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Wardville is a small unincorporated community in northern Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States, along State Highway 131,[2] 14 miles northeast of Coalgate. The post office was established February 6, 1902 under the name Herbert, Indian Territory. Herbert was located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation, a territorial-era entity which included portions of today's Atoka, Coal, Hughes and Pittsburg counties. The town was named after Herbert Ward, who was the youngest son of the towns first postmaster, Henry Pleasant Ward.[3] The name of the town was changed to Wardville on July 18, 1907. Wardville was named for the before mentioned Henry Pleasant Ward, who served in the territorial House of Representatives and Senate and was an Atoka County judge.[4][5] The Wardville Post Office closed in 2007.

Wardville
Unincorporated community
Wardville
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Wardville
Wardville (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°39′13″N 96°1′49″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyAtoka
Area
[1]
 • Total1.00 sq mi (2.58 km2)
 • Land0.98 sq mi (2.54 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total53
 • Density53.97/sq mi (20.84/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74525
FIPS code40-78350

Demographics


Historical population
CensusPop.%±
202053—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References


  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. Official State Map (Map) (2008 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
  3. Foreman, Grant (Sep 1928). "Chronicles of Oklahoma". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved 29 Dec 2009.
  4. Shirk, George H (1965). Oklahoma Place Names. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 250.
  5. O'Beirne, H. F. (1891). Leaders and Leading Men of Indian Territory. Chicago: American Publishers Association. pp. 115.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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