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Forgan is a town in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town’s population was 450. The town name honors James B. Forgan, a Chicago banker and financier. L. B. Tooker established the first newspaper, the Forgan Enterprise, on June 6, 1912. A total of fifty-three businesses and four medical doctors were in the to…
Forgan is a town in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town’s population was 450. The town name honors James B. Forgan, a Chicago banker and financier. L. B. Tooker established the first newspaper, the Forgan Enterprise, on June 6, 1912. A total of fifty-three businesses and four medical doctors were in the town at that time. As the town was located in a wheat-producing area, grain elevators were built to store wheat prior to shipment. The population dropped to 428 in 1940 after an exodus due to the Dust Bowl.
  • Elevation: 2,585 ft (788 m)
  • Country: United States
  • State: Oklahoma
  • County: Beaver
  • ZIP code: 73938
  • Area code: 580
  • FIPS code: 40-26900

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