, U.S. Once a cow town on the Chisholm Trail, it was founded officially in 1892, when the Rock Island Railroad reached the site. It was named for William Duncan, a pioneer trader and tailor from Fort Sill.
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Duncan [dead link] is in the Great Plains Country region of southwest Oklahoma, known as the "Crepe Myrtle Capital of Oklahoma" and as the place of origin of the petrochemical giant Halliburton. This article also covers the nearby town of Marlow .
The City of Duncan is named after Scotsman William Duncan. He came to Oklahoma around 1870, where he met then married a Chickasaw woman. He started a store called the "Duncan Store" near Cow Creek. His store was one of the key trade centers for travelers to Ft. Sill and along the Chisholm Trail.
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