Map of Davidson town, Oklahoma

Davidson is a town in Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 315 at the 2010 census.

Davidson town overview:
Name:	Davidson town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Oklahoma
County:	Tillman County
Elevation:	1,168 ft (356 m)
Total Area:	0.48 sq mi (1.25 km²)
Land Area:	0.48 sq mi (1.25 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	241
Population Density:	501.04/sq mi (193.33/km²)
ZIP code:	73530
Area code:	580
FIPS code:	4019400
GNISfeature ID:	1091944

Online Interactive Map

Click on to view map in "full screen" mode.

Davidson online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Davidson location map. Where is Davidson town?

Davidson location on the U.S. Map. Where is Davidson town. — Davidson location on the U.S. Map.

Davidson location on the Oklahoma map. Where is Davidson town. — Location of Davidson in Oklahoma.

History

This area was opened for homesteading by a lottery held in 1901, and the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway promptly built a line in from Texas. A post office called Olds was established at the location on May 21, 1902; the name was changed to Davidson on June 20, 1903, named in honor of A. J. Davidson, a railroad director. The city government was not formally organized until 1916.

Agriculture was a major employer from the start, and at one time the town had five cotton gins and three grain elevators. Over the years the town had a full range of services, including movie theaters, newspapers, saloons, livery stables, blacksmiths, cafes, bakeries, and drug stores. But through the decades the population declined and many businesses closed. Agriculture has remained as the area’s economic base, and a local cooperative operates the one remaining grain elevator.

The town experienced a minor flood in 1995.