Hoyt is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Haskell County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] The community is 3.9 miles (6.3 km) west-northwest of Whitefield. A post office was established at Hoyt, Indian Territory on August 19, 1890. It was named for Babe Hoyt, a local ferryboat operator.[3] The post office closed on April 17, 2004; it still has its own ZIP code, 74440.[4][5]

Hoyt, Oklahoma
Hoyt is located in Oklahoma
Hoyt
Hoyt
Hoyt is located in the United States
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Hoyt
Coordinates: 35°16′05″N 95°18′01″W / 35.26806°N 95.30028°W / 35.26806; -95.30028
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyHaskell
Area
 • Total0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)
 • Land0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation568 ft (173 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total82
 • Density84.45/sq mi (32.60/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74440
Area code(s)918 & 539
GNIS feature ID2629922[2]

It is home to the Hoyt School, which is no longer in use, but has been nominated for classification as an official Oklahoma landmark.[6]

At the time of its founding, Hoyt was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[7]

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202082
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

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: Hoyt, Oklahoma
  3. ^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 107.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma Landmarks Nomination Inventory" (PDF). Government of the State of Oklahoma. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  7. ^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.