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 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.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020826
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Notes

  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. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Sources

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