Box, Oklahoma

Box, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Box, Oklahoma is located in Oklahoma
Box, Oklahoma
Box, Oklahoma
Box, Oklahoma is located in the United States
Box, Oklahoma
Box, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°34′42″N 94°58′19″W / 35.57833°N 94.97194°W / 35.57833; -94.97194
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountySequoyah
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.30 sq mi (8.56 km2)
 • Land3.29 sq mi (8.52 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[2]
935 ft (285 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
153
 • Density46.50/sq mi (17.96/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)918 & 539
GNIS feature ID2584375[2]

Box is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 224 as of the 2010 census.[3] Oklahoma State Highway 82 passes through the community.

Box was previously known as Roy; its post office changed its name to Box on July 7, 1911, after resident Henry Box. The post office closed on February 29, 1928.[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 3.304 square miles (8.56 km2); 3.290 square miles (8.52 km2) of its area is land, and 0.014 square miles (0.036 km2) is water.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020153—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Box, Oklahoma
  3. ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  4. ^ Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 30. ISBN 0806111402.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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