Boley, Oklahoma

Boley, Oklahoma
Town
Boley 100th Birthday Rodeo & Bar-B-Q Festival
Boley 100th Birthday Rodeo & Bar-B-Q Festival
Location of Boley, Oklahoma
Location of Boley, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°29′26″N 96°28′46″W / 35.49056°N 96.47944°W / 35.49056; -96.47944
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyOkfuskee
IncorporatedMay 10, 1905
Area
[1]
 • Total1.62 sq mi (4.19 km2)
 • Land1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
860 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,091
 • Density675.96/sq mi (261.00/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74829
Area codes539/918
FIPS code40-07500[3]
GNIS feature ID2411705[2]
Boley City Council sponsors motorcycle street drag races in downtown Boley several times each year. Racers line up near the city park, and drag race 1/4 mile to the finish line in downtown Boley.

Boley is a town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,091 at the 2020 Census.[4] Boley was incorporated in 1905 as a predominantly Black pioneer town with persons having Native American ancestry among its citizens.[5] Boley is currently home to barbeque equipment maker, Smokaroma, Inc, and the John Lilley Correctional Center.

The Boley Public School District closed the high school in 2007 and the elementary in 2010[6] due to declining enrollment. The Boley Historic District is a National Historic Landmark.[7][8]

Currently Boley hosts The Annual Boley Rodeo & Bar-B-Que Festival.[9]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boley, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Boley (town), Oklahoma". US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  5. ^ (Decatur-Thomas, 1989)
  6. ^ Cross, Phil (October 28, 2015). "Considering consolidation: Losing a school". KOKH. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "National Park Service" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Preservation Oklahoma - Boley Historic District". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Annual Boley Rodeo - Boley, Oklahoma". www.lasr.net. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2021.