Bee, Oklahoma

Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States

34°07′19″N 96°34′07″W / 34.12194°N 96.56861°W / 34.12194; -96.56861CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountyJohnstonArea

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• Total1.31 sq mi (3.39 km²) • Land1.30 sq mi (3.37 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)Elevation

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692 ft (211 m)Population

(2020)

• Total135 • Density103.61/sq mi (40.02/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area codes918 & 539GNIS feature ID2629906^[2]

Bee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 140 as of the 2010 census.^[3]

History

The community was intended to be named after Dee Taylor, the daughter of two early settlers; however, the U.S. Post Office Department changed the name to "Bee". Its post office operated from April 5, 1889, until June 15, 1918.^[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.306 square miles (3.38 km²); 1.299 square miles (3.36 km²) of its area is land, and 0.007 square miles (0.018 km²) is water.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	135		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bee, Oklahoma
^ ^a ^b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
^ Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 20. ISBN 0806111402.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.