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Box, Oklahoma | |
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  Box, Oklahoma  Box, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°34′42″N 94°58′19″W / 35.57833°N 94.97194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Sequoyah |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.30 sq mi (8.56 km2) |
| • Land | 3.29 sq mi (8.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 935 ft (285 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 153 |
| • Density | 46.50/sq mi (17.96/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 918 & 539 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584375[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
[edit]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
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 153 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Box, Oklahoma
- ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 30. ISBN 0806111402.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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