Taft, Oklahoma

Taft, Oklahoma
Location of Taft, Oklahoma
Location of Taft, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°45′39″N 95°32′44″W / 35.76083°N 95.54556°W / 35.76083; -95.54556
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyMuskogee
Area
 • Total1.56 sq mi (4.03 km2)
 • Land1.55 sq mi (4.02 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation591 ft (180 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total174
 • Density112.19/sq mi (43.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74463
Area code(s)539/918
FIPS code40-72050[3]
GNIS feature ID2413361[2]

Taft is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 174 as of the 2020 Census.[4] The locale began as an all-black town on land allotted to Creek Freedmen. It is named for President William Howard Taft.[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taft, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Taft (town), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference EOHC-Taft was invoked but never defined (see the help page).