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Jet is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 213 at the 2010 census.

Jet town overview:
Name:	Jet town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Oklahoma
County:	Alfalfa County
Elevation:	1,243 ft (379 m)
Total Area:	0.27 sq mi (0.70 km²)
Land Area:	0.27 sq mi (0.70 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	197
Population Density:	724.26/sq mi (279.91/km²)
ZIP code:	73749
Area code:	580
FIPS code:	4038000
GNISfeature ID:	1094222

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History

The community of Jet was founded by the Jett brothers, six unmarried brothers named Joseph, Trigg, Newt, Warner, John, and Richard Jett, who established homesteads in the former Cherokee Outlet, shortly after its opening to settlement by non-Indians. The brothers erected buildings and opened a general store on Richard’s land. The Jet post office was established in 1894, when it was moved from nearby Barrel Springs which was about 1.5 miles northeast . Warner Jett as the first postmaster. The community grew into a small town, and Jet incorporated in 1900.

The Frisco Townsite Company, owned by the Denver, Enid and Gulf Railroad (DE&G) (acquired by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1907), surveyed a plot of land about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the original town and relocated Jet during 1905-1906. By August, 1907, the town had Baptist, Mennonite, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches in addition to seven general stores, two banks, two hotels, two grain elevators, plus a small school under construction. At the time of statehood in 1907, Jet had a population of 213 people.