Bentley, Oklahoma

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Bentley
Unincorporated community and Census designated place
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Bentley
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Bentley
Bentley (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°13′03″N96°04′47″W / 34.21750°N 96.07972°W / 34.21750; -96.07972
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Atoka
Area
[1]
 • Total0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2)
 • Land0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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581 ft (177 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total42
 • Density124.26/sq mi (47.91/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 40-05450
GNIS feature ID2805306 [2]

Bentley is an unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. It lies east of the county seat of Atoka, off Highway 3.

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A post office was established at Bentley, Indian Territory on June 1, 1903. It was named for Alva Bentley, a territorial-era educator. At the time of its founding, the community was located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation. [3]

There was once a school at Bentley, but it has closed down. Its post office closed on August 30, 1963.

On the main street of Bentley, there is a fire department, community center and a Southern Baptist Church.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 42—
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Education

It is in the Harmony Public School school district. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bentley, Oklahoma
  3. ↑ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38; Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), pp. 20-21.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Atoka County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved October 13, 2024. - Text list


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