Blanco, Oklahoma

Blanco, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°45′02″N 95°46′24″W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Pittsburg
Area [1]
• Total	0.66 sq mi (1.71 km^2)
• Land	0.66 sq mi (1.70 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km^2)
Elevation [2]	702 ft (214 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	105
• Density	160.06/sq mi (61.83/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code	74528
Area codes	539/918
GNIS feature ID	2629908[2]

Blanco is a rural unincorporated community located on State Highway 63 in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] The ZIP code is 74528. The Census Bureau defined a census-designated place (CDP) for Blanco in 2015; the 2010 population within the 2015 CDP boundary is 96 and contains 52 housing units.

History

A post office was established at Blanco, Indian Territory on August 31, 1901. Blanco was named for Ramón Blanco y Erenas, one-time governor general of Cuba. The post office opened August 31, 1901.[3]

At the time of its founding, the community was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation. It was located in either Atoka County or Tobucksy County. The settlement was in the area of the county boundary, and differing maps of the era show it in each.[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	105		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Notable people

• Pryor McBee, Major League Baseball pitcher, was born in Blanco in 1901.
• Royce H. Savage, United States Federal Court judge, was born in Blanco in 1904.[6]
• Gene Stipe, the longest-serving member of the Oklahoma Senate, was born in Blanco in 1926.[7]

Notes

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blanco, Oklahoma
3. 'Oklahoma Place Names,' George H. Shirk, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987, pg. 26. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2;
4. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
6. Federal Judiciary Center-Royce H. Savage
7. "Obituary". Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

Further reading

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