Manitou Oklahoma Map

About Manitou, Oklahoma

Manitou is a locality in Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 171. The population density is 210.3 people per km². Manitou is located at 34.5076°N, 98.9834°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Manitou is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 73555.

Manitou exists as a quiet arrangement of frame houses and weathered storefronts pressed against the persistent, red-dusted plains of southwestern Oklahoma. It lies 21.9 miles east-southeast of Altus, OK (from Altus, OK: bearing 114°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-northeast of Frederick. Deadman Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its banks often dry or holding only the lingering moisture of the last rain, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Navajo Mountains anchors the far horizon. The quality of light here during the late afternoon is singular, turning the vast, open sky into a bruised violet that makes the tall, dry grasses glow like embers. Three miles away, the Oknoname 141002 Reservoir holds a stillness that mirrors the flat, expansive character of the surrounding farmland.

Manitou carries the weight of a frontier history where the wind constantly rearranges the loose soil, echoing the memory of the original territories that once defined this region. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, with the landscape dominated by wide patches of wheat and the occasional mechanical pulse of oil infrastructure dotting the plains. Life in Manitou moves with a deliberate, tempered caution, far from the manic pace of the urban centers, finding occasional respite in the quiet grounds of Rotary Park, seven miles away. People here understand the land not as a static backdrop, but as a living partner that demands a rugged, steady hand to endure the long, sweltering summers and the sudden, biting cold of winter.

About This Manitou Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Manitou, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 34.507578, -98.983409. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Manitou includes the ZIP code (73555), telephone area code (405), county seat of Tillman County (Frederick), and school district assignment (Tipton Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.