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Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 60,580.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40/40047.html )〕 Enid is the county seat and largest city within Garfield County.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county is named after President James A. Garfield. Garfield County comprises the Enid, OK Micropolitan Statistical Area. Prior to the Land Run of 1893, Garfield County was named O County and was part of the Cherokee Outlet, occupied by the Cherokee people following the Treaty of New Echota and the Cherokee trail of tears.〔Turner, Alvin O. (Cherokee Outlet Opening ), ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed April 4, 2015.〕 Historically, the area was a hunting ground for the Wichita, Osage, and Kiowa tribes. The Chisholm Trail, stage coach lines, mail routes, and railroads passed through stations at Buffalo Springs and Skeleton, today known as Bison and Enid.〔Fulbright, Jim, (Hell on Rails: Oklahoma Towns at War with the Rock Island Railroad ), ''Wild West Magazine'', December 2007〕〔Dortch, Steven D. (The Chisholm Trail ), ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009, Accessed April 4, 2015.〕 Railroad development in the county began four years prior to the land opening. Enid became a central hub within the county.〔Wilson, Linda D. (Garfield County ), ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed April 4, 2015.〕 Historical railroads included Enid and Tonkawa Railway, Enid and Anadarko Railway, Blackwell, Enid and Southwestern Railway, Enid Central Railway and the Denver, Enid and Gulf Railroad. ==Geography== According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water. Several creeks run through the county, including Black Bear, Boggy, Red Rock, Rock, Skeleton, and Turkey.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Garfield County, Oklahoma」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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