Homestead, Oklahoma

Homestead, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community and Census designated place
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Coordinates: 36°09′00″N98°23′49″W / 36.15000°N 98.39694°W / 36.15000; -98.39694
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Blaine
Area [1]
• Total	0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2)
• Land	0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,257 ft (383 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	41
• Density	54/sq mi (20.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	580
FIPS code	40-35800
GNIS feature ID	2805324 [2]

Homestead is a small unincorporated community in northern Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The town was platted along the Choctaw Northern Railroad (later the Rock Island) before statehood. ^{[3] [4]} The Homestead Post Office opened January 26, 1893. ^[5] Homestead had a population of 150 residents in 1905, according to the Oklahoma Territorial Census. The town lost rail service around 1926. ^{[3] [4]}

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	41		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Homestead, Oklahoma
3. "Choctaw Northern Railroad Company". Railroads of Oklahoma, June 6, 1870-April 1, 1978 (accessed on Oklahoma Digital Prairie), pp. 42-44. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
4. "Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad Company, p.14" (PDF). OKNG.ORG. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
5. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.105.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.