Blackgum, Oklahoma

Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States

35°36′40″N 94°59′24″W / 35.61111°N 94.99000°W / 35.61111; -94.99000CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountySequoyahArea

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• Total0.22 sq mi (0.57 km²) • Land0.22 sq mi (0.56 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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915 ft (279 m)Population

(2020)

• Total47 • Density215.60/sq mi (83.42/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area codes918 & 539GNIS feature ID2584374^[2]

Blackgum is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 51 as of the 2010 census.^[3] Oklahoma State Highway 100 passes through the community.

Blackgum had a post office from June 17, 1895, until February 15, 1995. It was named for the blackgum tree.^[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.219 square miles (0.57 km²); 0.218 square miles (0.56 km²) of its area is land, and 0.001 square miles (0.0026 km²) is water.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	47		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blackgum, Oklahoma
^ ^a ^b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
^ Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 25. ISBN 0806111402.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.