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Place Name
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Sayre
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Pronunciation
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SAI-uhr
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Capital Of
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Beckham County
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Population
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2,881 (1990)
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Location
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Beckham County, Oklahoma (OK), United States, North America
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Latitude
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35°17'N
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Longitude
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99°37'W
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Sayre
(SAI-uhr), town (1990 pop. 2,881),  Beckham co., W
Okla., on North Fork of Red R., and
16 mi/26 km WSW of Elk City; 35°17'N
99°37'W. Elev. 1,816 ft/554 m. In agr. area
(grain, cotton, peanuts; cattle). Natural gas fields nearby. RR shops.
Seat of Sayre Jr. Col. Settled 1901; inc. as town 1903, as city
1910.
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