Hobart, city, seat (1907) of Kiowa county, southwestern Oklahoma, U.S. Named for U.S. Vice President Garret A. Hobart, the town developed as a market centre for locally grown alfalfa, cotton, and sorghum. Lake Altus, impounded by Altus Dam on the North Fork of the Red River, is a nearby popular recreation area. Inc. 1902. Pop. (2000) 3,997; (2010) 3,756.