Hoyt, Oklahoma

Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States

35°16′05″N 95°18′01″W / 35.26806°N 95.30028°W / 35.26806; -95.30028CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountyHaskellArea

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• Total0.97 sq mi (2.52 km²) • Land0.97 sq mi (2.52 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)Elevation

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568 ft (173 m)Population

(2020)

• Total82 • Density84.45/sq mi (32.60/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

74440

Area code(s)918 & 539GNIS feature ID2629922^[2]

Hoyt is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Haskell County, Oklahoma, United States.^[2] The community is 3.9 miles (6.3 km) west-northwest of Whitefield. A post office was established at Hoyt, Indian Territory on August 19, 1890. It was named for Babe Hoyt, a local ferryboat operator.^[3] The post office closed on April 17, 2004; it still has its own ZIP code, 74440.^[4]^[5]

It is home to the Hoyt School, which is no longer in use, but has been nominated for classification as an official Oklahoma landmark.^[6]

At the time of its founding, Hoyt was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	82		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[8]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hoyt, Oklahoma
^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 107.
^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved January 23, 2016.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
^ "Oklahoma Landmarks Nomination Inventory" (PDF). Government of the State of Oklahoma. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.