Whitesboro, Oklahoma

Last updated

Whitesboro, Oklahoma
USA Oklahoma location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Whitesboro
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Whitesboro
Coordinates: 34°41′47″N94°52′44″W / 34.69639°N 94.87889°W / 34.69639; -94.87889
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Le Flore
Area
[1]
  Total
3.28 sq mi (8.49 km2)
  Land3.27 sq mi (8.48 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
689 ft (210 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
172
  Density52.52/sq mi (20.28/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74577
FIPS code 40-80900
GNIS feature ID2629941 [2]

Whitesboro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 250 as of the 2010 census. [3]

A post office opened at Whitesboro, Indian Territory on April 14, 1902. The community took its name from Paul White, an early-day settler. [4]

At the time of its founding, Whitesboro was located in Wade County, a part of the Apukshunnubbee District of the Choctaw Nation. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 172
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitesboro, Oklahoma
  3. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Whitesboro CDP, Oklahoma". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  4. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1965), p. 222.
  5. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.