Golden, Oklahoma

Unincorporated community and Census designated place in Oklahoma, United States

34°01′53″N 94°53′52″W / 34.03139°N 94.89778°W / 34.03139; -94.89778CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountyMcCurtainArea

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• Total0.81 sq mi (2.10 km²) • Land0.81 sq mi (2.10 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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394 ft (120 m)Population

(2020)

• Total71 • Density87.65/sq mi (33.85/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

74737

Area codeArea code 580GNIS feature ID2805319^[2]

Golden is an unincorporated community in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States.^[2] The community is 8 miles (13 km) west of Broken Bow.

History

Golden has a post office with ZIP code 74737, which opened on March 13, 1911.^[3]^[4]

The community was named for its first postmaster, James M. Golden.^[5]

On April 2, 1982 a destructive F5 tornado ravaged the small community at F4 intensity where it destroyed a ranch-style home.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	71		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Golden, Oklahoma
^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved October 22, 2016.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
^ Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 101. ISBN 0806111402.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.