Titanic, Oklahoma
Titanic, Oklahoma | |
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 Location within Adair County and the state of Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°53′20″N 94°44′36″W / 35.88889°N 94.74333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Adair |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.37 sq mi (13.92 km2) |
| • Land | 5.33 sq mi (13.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,040 ft (320 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 259 |
| • Density | 48.55/sq mi (18.75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 40-73950[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584394[2] |
Titanic is a census-designated place (CDP) in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 356 at the 2010 census.[4] It was presumably named after the famous ocean liner RMS Titanic.
A post office was established in Titanic, on January 3, 1916, but discontinued on December 31, 1927, with mail to Stilwell.[5][6]
Geography
[edit]Titanic is located along the northern side of Oklahoma State Highway 51. It is 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Stilwell, the county seat, and 13 miles (21 km) east of Tahlequah in Cherokee County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.4 square miles (13.9 km2), of which 5.3 square miles (13.8 km2) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.72%, is water.[4]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 259 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Titanic, Oklahoma
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Titanic CDP, Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ Shirk, George H., Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press (1965), p 206.
- ^ Helbock, Richard W., Oklahoma Post Offices, Lake Oswego, Oregon: La Posta Publications (1987), p 42.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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