Hough, Oklahoma

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Hough, Oklahoma
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Hough, Oklahoma
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Hough, Oklahoma
Hough, Oklahoma (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°52′15″N101°34′38″W / 36.87083°N 101.57722°W / 36.87083; -101.57722 [1]
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Texas
Area
[2]
  Total0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
  Land0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
3,284 ft (1,001 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total20
  Density289.86/sq mi (112.03/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 40-36115

Hough is a small unincorporated rural community in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States, north-northwest of Guymon. [3] The population was 20 at the time of the 2020 census. [4]

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History

The townsite was officially platted on July 20, 1928. The Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad built through the area in the 1929-1930 timeframe, [5] and Hough was purposely sited along its route. [6] That trackage was abandoned in 1972, [7] but the Hough Woodframe Elevator, which was situated along the tracks, still exists and is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas County, Oklahoma. [8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 20
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hough, Oklahoma
  2. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. "Hough, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  4. "Hough (CDP), Oklahoma". US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  5. "Construction Strategies of Railroads in the Oklahoma Panhandle". Donovan L. Hofsommer, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Vol. 58, No 1, Spring 1980, pp. 82-89. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  6. "Texas County". Dianna Everett, Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  7. "The Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad". AbandonedRails.com. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  8. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, Hough Wood-frame Elevator". United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.