Box, Oklahoma

Box, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°34′42″N 94°58′19″W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Sequoyah
Area [1]
• Total	3.30 sq mi (8.56 km^2)
• Land	3.29 sq mi (8.52 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km^2)
Elevation [2]	935 ft (285 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	153
• Density	46.50/sq mi (17.96/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	918 & 539
GNIS feature ID	2584375[2]

Box is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 224 as of the 2010 census.[3] Oklahoma State Highway 82 passes through the community.

Box was previously known as Roy; its post office changed its name to Box on July 7, 1911, after resident Henry Box. The post office closed on February 29, 1928.[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 3.304 square miles (8.56 km^2); 3.290 square miles (8.52 km^2) of its area is land, and 0.014 square miles (0.036 km^2) is water.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	153		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Box, Oklahoma
3. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
4. Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 30. ISBN 0806111402.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.