Fox, Oklahoma

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Fox, Oklahoma
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Fox (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°21′36″N97°29′34″W / 34.36000°N 97.49278°W / 34.36000; -97.49278
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Carter
Area
[1]
  Total0.57 sq mi (1.49 km2)
  Land0.57 sq mi (1.49 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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994 ft (303 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total92
  Density160.28/sq mi (61.92/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 40-27550
GNIS feature ID2805318 [2]

Fox is an unincorporated community in Carter County in southern Oklahoma, United States. [2] The post office was established January 25, 1894. [3] It is named for Frank M. Fox of the Chickasaw Nation. [3]

Robert L. Lynn, the president from 1975 to 1997 of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana, graduated in 1949 from Fox High School. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 92
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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References

  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: Fox, Oklahoma
  3. 1 2 Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.83.
  4. "Dr. Lynn is slated by Lions", Minden Press-Herald , Minden, Louisiana, September 24, 1975, p. 1
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.