North Latham withered and/or was never developed. So South Latham became the commercial hub. The railroad was relocated along the south bank of the Washita. The Rock Island Railroad was supposed to go along the north side of the river. North Latham was really intended to be the commercial hub, but was never developed. North Latham was north of the Washita River, while South Latham was south of the river. The town was originally platted as North and South Latham.

The original name of the town was Latham. History and culture Ĭarnegie was named after the famous Scottish American industrialist and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie.

The population was 1,723 at the 2010 census, a 1.7 percent decline from the figure of 1,752 in 2000. Carnegie is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States.