Homestead, Oklahoma Explained

Homestead, Oklahoma
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census designated place
Pushpin Map:Oklahoma#USA
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Homestead in Oklahoma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Blaine
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:41
Population Density Km2:20.90
Population Density Sq Mi:54.16
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1257
Coordinates:36.15°N -98.3969°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:580
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:40-35800
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2805324
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.96
Area Total Sq Mi:0.76
Area Land Km2:1.96
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Land Sq Mi:0.76
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00

Homestead is a small unincorporated community in northern Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The town was platted along the Choctaw Northern Railroad (later the Rock Island) before statehood.[2] [3] The Homestead Post Office opened January 26, 1893.[4] Homestead had a population of 150 residents in 1905, according to the Oklahoma Territorial Census. The town lost rail service around 1926.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Choctaw Northern Railroad Company. Railroads of Oklahoma, June 6, 1870-April 1, 1978 (accessed on Oklahoma Digital Prairie), pp. 42-44. March 11, 2023.
  3. Web site: Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad Company, p.14. OKNG.ORG. March 11, 2023.
  4. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.105.