Lane, Oklahoma

Lane is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States.

Lane, Oklahoma
Census-designated place
Lane is located in Oklahoma
Lane
Lane
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°17′59″N 95°59′22″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyAtoka
Area
[1]
 • Total7.99 sq mi (20.69 km2)
 • Land7.95 sq mi (20.60 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
[2]
581 ft (177 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total300
 • Density37.73/sq mi (14.57/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code40-41400
GNIS feature ID2629925[2]

A post office was established at Lane, Indian Territory on October 6, 1902. Its name reflects the fact the new post office was located in a building which was at the end of lane bounded by rail fencing. At the time of its founding, Lane was located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation, a territorial-era government unit.[3]

As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 414.[4]

Lane is located along the State Highway 3, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Atoka.[5]

McGee Creek Reservoir, which impounds the waters of McGee Creek, lies northeast of Lane. McGee Creek is a tributary of Muddy Boggy Creek, which flows east of Lane.

The famous rodeo world champion Lane Frost (1963-1989) once lived in Lane, as do his parents. Frost graduated from high school in Atoka.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020300—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lane, Oklahoma
  3. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38; Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 121.
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lane CDP, Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  5. Official State Map (Map) (2008 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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