Yukon, Oklahoma

Taylor and Morrison had acquired the land in the 1889 land run.

Spencer in 1891 and was named for the Yukon River which flows from British Columbia, across the Yukon, and into Alaska.

A small milling operation, the Yukon Mill and Grain Company, opened in 1893 and grew to shipping flour and feeds throughout the south and exporting them overseas by 1915.

Beginning in about 1898, Yukon began to attract immigrants from Bohemia.

The town voted to incorporate in 1901 and voted to add water works, sewer, and electricity from the mill in 1910.

Yukon thrived as the urban center for area farmers and had an organized library by 1905 and a dedicated library building in 1927.

From a population of 830 in 1907, Yukon grew to 1,990 by 1950.

The interurban was built from Oklahoma City to El Reno in 1911.

Paved roads didn't arrive until the construction of State Highway 66 in 1926.

In 1949, Yukon garnered national media attention because of the plight of Grady the Cow, who was stuck inside a silo for four days.

By 1960, the population registered at 3,076.

The high school has won state titles in softball in 1986, 1991, 1997, 2000, and 2010; in boys basketball in 1974 and 1979; in baseball in 1982, 1996, and 1997; and cheerleading ...

The town had grown to approximately 22,000 residents in 2005.

=== 2010 census === As of the 2010 census, there were 22,709 people, 8,744 households, and 6,390 families residing in the city.

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The school served 8,781 students in the 2017–2018 school year.