Purcell, OK Road Trips
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Longest Drive
222.4 mi
Copeland, OK
Quickest Drive
4h
Copeland, OK
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Purcell, OK by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
6,716
Median Income
$60,529
Median Home Value
$163,000
Median Age
36.1
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Purcell, OK at a Glance
Founded
1887
Elevation
1,099 ft
Area
11 mi²
Notable People from Purcell, OK
A sampling of people born in Purcell, OK.
Lester Lane
1932–1973
American basketball player (1932–1973)
Wallace Fox
1895–1958
American film director (1895–1958)
Don Beck
1937–2022
American psychologist (1937–2022)
Joe Simpson
1951
American baseball player
City data from Wikidata (Q2308188), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Purcell, OK
Purcell is a town in Oklahoma.
Purcell was founded in 1894, as a town in the Chickasaw Nation of the Indian Territory, becoming the seat McClain County in 1907 when Oklahoma became a state. Purcell is known as the "Quarterhorse Capital of the World." Most travelers on I-35 see Purcell as a stop for refreshment but those who venture into the old downtown can experience a quaint downtown with brick streets, antique stores and good quality mom & pop cafes.
Brick streets in the old downtown. James C. Nance Memorial Bridge spans the South Canadian River, connecting Purcell to Lexington. The bridge, among the longest in Oklahoma, is named for James C. Nance, a newspaper publisher and legislative leader in Oklahoma and U.S. Uniform Law Commissioner. The old federal courthouse for the Indian Territory.
Brent Bruehl Memorial Golf Course and municipal pool near Purcell Lake.
There are lots of fast food chain restaurants in town.
Purcell is a stop on the Amtrak Heartland Flyer which travels between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth on a daily round-trip schedule. The town is a short drive south from the OKC metro area via I-35.
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