Blanco, Oklahoma

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Blanco, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
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Blanco, Oklahoma
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Blanco, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°45′02″N95°46′24″W / 34.75056°N 95.77333°W / 34.75056; -95.77333
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Pittsburg
Area
[1]
 • Total0.66 sq mi (1.71 km2)
 • Land0.66 sq mi (1.70 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
702 ft (214 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total105
 • Density160.06/sq mi (61.83/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code
74528
Area codes 539/918
GNIS feature ID2629908 [2]

Blanco is a rural unincorporated community located on State Highway 63 in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. [2] The ZIP code is 74528. The Census Bureau defined a census-designated place (CDP) for Blanco in 2015; the 2010 population within the 2015 CDP boundary is 96 and contains 52 housing units.

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History

A post office was established at Blanco, Indian Territory on August 31, 1901. Blanco was named for Ramón Blanco y Erenas, one-time governor general of Cuba. The post office opened August 31, 1901. [3]

At the time of its founding, the community was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation. It was located in either Atoka County or Tobucksy County. The settlement was in the area of the county boundary, and differing maps of the era show it in each. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 105—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Notable people

Notes

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blanco, Oklahoma
  3. ↑ 'Oklahoma Place Names,' George H. Shirk, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987, pg. 26. ISBN   0-8061-2028-2;
  4. ↑ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ Federal Judiciary Center-Royce H. Savage
  7. ↑ "Obituary". Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

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