Hoot Owl, Oklahoma
human settlement in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Hoot Owl is a place in Oklahoma in the United States. By law, it is a town — but in 2020, nobody lived there.[3]
Hoot Owl, Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
  Hoot Owl, Oklahoma Location within the state of Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 36°21′36″N 95°07′17″W / 36.36000°N 95.12139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Mayes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| • Land | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0.00/sq mi (0.00/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 40-36020 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412767[2] |
It became a town in 1977, when one family (three people) lived there. The family formed the town to keep hunters away from their land. In 1993, the family tried to dissolve (end the existence of) the town, but a court stopped them.[4]
References
change- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hoot Owl, Oklahoma
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "P1: RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Oklahoma's smallest community nowhere to be found". Curtis Killman, Tulsa World, July 5, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2020.