Erick, Oklahoma

Erick, Oklahoma
City
Corner of Sheb Wooley and Roger Miller streets in Erick
Location in Beckham County and the state of Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°12′55″N 99°52′07″W / 35.21528°N 99.86861°W / 35.21528; -99.86861[1]
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Beckham
Area [2]
• Total	0.94 sq mi (2.45 km2)
• Land	0.94 sq mi (2.45 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	2,064 ft (629 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,000
• Density	1,059.32/sq mi (408.88/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	73645
Area code	580
FIPS code	40-24200[3]
GNIS feature ID	2410451[1]

Erick (/ˈɪərɪk/ EER-ik) is a city in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located 15 miles (24 km) west of Sayre, the county seat, and 6 miles (9.7 km) east of the Oklahoma-Texas border. The population was an even 1,000 at the time of the 2020 census.^[4]

A post office, originally named Dennis, was established to serve the local community on November 8, 1900. This community developed along the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad line (later the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway), built in 1902. On November 16, 1901, the name was changed to honor Beeks Erick, the townsite developer and president of the Choctaw Townsite and Improvement Company, and the town incorporated that year.^[5]