Whitesboro, Oklahoma Explained

Whitesboro, Oklahoma
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Oklahoma#USA
Pushpin Label:Whitesboro
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Le Flore
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:8.49
Area Land Km2:8.48
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:172
Population Density Km2:20.28
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:689
Coordinates:34.6964°N -94.8789°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:74577
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:40-80900
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2629941
Area Total Sq Mi:3.28
Area Land Sq Mi:3.27
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:52.52

Whitesboro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 250 as of the 2010 census.[2]

A post office opened at Whitesboro, Indian Territory on April 14, 1902. The community took its name from Paul White, an early-day settler.[3]

At the time of its founding, Whitesboro was located in Wade County, a part of the Apukshunnubbee 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. Web site: Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Whitesboro CDP, Oklahoma. U.S. Census Bureau. data.census.gov. August 6, 2020.
  3. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1965), p. 222.
  4. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.