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Sugar Creek Watershed Characteristics - Humans

HUMANS - COMMUNITIES/ TRANSPORTATION/ INFRASTRUCTURE

Sugar Creek Watershed encompasses 232.4 square miles (148,748 acres), 97.3 percent of the watershed is in Caddo County, and 2.7 percent is in Canadian County, the upper northeast corner of the watershed.

Communities: Major Towns in Sugar Creek Watershed

  • Hinton, Oklahoma, Pop 1,233
  • Lookeba, Oklahoma, Pop 141
  • Binger, Oklahoma, Pop 724 (Home of Johnny Bench)
  • Gracemont, Oklahoma, Pop 339

Indian Communities: Native American Tribes in Sugar Creek Watershed

  • Delaware
  • Kiowa
  • Wichita

According to the 1990 Census, American Indians account for 22.6% of Caddo County's population, about 6,667 people.

Transportation: State Highways and County Roads in Sugar Creek Watershed

The Sugar Creek Watershed, located primarily in Caddo County, Oklahoma, is accessible from the south through Anardarko, the county seat on US Route 281/state highway 8 north, which passes through Gracemont, Binger, and Lookeba. From the east on state highway 152 west, through Cogar to Binger. From the north off Interstate 40 to Hinton, on US Route 281/state highway 8 south, to Lookeba, Binger, and Gracemont.

State and County bridges that cross Sugar Creek

US Route 281 (state highway 8) crosses Sugar Creek three times, twice north to south and once east to west. Nine county roads cross Sugar Creek east to west. Six county roads cross Sugar Creek north to south. Each road crossing over Sugar Creek involves a bridge, maintained by the state or the county.

Sugar Creek Watershed with Roads and Streams
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