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Kenton: Government & Civic

Kenton at the civic level: Kenton operates as an cdp (unincorporated). Sits in U.S. Congressional District 3. Municipal code published via municode. Nearest courthouse: Cimarron County Courthouse (7.6 mi away). Federal spending in the surrounding county runs $20,590 per resident ($0.0B FY2024).

City Hall & Contacts

Contacts · Governing Body · Typecounty_fallback
Contacts · Governing Body · County NameCimarron County
Contacts · City Hall PhoneSee county website
Government Structure · Government Type0 - CDP (unincorporated)
Government Structure · Government NameKENTON
Municipal Code · Publishermunicode
Municipal Code Publishermunicode
Municipal Code URLhttps://library.municode.com/ok/kenton-cdp-oklahoma

Sources: Census Govt Units + municipal websites · Inferred from Census place type in full_name · Municode/eCode360 directory scrape — matched by state + place FIPS  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

State Representation

State Legislative Districts · Upper Chamber40027
State Legislative Districts · Upper District27
State Legislative Districts · Lower Chamber40061
State Legislative Districts · Lower District61

Sources: Census place-to-SLD2024 crosswalk (place_fips)

Federal Representation

Senators (2)

James Lankford
R · 2015
Markwayne Mullin
R · 2023
Congressional District · District3
Congressional District · FormattedOK-03
Congressional District · Congress118th

Sources: Census place-to-CD118 crosswalk (place_fips)

Voting & Eligibility

State Campaign Finance · Total Contributions37,462,783.69
State Campaign Finance · Total Transactions1,605,845
State Campaign Finance · Num Committees5
State Campaign Finance · Cycle2,024
State Campaign Finance · Per Capita9.46 (vs Oklahoma $7,371)

Sources: FEC API schedule_a/by_state — aggregated by state

Justice & Courts

Courthouses Detail · County total1
Nearest Courthouse · NameCimarron County Courthouse
Nearest Courthouse · CityBoise City
Nearest Courthouse · Distance7.6 mi

Sources: HIFLD / IRS BMF · HIFLD Courthouses  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Legal Framework

Legal Framework · Contractor LicensingSee state licensing board — check licensing_boards in town data
Legal Framework · Building CodeCheck municipal_code URL for local building code adoption
Legal Framework · Property HomesteadVaries by state — check state constitution
Legal Framework · Workers CompState workers' compensation statute — mandatory in most states
Legal Framework · Consumer ProtectionState consumer protection act — varies
Legal Framework · Landlord TenantState landlord-tenant act — varies
Legal Framework · Environmental AgencyState environmental agency — varies

Sources: State statutes — compiled from official state code

Disaster History

Federal Disaster Declarations (17)

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
June 2023 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4721-OK
Severe Winter Storms
February 2021 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4587-OK
Severe Winter Storm
February 2021 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · EM-3555-OK
COVID-19 Pandemic Federal Disaster
January 2020 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4530-OK
COVID-19 Emergency
January 2020 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · EM-3462-OK
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
April 2017 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4315-OK
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
June 2010 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1926-OK
Severe Winter Storm
January 2010 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · EM-3308-OK
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
September 2008 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · DR-1803-OK
Severe Winter Storms
December 2007 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · EM-3280-OK
Severe Winter Storm
December 2006 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1677-OK
Severe Winter Storms And Flooding
January 2007 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · EM-3272-OK
Extreme Wildfire Threat
November 2005 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · incident type: fire · DR-1623-OK
Hurricane Katrina (hosted evacuees, no local impact)
August 2005 · Emergency declaration · hosted federal evacuees (no local impact) · EM-3219-OK
Severe Storms And Tornadoes
May 2003 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1465-OK
Severe Winter Ice Storm
January 2002 · Major disaster declaration · Individual Assistance to residents · DR-1401-OK
Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
May 2001 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1384-OK

Federal Spending

Federal Spending · Federal Spending Fy2024$47,274,908
Federal Spending · Per Capita20,590.12 (vs Oklahoma $7,371)
Federal Spending · Population2,296 people (vs Oklahoma 63,420)

Sources: USAspending API

Other

County Officials (7)

Districts Map
Commissioner · corpus://kentucky/kenton-county · L1_corpus
Districts Map
Commissioner · corpus://kentucky/kenton-county · L1_corpus_v2
Districts Map
Commissioner · https://www.kentoncounty.org/344/Commissioners · L1_corpus_v3
Districts Map Opens
Commissioner · corpus://kentucky/kenton-county · L1_corpus
Districts Map Opens
Commissioner · corpus://kentucky/kenton-county · L1_corpus_v2
Districts Map Opens
Commissioner · https://www.kentoncounty.org/346/Commissioner---District-1 · L1_corpus_v3
Rob Sanders
District Attorney · https://www.kentonprosecutor.org/ · www.kentonprosecutor.org
Live Links · Weather Forecasthttps://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=36.725743&lon=-102.507846
Live Links · Weather Alertshttps://alerts.weather.gov/search?point=36.725743,-102.507846
State Fiscal · Gdp Billions214
State Fiscal · Fed Taxes Paid Per Capita8,423
State Fiscal · Fed Spending Received Per Capita$12,318
State Fiscal · Balance Per Capita3,895
State Fiscal · Net RecipientYes

Sources: NWS API — built from school coordinates · Public fiscal data compilation

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