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Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
Box, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°34′42″N 94°58′19″W / 35.57833°N 94.97194°W / 35.57833; -94.97194
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountySequoyah
Area
 • Total3.30 sq mi (8.56 km)
 • Land3.29 sq mi (8.52 km)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km)
Elevation935 ft (285 m)
Population
 • Total153
 • Density46.50/sq mi (17.96/km)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)918 & 539
GNIS feature ID2584375

Box is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 224 as of the 2010 census. Oklahoma State Highway 82 passes through the community.

Box was previously known as Roy; its post office changed its name to Box on July 7, 1911, after resident Henry Box. The post office closed on February 29, 1928.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 3.304 square miles (8.56 km); 3.290 square miles (8.52 km) of its area is land, and 0.014 square miles (0.036 km) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020153—
U.S. Decennial Census

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Box, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  4. Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 30. ISBN 0806111402.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
Municipalities and communities of Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States
County seat: Sallisaw
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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