Golden, Oklahoma Explained

Golden, Oklahoma
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census designated place
Pushpin Map:Oklahoma#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:McCurtain
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.10
Area Land Km2:2.10
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.81
Area Land Sq Mi:0.81
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:71
Population Density Km2:33.85
Population Density Sq Mi:87.65
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:394
Coordinates:34.0314°N -94.8978°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:74737
Area Code:Area code 580
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2805319

Golden is an unincorporated community in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. The community is west of Broken Bow.

History

Golden has a post office with ZIP code 74737, which opened on March 13, 1911.[2] [3]

The community was named for its first postmaster, James M. Golden.[4]

On April 2, 1982 a destructive F5 tornado ravaged the small community at F4 intensity where it destroyed a ranch-style home.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. October 22, 2016. United States Postal Service.
  3. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. October 22, 2016. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  4. Book: Shirk. George H.. Oklahoma Place Names. 1974. University of Oklahoma Press. Norman, Oklahoma. 0806111402. 101. 2.