Emet, Oklahoma

Emet, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community and Census designated place
Emet is located in Oklahoma
Emet
Emet
Emet is located in the United States
Emet
Emet
Coordinates: 34°12′22″N 96°32′32″W / 34.20611°N 96.54222°W / 34.20611; -96.54222
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyJohnston
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.44 sq mi (1.13 km2)
 • Land0.43 sq mi (1.13 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
810 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
69
 • Density158.62/sq mi (61.26/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code40-23850
GNIS feature ID2812851[2]

Emet is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] The population was 69 as of the 2020 Census.[3] A post office operated in Emet from 1884 to 1917.[4] The Chickasaw have dwelt in Johnston County since the 1830s, and Emet's history reflects its Chickasaw heritage.[5] Pleasant Grove Mission School, which was established by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1844 and served the Chickasaw Nation, was located near Emet.[5] Chickasaw actress and storyteller Te Ata Fisher was born in Emet in 1895.[6]

Douglas H. Johnston, the last governor of the Chickasaw Nation, lived in Emet. His home, known as the White House of the Chickasaws and now a museum, still stands on the north edge of the community though its formal street address is now in Milburn, Oklahoma.[7][8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202069—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

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: Emet, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "Emet (CDP), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.73.
  5. ^ a b O'Dell, Larry, "Johnston County," Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture, Accessed March 3, 2015.
  6. ^ Harris, Rodger, "Te Ata (1895-1995)," Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture, Accessed March 3, 2015.
  7. ^ "White House of the Chickasaws Nomination Form #71000662", National Register of Historic Places, 1971
  8. ^ Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame: Gov. Douglas Henry Johnston." Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine Accessed September 23, 2015.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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