- Sweetwater, Oklahoma
Sweetwater is a small community, in the state of
Oklahoma , that stradles the county line of Beckham County and Roger Mills County, with portions of the town being in each county. It was incorporated in 2003. [cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/geographic/boundary_changes/index.html | title = Boundary Changes | work = Geographic Change Notes: Oklahoma | publisher = Population Division, United States Census Bureau | date =2006-05-19 | accessdate = 2008-07-02] Named for nearby Sweetwater Creek, the town is at the junction of State Highway 30 and State Highway 152. The post office (zip code 73666), was established September 27, 1894.On
May 5 ,2007 , atornado , rated on theEnhanced Fujita Scale (EF scale) as EF3, travled on a path around 100 to 150 yards (91 to 138 m) wide and 7.5 miles (12 km) long. It began about 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Sweetwater and ended approximately 5 miles (8 km) north of Sweetwater, following State Highway 30. EF3 wind speeds range from 136 to 165 miles per/hour (mph; 219 to 266 km/h). It severely damaged several buildings in the town, including the church and high school, and destroyed eight homes. [ [http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/wxevents/20070505/ May 5, 2007 Sweetwater, Oklahoma Tornado Rated As EF3 at the National Weather Center (NOAA)] ] [ [http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/05/05/severe.weather/index.html?eref=rss_topstories Second wave of tornadoes rakes Plains - CNN] ]Elevation 2172 feet (662 m).
It has an estimated population of around 103 people [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=73666&_state=&_county=&_cityTown=&_zip=73666&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph Census data @ Census.govv] ] .
The Sweetwater Public School District is one of the smallest public school districts in the state of Oklahoma. For the most recent data available, it tied with Boley for the smallest high school with 15 students. For a combined district, K-12, Sweetwater finished third behind, Boley (51) and Clarita (58), with 60 students. [ [http://sde.state.ok.us/home/defaultie.html School District Database at the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE)] ]
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* [http://www.theburningbush.org/Sweetwater.html Information on Sweetwater]
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