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Lake Ellsworth Addition is a census-designated place (CDP) in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake Ellsworth Addition had a population of 223. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in northern Comanche County, to the northeast of Lake Ellsworth, an impoundment on East Cache Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Red River. It sits just north of the lake's Tony Creek inlet. It is 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Apache, 5 miles (8 km) west-northwest of Fletcher, and 5 miles (8 km) north of Elgin.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lake Ellsworth Addition. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1949Elgin sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lake Ellsworth Addition.
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
