Sumner, Oklahoma

Sumner, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Sumner, Oklahoma is located in Oklahoma
Sumner, Oklahoma
Sumner, Oklahoma
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Sumner, Oklahoma is located in the United States
Sumner, Oklahoma
Sumner, Oklahoma
Sumner, Oklahoma (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°19′8″N 97°7′17″W / 36.31889°N 97.12139°W / 36.31889; -97.12139
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyNoble
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)
 • Land0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
938 ft (286 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
35
 • Density239.73/sq mi (92.87/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code40-71500
GNIS feature ID2812860[2]

Sumner is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[2] located in Noble County, Oklahoma, United States, ten miles east of Perry and two miles north of U.S. Route 64. Established prior to statehood along the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, the post office opened on May 23, 1894. The town was named for Henry T. Sumner, a businessman from Perry. Per the 1905 Oklahoma Territorial Census, Sumner had sixty-four residents. The post office closed July 27, 1957.

The town currently has a population of approximately fifty. At its peak the town had a bank, post office, two churches, a school, a grain elevator, and a train stop. Currently, the only significant buildings still in use are the Baptist church, the Christian church and the school.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202035—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sumner, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  • Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2.


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