Beckham County, Oklahoma
15 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 22,148
- Median household income
- $53,328
- ±6,367
- Unemployed
- 7.9%
- 697 of 8,863 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.8%
- 7,268 of 8,188 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Beckham | 22,046 (2021) | Po Box 67, Sayre | — |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Elk City | 11,570 (2021) | Po Box 1100, Elk City | Website |
| City of Erick | 994 (2021) | Po Box 25, Erick | — |
| City of Sayre | 4,400 (2021) | 102 W Main St, Sayre | Website |
| Town of Carter | 182 (2021) | Po Box 239, Carter | — |
| Town of Sweetwater | 107 (2021) | 10863N 1730 Rd, Sweetwater | — |
| Town of Texola | 43 (2021) | Po Box 87, Erick | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckham County Emergency Medical Service District | Health | P.o. Box 67, Sayre | — |
| Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 2100 Dog Patch Rd, Clinton | — |
| Elk City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 647, Elk City | — |
| Sayre City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1310 N 2nd St, Sayre | — |
| North Fork of Red River Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 902 Ne Highway 66, Sayre | — |
| Beckham County Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 340, Carter | — |
| Beckham County Rural Water District 3 | Water supply utility | 1925 S Randall Ave, Elk City | — |
| Beckham County Rural Water Sewer & Solid Waste Management Dist 2 | Water supply utility | Po Box 973, Erick | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
ELK CITY
School district4 schools
300 N Boone Ave, Elk City, OK, 73644
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
ERICK
School district2 schools
325 S Pine St, Erick, OK, 73645
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MERRITT
School district2 schools
19693 East 1130 Road, Elk City, OK, 73644
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SAYRE
School district3 schools
1709 N WATTS, Sayre, OK, 73662
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SWEETWATER
School district2 schools
11107 North Highway 30, Sweetwater, OK, 73666
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Hobart Main Street Farmers Market (106 W 4th Hobart)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.