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Whitesboro, Oklahoma

Coordinates: 34°41′47″N 94°52′44″W / 34.69639°N 94.87889°W / 34.69639; -94.87889
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Whitesboro, Oklahoma
Whitesboro is located in Oklahoma
Whitesboro
Whitesboro
Whitesboro is located in the United States
Whitesboro
Whitesboro
Coordinates: 34°41′47″N 94°52′44″W / 34.69639°N 94.87889°W / 34.69639; -94.87889
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyLe Flore
Area
 • Total3.28 sq mi (8.49 km2)
 • Land3.27 sq mi (8.48 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation689 ft (210 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total172
 • Density52.52/sq mi (20.28/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74577
FIPS code40-80900
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

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020172
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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.