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Altus, Lake
Lake Altus, near Hobart, Oklahoma.
Hobart
Oklahoma, United States
Hobart, city, seat (1907) of Kiowa county, southwestern Oklahoma, U.S. Named for U.S. Vice President Garret A. Hobart, the town developed as a market centre for locally grown alfalfa, cotton, and sorghum. Lake Altus, impounded by Altus Dam on the North Fork of the Red River, is a nearby popular recreation area. Inc. 1902. Pop. (2000) 3,997; (2010) 3,756.
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