Cookson, Oklahoma

Cookson is a community in the Cookson Hills of Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office opened April 11, 1895. The ZIP Code is 74427. It is said to have been named for the first postmaster, John H. Cookson.

Cookson, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Cookson is located in Oklahoma
Cookson
Cookson
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Cookson is located in the United States
Cookson
Cookson
Cookson (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°42′39″N 94°55′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCherokee
Area
[1]
 • Total15.35 sq mi (39.74 km2)
 • Land12.87 sq mi (33.34 km2)
 • Water2.47 sq mi (6.41 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total826
 • Density64.17/sq mi (24.78/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
74427
Area code(918)
FIPS code40-16950

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020826—
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

Notable people
  • Professional fisherman and television host Jimmy Houston[3]

The Ballew family still stands to be the majority residing family in the town of Cookson (and its surrounding areas).

  • Professional Visual Effect Artist Jason Hesley and Animation Studio Creative By Habit, Inc.[4]
  • Professional fisherman Jared Miller

Notes
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  3. "Home". jimmyhouston.com.
  4. "Home". creativebyhabit.com.

Sources
  • Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .


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