Biohazard Cleanup Near West Kremlin Kremlin, OK

Kremlin is a small town in Garfield County, northwestern Oklahoma, just 3 miles south of the Grant County line — and yes, it shares its name with the famous fortress in Moscow.

The community was first called Wild Horse, and the Chisholm Trail passed within a quarter mile of it; the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad built through the area in 1889, and its post office opened in 1893.

Kremlin was settled heavily by farmers of German descent from Russia after the Cherokee Outlet opening, and the town was renamed in their honor.

Those German-Russian settlers brought seeds of winter-hardy Russian wheat that became the major farm crop of the Kremlin area.

Kremlin's population peaked at 301 in the 1980 census; the 2020 census counted 247 residents in 93 households.

Kremlin packs its 247 people into only about a quarter of a square mile, a density of roughly 972 people per square mile — unusually compact for a rural Oklahoma town.

Kremlin has a median age of 35.1 years, and nearly 29 percent of its residents were under 18 in 2020, giving it a younger profile than many farm towns.

Local students attend Kremlin-Hillsdale Schools, a district shared with the neighboring community of Hillsdale.

Kremlin has a classic continental plains climate: July afternoons average about 95 degrees Fahrenheit, while January nights average near 25 degrees.