Cookson, Oklahoma

Cookson, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°42′56″N94°55′11″W / 35.71556°N 94.91972°W / 35.71556; -94.91972
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Cherokee
Area [1]
• Total	15.35 sq mi (39.74 km2)
• Land	12.87 sq mi (33.34 km2)
• Water	2.47 sq mi (6.41 km2)
Elevation [2]	853 ft (260 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	826
• Density	64.17/sq mi (24.78/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	74427
Area code	(918)
FIPS code	40-16950
GNIS feature ID	2805311 [2]

Cookson is a community and census-designated place in the Cookson Hills of Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 826 as of the 2020 Census. ^[3] The post office opened April 11, 1895. The ZIP Code is 74427. It is said to have been named for the first postmaster, John H. Cookson.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	826		—
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Notes

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cookson, Oklahoma
3. "Cookson (CDP), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Sources

• Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN   0-8061-2028-2 .