Golden, Oklahoma
Golden, Oklahoma | |
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  Golden  Golden | |
| Coordinates: 34°01′53″N 94°53′52″W / 34.03139°N 94.89778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | McCurtain |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2) |
| • Land | 0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 394 ft (120 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 71 |
| • Density | 87.65/sq mi (33.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74737 |
| Area code | Area code 580 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805319[2] |
| FIPS code | 40-29800 |
Golden is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 71.[3]
History
[edit]Golden has a post office with ZIP code 74737, which opened on March 13, 1911.[4][5]
The community was named for its first postmaster, James M. Golden.[6]
On April 2, 1982, a destructive F5 tornado ravaged the small community at F4 intensity where it destroyed a ranch-style home.
Geography
[edit]Golden is in central McCurtain County, 14 miles (23 km) by road northwest of Idabel, the county seat, and 9 miles (14 km) west of Broken Bow. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Golden CDP has an area of 0.81 square miles (2.10 km2), of which 0.001 square miles (0.003 km2), or 0.12%, are water.[1] The town is less than 3 miles (5 km) northeast of the Little River, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Red River.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 71 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
Golden was first classified as a census-designated place for the 2020 census.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Golden, Oklahoma
- ^ a b c "P1. Race – Golden CDP, Oklahoma: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 101. ISBN 0806111402.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in another county or counties | |
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