Hough, Oklahoma Explained

Hough, Oklahoma
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Oklahoma#USA
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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:Texas
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.07
Area Land Sq Mi:0.07
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:0.18
Area Land Km2:0.18
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:20
Population Density Sq Mi:289.86
Population Density Km2:112.03
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:3284
Coordinates:36.8708°N -101.5772°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:40-36115
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Hough is a small unincorporated rural community in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States, north-northwest of Guymon.[2] The population was 20 at the time of the 2020 census.[3]

History

The townsite was officially platted on July 20, 1928. The Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad built through the area in the 1929-1930 timeframe,[4] and Hough was purposely sited along its route.[5] That trackage was abandoned in 1972,[6] but the Hough Woodframe Elevator, which was situated along the tracks, still exists and is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas County, Oklahoma.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Hough, Oklahoma. Google Maps. July 17, 2020.
  3. Web site: Hough (CDP), Oklahoma . US Census Bureau. October 15, 2023.
  4. Web site: Construction Strategies of Railroads in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Donovan L. Hofsommer, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Vol. 58, No 1, Spring 1980, pp. 82-89. December 6, 2021.
  5. Web site: Texas County. Dianna Everett, Oklahoma Historical Society. December 6, 2021.
  6. Web site: The Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad. AbandonedRails.com. December 6, 2021.
  7. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, Hough Wood-frame Elevator. United States Department of the Interior. December 7, 2021.