Fox, Oklahoma Explained

Fox, Oklahoma
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Oklahoma#USA
Pushpin Label:Fox
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Oklahoma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Carter
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.49
Area Land Km2:1.49
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:92
Population Density Km2:61.92
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:994
Coordinates:34.36°N -97.4928°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:40-27550
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2805318
Area Total Sq Mi:0.57
Area Land Sq Mi:0.57
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:160.28

Fox is an unincorporated community in Carter County in southern Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established January 25, 1894.[2] It is named for Frank M. Fox of the Chickasaw Nation.[2]

Robert L. Lynn, the president from 1975 to 1997 of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana, graduated in 1949 from Fox High School.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.83.
  3. "Dr. Lynn is slated by Lions", Minden Press-Herald, Minden, Louisiana, September 24, 1975, p. 1