Homestead, Oklahoma
Homestead, Oklahoma is located in Oklahoma
Homestead, Oklahoma
Location of Homestead in Oklahoma
Homestead, Oklahoma is located in the United States
Homestead, Oklahoma
Homestead, Oklahoma (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°09′00″N 98°23′49″W / 36.15000°N 98.39694°W / 36.15000; -98.39694
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyBlaine
Area
  Total0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2)
  Land0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,257 ft (383 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total41
  Density54.16/sq mi (20.90/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code580
FIPS code40-35800
GNIS feature ID2805324[2]

Homestead is a small unincorporated community in northern Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The town was platted along the Choctaw Northern Railroad (later the Rock Island) before statehood.[3][4] The Homestead Post Office opened January 26, 1893.[5] Homestead had a population of 150 residents in 1905, according to the Oklahoma Territorial Census. The town lost rail service around 1926.[3][4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202041
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Homestead, Oklahoma
  3. 1 2 "Choctaw Northern Railroad Company". Railroads of Oklahoma, June 6, 1870-April 1, 1978 (accessed on Oklahoma Digital Prairie), pp. 42-44. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad Company, p.14" (PDF). OKNG.ORG. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  5. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.105.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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