Blanco, Oklahoma Explained

Official Name:Blanco, Oklahoma
Pushpin Map:Oklahoma#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pittsburg
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.71
Area Land Km2:1.70
Area Water Km2:0.01
Area Total Sq Mi:0.66
Area Land Sq Mi:0.66
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:105
Population Density Km2:61.83
Population Density Sq Mi:160.06
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:702
Coordinates:34.7506°N -95.7733°W
Postal Code Type:Zip code
Postal Code:74528
Area Codes:539/918
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2629908

Blanco is a rural unincorporated community located on State Highway 63 in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. The ZIP code is 74528. The Census Bureau defined a census-designated place (CDP) for Blanco in 2015; the 2010 population within the 2015 CDP boundary is 96 and contains 52 housing units.

History

A post office was established at Blanco, Indian Territory on August 31, 1901. Blanco was named for Ramón Blanco y Erenas, one-time governor general of Cuba. The post office opened August 31, 1901.[2]

At the time of its founding, the community was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation. It was located in either Atoka County or Tobucksy County. The settlement was in the area of the county boundary, and differing maps of the era show it in each.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. 'Oklahoma Place Names,' George H. Shirk, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987, pg. 26. ;
  3. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.
  4. http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2104 Federal Judiciary Center-Royce H. Savage
  5. Web site: Obituary . 2011-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071208043800/http://www.newsok.com/news/stipe . 2007-12-08 . dead .