Hoyt, Oklahoma

Hoyt is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Haskell County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] The community is 3.9 miles (6.3 km) west-northwest of Whitefield. A post office was established at Hoyt, Indian Territory on August 19, 1890. It was named for Babe Hoyt, a local ferryboat operator.[3] The post office closed on April 17, 2004; it still has its own ZIP code, 74440.[4][5]

Hoyt, Oklahoma
Census-designated place
Hoyt is located in Oklahoma
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Hoyt
Hoyt is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 35°16′05″N 95°18′01″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyHaskell
Area
[1]
 • Total0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)
 • Land0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
568 ft (173 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total82
 • Density84.45/sq mi (32.60/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74440
Area code(s)918 & 539
GNIS feature ID2629922[2]

It is home to the Hoyt School, which is no longer in use, but has been nominated for classification as an official Oklahoma landmark.[6]

At the time of its founding, Hoyt was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[7]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202082—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hoyt, Oklahoma
  3. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 107.
  4. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  6. "Oklahoma Landmarks Nomination Inventory" (PDF). Government of the State of Oklahoma. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  7. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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