Bentley, Oklahoma

Bentley
Unincorporated community and Census designated place
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Coordinates: 34°13′03″N 96°04′47″W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Atoka
Area [1]
• Total	0.34 sq mi (0.88 km^2)
• Land	0.34 sq mi (0.88 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	581 ft (177 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	42
• Density	124.26/sq mi (47.91/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	40-05450
GNIS feature ID	2805306[2]

Bentley is an unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. It lies east of the county seat of Atoka, off Highway 3.

A post office was established at Bentley, Indian Territory on June 1, 1903. It was named for Alva Bentley, a territorial-era educator. At the time of its founding, the community was located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation.[3]

There was once a school at Bentley, but it has closed down. Its post office closed on August 30, 1963.

On the main street of Bentley, there is a fire department, community center and a Southern Baptist Church.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	42		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Education

It is in the Harmony Public School school district.[5]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bentley, Oklahoma
3. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38; Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), pp. 20-21.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Atoka County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2024. - Text list