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Cookson, Oklahoma

Coordinates: 35°42′56″N 94°55′11″W / 35.71556°N 94.91972°W / 35.71556; -94.91972
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Cookson, Oklahoma
Cookson is located in Oklahoma
Cookson
Cookson
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Cookson is located in the United States
Cookson
Cookson
Cookson (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°42′56″N 94°55′11″W / 35.71556°N 94.91972°W / 35.71556; -94.91972
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCherokee
Area
 • Total15.35 sq mi (39.74 km2)
 • Land12.87 sq mi (33.34 km2)
 • Water2.47 sq mi (6.41 km2)
Elevation853 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total826
 • Density64.17/sq mi (24.78/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
74427
Area code(918)
FIPS code40-16950
GNIS feature ID2805311[2]

Cookson is a community and census-designated place in the Cookson Hills of Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 826 as of the 2020 Census.[3] The post office opened April 11, 1895. The ZIP Code is 74427. It is said to have been named for the first postmaster, John H. Cookson.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020826
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cookson, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "Cookson (CDP), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Sources

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  • Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .