Homestead, Oklahoma
Homestead, Oklahoma | |
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Coordinates: 36°09′00″N 98°23′49″W / 36.15000°N 98.39694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Blaine |
Area | |
• Total | 0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2) |
• Land | 0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 1,257 ft (383 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 41 |
• Density | 54.16/sq mi (20.90/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
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 41 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Homestead, Oklahoma
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad Company, p.14" (PDF). OKNG.ORG. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.105.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.