Mannford, Oklahoma

The town name is derived from "Mann's Ford", a crossing of the Cimarron River where Tom and Hazel Mann had received a Creek allotment. The Arkansas Valley and Western Railroad (later the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad (commonly called "Frisco") built a line through this area in 1902–03, making it an important cattle shipping point. A post office was established April 11, 1903. When the Army Corps of Engineers began making plans for flood control that would flood the town of Mannford, citizens formed a plan to relocate several miles southeast of the original site. The move was completed in 1963. On August 3, 2012, a wildfire started several miles south of Mannford. Carried by strong south winds and extremely dry vegetation, the fire pushed up into the Mannford area and caused evacuations of the town. The fire burned over , edging into the town and destroying dozens of buildings. ==Geography==

Mannford is west of Tulsa on State Highway 51. ==Demographics==

In 2012, the city of Mannford contracted with Rickey Hayes of Retail Attractions to provide economic development consulting, due to retail leakage to surrounding communities. A marina, a floating restaurant, improved campgrounds, new housing and expanded industrial and commercial venues are currently all in development. Mannford's largest employer is the public school system followed by Webco Industries, and Care Fusion. ==Education==

The Mannford Public Schools school district covers residential areas of Mannford. It has five schools that include an Early Childhood Center, two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school, and serves 1,486 students. Mannford High School offers a variety of extracurricular activities. These activities include speech and debate, band, academic team, FFA and many other extracurricular programs. ==Media==

Mannford had one newspaper, The Mannford Reporter, which is no longer in regular circulation. The paper was a free paper published every other Wednesday. It is owned by CL Harmon. In the December 7, 2011 the Eagle, the previous newspaper, announced that it was "merging" with the Sand Springs Leader (owned by Community Publishers) and no longer delivering a Mannford Eagle paper. This is when CL Harmon stepped in and started providing The Mannford Reporter. ==Notable people==

• Lee Hazlewood, country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, was born here. ==References==