Preston, Oklahoma

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Preston (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°42′41″N95°59′20″W / 35.71139°N 95.98889°W / 35.71139; -95.98889
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Okmulgee
Area
[1]
  Total0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2)
  Land0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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791 ft (241 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total169
  Density369.80/sq mi (142.64/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 40-60650
GNIS feature ID2805349 [2]

Preston is an unincorporated community located in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. [2] The population was 169 at the 2020 census. [3] The post office was established December 13, 1909. It was named for an Okmulgee oilman, Harry Preston.

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First known as Hamilton Switch, [4] and now unrecognizable from the past, Preston was once a highly prosperous community, thriving mainly from the oil boom, as did many of the surrounding communities. Later on, as the oil industry quieted in Preston, it served as a station for restocking trains and running cattle trails, loading water from Frisco Lake.[ citation needed ]

It currently has two schools, three churches, a single gas station, feed store, a heating and air company, and a hair salon, as well as a fire protection business and the offices of Oklahoma Rural Water District No. 2.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 169
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Education

Preston Public School is the school district serving the town.

Transportation

Preston is served by U.S. Route 75, [6] a major national north/south artery for much of its length, currently running from the Canada–US border at Noyes, Minnesota to Dallas. [7]

Preston is also on Old Highway 75, being the previous two-lane alignment of US-75 running north to Beggs and south to Okmulgee. [6]

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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: Preston, Oklahoma
  3. "Preston (CDP), Oklahoma". US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  4. Carson, Mary L. (1987). A Guide to Treasure in Oklahoma, Volume 3. Carson Enterprises Inc. p. 336-339. ISBN   0-941620-38-7.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Preston, Oklahoma". MapQuest. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  7. "U.S. Highway 75 Endpoints". Archived from the original on 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2011-06-15.