[3] It is located a few miles south of the Texas / Oklahoma state line.

In the late 1910s, a railroad was built from east to west between the towns of Ochiltree and Gray.

The devastating tornado tracked southeast, destroying dozens of mobile homes before impacting downtown, downing a cell tower, two communications towers, as well as damaging multiple industrial buildings.

[5] After the tornado struck the town, three deaths were confirmed and over 100 injuries were sustained.

[6][7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.5 sq mi (12 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.45%) is covered by water.

Winter weather can be extremely variable, ranging from extremely cold due to Arctic outbreaks from the Yukon to a three-month winter average of six afternoons above 70 °F (21.1 °C) due to hot chinook winds blowing off the Rocky Mountains.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,492 people, 2,869 households, and 2,161 families residing in the city.