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Fox, Oklahoma

Coordinates: 34°21′36″N 97°29′34″W / 34.36000°N 97.49278°W / 34.36000; -97.49278
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Fox, Oklahoma
Fox is located in Oklahoma
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Location within the state of Oklahoma
Fox is located in the United States
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Fox (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°21′36″N 97°29′34″W / 34.36000°N 97.49278°W / 34.36000; -97.49278
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCarter
Area
 • Total0.57 sq mi (1.49 km2)
 • Land0.57 sq mi (1.49 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation994 ft (303 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total92
 • Density160.28/sq mi (61.92/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code40-27550
GNIS feature ID2805318[2]

Fox is an unincorporated community in Carter County in southern Oklahoma, United States.[2] The post office was established January 25, 1894.[3] It is named for Frank M. Fox of the Chickasaw Nation.[3]

Robert L. Lynn, the president from 1975 to 1997 of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana, graduated in 1949 from Fox High School.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202092
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: Fox, Oklahoma
  3. ^ a b Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.83.
  4. ^ "Dr. Lynn is slated by Lions", Minden Press-Herald, Minden, Louisiana, September 24, 1975, p. 1
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.