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Pontotoc, Oklahoma

Coordinates: 34°29′20″N 96°37′44″W / 34.48889°N 96.62889°W / 34.48889; -96.62889
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Pontotoc, Oklahoma
Pontotoc is located in Oklahoma
Pontotoc
Pontotoc
Pontotoc is located in the United States
Pontotoc
Pontotoc
Coordinates: 34°29′20″N 96°37′44″W / 34.48889°N 96.62889°W / 34.48889; -96.62889
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyJohnston
Area
 • Total
1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2)
 • Land1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,001 ft (305 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
81
 • Density75.70/sq mi (29.24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code40-60000
GNIS feature ID2805348[2]

Pontotoc is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] The population was 81 as of the 2020 Census.[3] A post office was established in Pontotoc in 1858.[4] The town was named after Pontotoc County, which was one of the divisions of the Chickasaw Nation.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202081
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

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  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: Pontotoc, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "Pontotoc (CDP), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.169-70.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.