Teresita, Oklahoma Explained

Teresita, Oklahoma
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Oklahoma
Pushpin Label:Teresita
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cherokee
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:25.23
Area Land Km2:25.23
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:9.74
Area Land Sq Mi:9.74
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:188
Population Density Km2:7.45
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CST
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:876
Coordinates:36.1094°N -95.0056°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:40-72800
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2584393
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:19.30

Teresita is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 188 as of the 2020 Census,[2] up from the population of 159 reported at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

Teresita is located in northern Cherokee County at the junction of the valleys of Spring Creek and Double Spring Creek. Spring Creek is a west-flowing tributary of the Neosho River. The community is north of Tahlequah, the Cherokee County seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Teresita CDP has a total area of 25.2km2, all land.[3]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Teresita (CDP), Oklahoma. United States Census Bureau. July 7, 2024.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Teresita CDP, Oklahoma. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. February 18, 2015. https://archive.today/20150218161316/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4072800. February 18, 2015. dead.