Official Name: | Box, Oklahoma |
Pushpin Map: | Oklahoma#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oklahoma |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sequoyah |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 8.56 |
Area Land Km2: | 8.52 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.30 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.29 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 153 |
Population Density Km2: | 17.96 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 46.50 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 935 |
Coordinates: | 35.5783°N -94.9719°W |
Area Code: | 918 & 539 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2584375 |
Box is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 224 as of the 2010 census.[2] 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.[3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water.[2]