Lequire, Oklahoma Explained

Official Name:Lequire, Oklahoma
Pushpin Map:Oklahoma#USA
Pushpin Label:Lequire
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Haskell
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:8.17
Area Land Km2:8.15
Area Water Km2:0.02
Area Total Sq Mi:3.15
Area Land Sq Mi:3.15
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:127
Population Density Km2:15.59
Population Density Sq Mi:40.38
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:548
Coordinates:35.1097°N -95.1067°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:74943
Area Code:539/918
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2629928

Lequire is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Haskell County, Oklahoma, United States. Lequire is located at the junction of state highways 31 and 82, 10.5miles south of Stigler.

A post office was established at Lequire, Indian Territory on December 12, 1906. It was named for P.H. Lequire, a local sawmill operator.[2] The post office uses ZIP code 74943.[3]

At the time of its founding, Lequire was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[4]

Demographics

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: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 124.
  3. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=74943&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  4. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.