Fox, Oklahoma

Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
34°21′36″N 97°29′34″W / 34.36000°N 97.49278°W / 34.36000; -97.49278CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountyCarterArea • Total0.57 sq mi (1.49 km2) • Land0.57 sq mi (1.49 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation994 ft (303 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total92 • Density160.28/sq mi (61.92/km2)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code40-27550GNIS feature ID2805318[2]

Fox is an unincorporated community in Carter County in southern Oklahoma, United States.[2] The post office was established January 25, 1894.[3] It is named for Frank M. Fox of the Chickasaw Nation.[3]

Robert L. Lynn, the president from 1975 to 1997 of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana, graduated in 1949 from Fox High School.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
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202092
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

  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: Fox, Oklahoma
  3. ^ a b Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.83.
  4. ^ "Dr. Lynn is slated by Lions", Minden Press-Herald, Minden, Louisiana, September 24, 1975, p. 1
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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