Box, Oklahoma

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Box, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
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Box, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°34′52″N94°58′35″W / 35.58111°N 94.97639°W / 35.58111; -94.97639
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Sequoyah
Area
[1]
 • Total3.30 sq mi (8.56 km2)
 • Land3.29 sq mi (8.52 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
919 ft (280 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total153
 • Density46.50/sq mi (17.96/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 918 & 539
GNIS feature ID1100229 [2]

Box is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 224 as of the 2010 census. [3] Oklahoma State Highway 82 passes through the community.

Contents

Box was previously known as Roy; its post office changed its name to Box on July 7, 1911, after resident Henry Box. The post office closed on February 29, 1928. [4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 3.304 square miles (8.56 km2); 3.290 square miles (8.52 km2) of its area is land, and 0.014 square miles (0.036 km2) is water. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 153—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Box". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. 1 2 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 30. ISBN   0806111402.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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