Reydon, Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
 Location of Reydon, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°38′59″N 99°55′25″W / 35.64972°N 99.92361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Roger Mills |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2) |
| • Land | 0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,261 ft (689 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 137 |
| • Density | 277.89/sq mi (107.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 73660 |
| Area code | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-63100[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412546[2] |
Reydon is a town in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States.
Reydon was established in 1928 after the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway put down rails in the area, purchased land from local farmers, and laid out a townsite. The site was two miles north of a settlement called Rankin, and Rankin merchants moved to the site because of the rail connection. However, the name “Rankin” was considered confusing because Rankin, Texas was also along the railline. So the town was named Reydon instead, either in honor of a railroad executive in Chicago, or in honor of the village of Reydon in Suffolk County, England.[4]
The population of the town peaked at 331 in 1950.[4] In December 2003 the New York Times featured Reydon on the front page, in an article regarding dwindling small towns on the Great Plains.[5][6] The population was 137 at the time of the 2020 census.[7]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reydon, Oklahoma
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "REYDON". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Reydon". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "VANISHING POINT; Bucking Trend, They Stay on Plains, Held by Family and Friends". Peter T. Kilborn, New York Times, December 2, 2003. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Reydon (town), Oklahoma". US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2023.