Shady Point, Oklahoma

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Shady Point
Shady Point, Oklahoma
Shady Point
Shady Point
Location in Oklahoma
Basic data
Foundation : 1891
State : United States
State : Oklahoma
County : Le Flore County
Coordinates : 35 ° 8 ′  N , 94 ° 40 ′  W Coordinates: 35 ° 8 ′  N , 94 ° 40 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,026 (as of 2010)
Population density : 155.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 6.6 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of
which 6.6 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 139 m
Postal code : 74956
Area code : +1 539,918
FIPS : 40-66550
GNIS ID : 1097947

Shady Point (Shady Point) is a small town in Le Flore County in eastern US -amerikanischen state of Oklahoma . At the 2010 census , Shady Point had 1,026 residents.

The name was created by workers who laid railroad tracks and who paused under shady trees at this point.

geography

The city is located on US Highway 271 and has an area of ​​approximately 6.6 km². The nearest major city Fort Smith in the state of Arkansas is about 30 kilometers away as the crow flies. Shady Point is approximately 25 kilometers southeast of Robert S. Kerr Reservoir , a popular recreational area that offers water sports and hiking trails, as well as fishing and hunting activities.

history

In 1891 a post office was established by the first settlers on the site of the present location and part of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad was built there. After 1894 the place was called "Shady Point", which was in the area of ​​the Choctawindians . The timber industry, agriculture and mining developed in the region. From 1900 another railway line that transported coal was built. Their operation was stopped again in 1926, as the coal demand in the region declined.

In 1978 a mine opened nearby. However, when two workers died in the mine, it was closed again in 1980. In 1991, Applied Energy Services Corporation opened a coal-fired power plant that soon burned more than half of the coal mined in Oklahoma.

Demographic data

The 2000 census ( United States Census 2000 ) showed a population of 848 people, divided into 344 households. The proportion of natives was 9%. Almost 30% of the population had not yet reached the age of 18 at this point in time.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census 2010.Retrieved February 16, 2012

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