Wakita, OK

Wakita is a town in Grant County, Oklahoma, United States, approximately 8 miles south of the Kansas border. The 2020 census counted 311 residents. Wakita was founded on September 16, 1893. Before the town's founding in 1893, there was a dispute over the right to name it. Students in Wakita went to school at Wakita Public School K-12 through the 2010–2011 school year, after which the school closed due to low enrollment and lack of necessary funding. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Wakita, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Wakita, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The town's postmaster and the owner of the first general store believed it should be named Whiteville. Wakita is 12 miles northwest of Medford, the county seat, on State Highway 11A.