Cookson is a community in the Cookson Hills of Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. 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.
Cookson, Oklahoma | |
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Coordinates: 35°42′56″N 94°55′11″W / 35.71556°N 94.91972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Cherokee |
Area | |
• Total | 15.35 sq mi (39.74 km2) |
• Land | 12.87 sq mi (33.34 km2) |
• Water | 2.47 sq mi (6.41 km2) |
Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 826 |
• Density | 64.17/sq mi (24.78/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 74427 |
Area code | (918) |
FIPS code | 40-16950 |
GNIS feature ID | 2805311[2] |
Demographics edit
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 826 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
Notes edit
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cookson, Oklahoma
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
Sources edit
- Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .