Bentley, Oklahoma

Unincorporated community and Census designated place in Oklahoma, United States

34°13′03″N 96°04′47″W / 34.21750°N 96.07972°W / 34.21750; -96.07972CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountyAtokaArea

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• Total0.34 sq mi (0.88 km²) • Land0.34 sq mi (0.88 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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581 ft (177 m)Population

(2020)

• Total42 • Density124.26/sq mi (47.91/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code40-05450GNIS feature ID2805306^[2]

Bentley is an unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. It lies east of the county seat of Atoka, off Highway 3.

A post office was established at Bentley, Indian Territory on June 1, 1903. It was named for Alva Bentley, a territorial-era educator. At the time of its founding, the community was located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation.^[3]

There was once a school at Bentley, but it has closed down. Its post office closed on August 30, 1963.

On the main street of Bentley, there is a fire department, community center and a Southern Baptist Church.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	42		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bentley, Oklahoma
^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38; Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), pp. 20-21.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.