Elk City has always been a shining example of "Western Hospitality". It comes natural when you come from a proud, pioneering history combined with a quality of life that makes Elk City an ideal place to live and work. You'll find what you are looking for in Elk City's quiet residential neighborhoods, complete shopping facilities, recreational facilities that provide children and adults a large variety of sporting activities, competent professionals in every area, and an outstanding regional medical center. Elk City also provides its citizens with opportunities for growth and expression in the form of a top quality public library, a community civic center, a local theatre group, college and vo-tech classes 15 minutes away, and a large number of churches of various denominations.

Elk City became a town-site in 1901 as a shipping center at the end of Choctaw, Oklahoma, and Gulf Railway Line. Originally called Crowe, the townspeople, eager for industry, renamed the town Busch, hoping to woo the favors of Adophus Busch, so that the town might get a brewery. However, when the brewery didn't materialize, the name Elk City was adopted. Elk City was named for Elk Creek, which runs through the City.

Elk City is bursting with things to see and do: National Route 66 Museum, Old Town Museum, Transportation Museum, Farm and Ranch Museum, Anadarko Basin Museum of Natural History and "The World's Largest Non-Operating On-Site Drilling Rig", 7 parks, sports facilities, Red Carpet Community Theater, Carnegie Library, Beutler Rodeo Arena, and a Community Civic Center.