Emet, Oklahoma | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community and Census designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Oklahoma#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Emet |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oklahoma |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Johnston |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.13 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.13 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 69 |
Population Density Km2: | 61.26 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 810 |
Coordinates: | 34.2061°N -96.5422°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 40-23850 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2812851 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.44 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.43 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 158.62 |
Emet is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 69 as of the 2020 Census.[2] A post office operated in Emet from 1884 to 1917.[3] The Chickasaw have dwelt in Johnston County since the 1830s, and Emet's history reflects its Chickasaw heritage.[4] Pleasant Grove Mission School, which was established by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1844 and served the Chickasaw Nation, was located near Emet.[4] Chickasaw actress and storyteller Te Ata Fisher was born in Emet in 1895.[5]
Douglas H. Johnston, the last governor of the Chickasaw Nation, lived in Emet. His home, known as the White House of the Chickasaws and now a museum, still stands on the north edge of the community though its formal street address is now in Milburn, Oklahoma.[6] [7]