Lequire, Oklahoma

Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States
35°06′35″N 95°06′24″W / 35.10972°N 95.10667°W / 35.10972; -95.10667CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountyHaskellArea • Total3.15 sq mi (8.17 km2) • Land3.15 sq mi (8.15 km2) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)Elevation548 ft (167 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total127 • Density40.38/sq mi (15.59/km2)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
74943
Area code(s)539/918GNIS feature ID2629928[2]

Lequire is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Haskell County, Oklahoma, United States. Lequire is located at the junction of state highways 31 and 82, 10.5 miles (16.9 km) south of Stigler.

A post office was established at Lequire, Indian Territory on December 12, 1906. It was named for P.H. Lequire, a local sawmill operator.[3] The post office uses ZIP code 74943.[4]

At the time of its founding, Lequire was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020127—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lequire, Oklahoma
  3. ^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 124.
  4. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  5. ^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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