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]
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]