Guymon, Oklahoma 2025
Guymon is a city in and the county seat of Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,442.
The city was founded in 1901 and named for James J. Guymon, a prominent local rancher. Guymon is a vibrant rural community that continues to thrive in the heart of the Oklahoma panhandle.
The city of Guymon has a total area of 5.4 square miles, all of its land. As of 2010, Guymon is located at the intersection of US 54 and US 64, and its proximity to nearby cities is:
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145 miles (233 km) southwest of Kearney, Nebraska;
129 miles (208 km) northwest of Amarillo, Texas;
211 miles (339 km) northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona;
240 miles (388 km) east-northeast of Gallup, New Mexico.
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Guymon has several attractions and special events that make it a great place to visit or live. The town prides itself on its western heritage, as can be seen in its annual Pioneer Day celebration, held each August. The celebration includes a rodeo, live music, chili cook-off, beer garden, and numerous vendors.
Major employers in Guymon include:
Guymon Public Schools;
Texas County Memorial Hospital;
The City of Guymon;
Seaboard Foods;
Farmland Industries;
Yellowbrick;
TCEC;
Goodwell Industries;
DeWitt's Trucking, Inc;
Boswell Oil Ranch Transport;
Noble Foundation;
USD 427 Covington-Douglas Schools.
Oklahoma Panhandle State University is located in Guymon. The school was originally established in 1909 as the Oklahoma Panhandle Agricultural and Mechanical College and was later converted into Oklahoma Panhandle State University in 1974. The school's sports teams are known as the Aggies and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a Division II member. The university is well known for its engineering, agriculture and nursing programs.
Guymon is also home to the annual Oklahoma Junior High Rodeo Association's State Finals and the annual Tri-State exposition and Rodeo, which attracts cowboys and cowgirls from across the country. Nearby Lake Optima offers fishing, camping, and recreational boating; Optima National Wildlife Refuge, a few miles to the west, is a popular spot for bird watching, hiking, and photography. Hunting is also a popular activity in the surrounding countryside.
Guymon has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) not too different from the climates of New York City or Chicago, though its hardiness zone is much warmer. Winters are cold and somewhat dry, summers are usually hot and very humid. The town experiences occasional severe weather during the spring, especially hail and sometimes tornadoes. Weather[edit].
Guymon is located in the southwestern part of Oklahoma, an area known as the High or South Plains, characterized by semi-arid conditions. It is 195 miles (314 km) southwest of Kearney, Nebraska; 129 miles (208 km) northwest of Amarillo, Texas; 211 miles (339 km) northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona; 240 miles (388 km) east-northeast of Gallup, New Mexico; and 415 miles (668 km) southeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico, locations on the route of Coronado. The city is in the valley of the Canadian River, and the region is known as the "Heartland of the Great Plains" or simply "The High Plains". The region is a long, broad, oval-shaped valley that runs south-southeasterly across Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming, the western Central United States, occasionally named the "Western High Plains" and also colloquially, along with parts of New Mexico and Arizona, as the "Southwestern United States". It lies west of the American Cross, a cultural division first described by author, historian, editor, and historian-culturalist, Duncan W. Moon, in his book, The Old West and the New, published in 1915.
The city of Guymon has been home to several notable people, including:
- Frank Eaton, considered one of the last of the Old West gunfighters, died in Guymon and was buried at the local cemetery.
- Clay Allison, an Old West gunfighter, died at the age of 34 in a stranger's borrowed bed in Ft. Worth, Texas, but his body was brought here to Guymon where he was an early rancher and had many friends.
- Gordon Johncock, winner of the Indianapolis 500.
-Rex Grossman, National Football League quarterback.
-Ron Shumate, professional golfer.
The movie The Man from Colorado (1948) was filmed in and around Guymon and Goodwell, Oklahoma.
The city of Guymon has several restaurants, including an El Charro Cafe known for their incredible Mexican food. El Charro has one of the best tacos and margaritas in Oklahoma.
Other popular restaurants in Guymon include:
1. Hitchen's BBQ.
2. Guymon Grill.
3. Sam's Chicken and (italian food) Pizza.
4. Tacos Y Tortas La Bamba.
5. Sol de Jalisco.
6. Sonic Drive-In.
7. La Brioche.
8. Dairy Queen.
9. El Maguey.
10. Godfather's Pizza.
11. Chisholm Trail Museum Complex.
12. Jose's.
Guymon is the birthplace of U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (2003-present).
Guymon is also the birthplace of U.S. Senator Don Nickles (1981-2005).
Guymon has one newspaper, the Guymon Daily Herald.