Whitesboro, Oklahoma

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Whitesboro, Oklahoma
Census-designated place
Whitesboro is located in Oklahoma
Whitesboro
Whitesboro
Coordinates: 34°41′33″N 94°53′7″W / 34.69250°N 94.88528°W / 34.69250; -94.88528Coordinates: 34°41′33″N 94°53′7″W / 34.69250°N 94.88528°W / 34.69250; -94.88528
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyLe Flore
Area
[1]
 • Total3.31 sq mi (8.57 km2)
 • Land3.31 sq mi (8.57 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
689 ft (210 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total250
 • Density76/sq mi (29.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74577
FIPS code40-80900
GNIS feature ID1101736[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]

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitesboro, Oklahoma
  3. ^ a b "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.


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