Bache is an unincorporated community in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] The community is located on U.S. Route 270, 7 miles (11 km) east of McAlester.

Bache, Oklahoma
Bache, Oklahoma is located in Oklahoma
Bache, Oklahoma
Bache, Oklahoma
Bache, Oklahoma is located in the United States
Bache, Oklahoma
Bache, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°53′39″N 95°39′02″W / 34.89417°N 95.65056°W / 34.89417; -95.65056
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyPittsburg
Area
 • Total0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2)
 • Land0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation755 ft (230 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total105
 • Density326.09/sq mi (125.86/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes918 & 539
GNIS feature ID2629905[2]

A post office was established at Bache, Indian Territory on February 26, 1903. It closed on July 29, 1995.[3]

At the time of its founding, the community was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[4] The community was named for mining operator Franklin Bache.[5]

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020105
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bache, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  4. ^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.
  5. ^ Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 15. ISBN 0806111402.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.