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]
Whitesboro, Oklahoma | |
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Coordinates: 34°41′47″N 94°52′44″W / 34.69639°N 94.87889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Le Flore |
Area | |
• Total | 3.28 sq mi (8.49 km2) |
• Land | 3.27 sq mi (8.48 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 172 |
• Density | 52.52/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 ID | 2629941[2] |
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
editCensus | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 172 | — | |
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: Whitesboro, Oklahoma
- ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Whitesboro CDP, Oklahoma". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1965), p. 222.
- ^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.