Optima is in Texas County, the
middle county of the Oklahoma Panhandle. Cimarron County is to the west, and
Beaver County to the east. The Panhandle is 166 miles wide and keeps Texas from
bordering on Colorado and Kansas.
History of the Oklahoma
Panhandle is tied in with the history of Texas. At one time, that part of the
country was part of the Republic of Texas, although Mexico, loser of the Texas
Revolution, refused to recognize what the Texicans said. When Texas agreed to become
part of the United States, the Lone Star Republic gave up its claim
to what are now parts of the states of Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado and a
small part of Utah.
Optima has a Lincoln Street
and a Jefferson Street.
The city’s 2010 population was
356, the highest ever. The Census Bureau says the population is demographed at
79.32% white, 0.74% African-American, 0.38% Native American, 0.75% Asian,
13.53% Other Races, 5.26% of Two or More races, and 48.12% Hispanic or Latino
of any race.
It’s always a good thing to
know, that Americans are judged by the content of their character, and not by
the color of their skin.
Optima Lake has a dam, but
sometimes no water.
“Optima Lake is
located in the panhandle of Oklahoma in Texas County on the Beaver River,
approximately 4 1/2 miles northeast of Hardesty, and 20 miles east of Guymon.
All public use areas around the lake are accessible as points. The water level
in the lake has never reached normal pool. Visitors should be aware that the
lake's level can be very low. Depending on rainfall and evaporation rates, the
lake may offer no water-based recreation and may not be suitable for swimming,
fishing, boating or other activities. Visitors should come for the quiet
natural setting -- with or without water in the lake area. There is approximately
3400 acres of land public hunting land managed by the Oklahoma Department of
Wildlife Conservation, and approximately 4300 acres of Federal Wildlife Refuge.
The primary species available are quail, deer, dove, pheasant, and turkey. The
public hunting area is open year round, and is governed by Oklahoma Department
of Wildlife Conservation regulations.”
If you search “images optima
ok lake,” you will find more than a few photographs of those “natural settings – with or
without water in the lake area.”
That means, “The lake be dry.”
Optima is probably an OK
place to live. It is Out There, which oftentimes is a good place.
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