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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 a city in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 23,431 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stephens County. The official birthdate of the town is considered to be when the first train arrived there on June 27, 1892.
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.
From the earliest explorers and Native American settlement, to the historic cattle drives, US Cavalry patrols, the lands runs, oil industry, and modern light industry, Duncan’s rich heritage includes pages from some of the most exciting times in American history.
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.
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.
