Whippoorwill, Oklahoma

Coordinates: 36°54′44″N 96°07′43″W / 36.91222°N 96.12861°W / 36.91222; -96.12861
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Whippoorwill, Oklahoma
Whippoorwill is located in Oklahoma
Whippoorwill
Whippoorwill
Whippoorwill is located in the United States
Whippoorwill
Whippoorwill
Coordinates: 36°54′44″N 96°07′43″W / 36.91222°N 96.12861°W / 36.91222; -96.12861
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyOsage
Area
 • Total0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Land0.20 sq mi (0.53 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation794 ft (242 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total75
 • Density369.46/sq mi (142.82/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
74056 (Pawhuska)
Area code(s)918/539
FIPS code40-80675
GNIS feature ID2812863[2]

Whippoorwill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

The CDP is in northeastern Osage County, on a hill overlooking the west end of Hulah Lake, where the Caney River enters it. The Caney is a southeast-flowing tributary of the Verdigris River and part of the Arkansas River watershed.

Whippoorwill is 3 miles (5 km) north of Bowring and 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Pawhuska, the Osage county seat.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202075
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Education[edit]

It is in the Bowring Public School school district.[4]

References[edit]

  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: Whippoorwill, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Osage County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 28, 2024.