Perkins, Oklahoma | |
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 Location within Payne County and Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°58′43″N 97°01′48″W / 35.97861°N 97.03000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Payne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carla S. Cummings |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.92 sq mi (7.57 km2) |
| • Land | 2.92 sq mi (7.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,205 |
| • Density | 1,097.98/sq mi (423.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74059 |
| Area code(s) | 405/572 |
| FIPS code | 40-58150 [3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411402[2] |
| Website | cityofperkins.net |
Perkins (Iowa-Oto: Pékinⁿ Chína^i)[4] is a city in southern Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,831 at the 2010 census, an increase of 24.6 percent from the figure of 2,272 in 2000.[5] The name is derived from Walden Perkins, a congressman who helped establish the local post office. The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma is headquartered here.[6]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perkins, Oklahoma
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ (2009) Kansas Historical Society, Ioway-Otoe-Missouria Language Project, English to Ioway-Otoe-Missouria Dictionary, "Dictionary P (English to Baxoje)", "Perkins, Okla.". [1]
- ^ CensusViewer:Population of the City of Perkins, Oklahoma
- ^ David Sasser, "Perkins," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Accessed May 31, 2015