Preston, Oklahoma

Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States

35°42′41″N 95°59′20″W / 35.71139°N 95.98889°W / 35.71139; -95.98889CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountyOkmulgeeArea

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• Total0.46 sq mi (1.18 km²) • Land0.46 sq mi (1.18 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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791 ft (241 m)Population

(2020)

• Total169 • Density369.80/sq mi (142.64/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code40-60650GNIS feature ID2805349^[2]

Preston is an unincorporated community located in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States.^[2] The population was 169 at the 2020 census.^[3] The post office was established December 13, 1909. It was named for an Okmulgee oilman, Harry Preston.

First known as Hamilton Switch,^[4] and now unrecognizable from the past, Preston was once a highly prosperous community, thriving mainly from the oil boom, as did many of the surrounding communities. Later on, as the oil industry quieted in Preston, it served as a station for restocking trains and running cattle trails, loading water from Frisco Lake.^{[citation needed]}

It currently has two schools, three churches, a single gas station, feed store, a heating and air company, and a hair salon, as well as a fire protection business and the offices of Oklahoma Rural Water District No. 2.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	169		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

Education

Preston Public School is the school district serving the town.

Transportation

Preston is served by U.S. Route 75,^[6] a major national north/south artery for much of its length, currently running from the Canada–US border at Noyes, Minnesota to Dallas.^[7]

Preston is also on Old Highway 75, being the previous two-lane alignment of US-75 running north to Beggs and south to Okmulgee.^[6]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Preston, Oklahoma
^ "Preston (CDP), Oklahoma". US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
^ Carson, Mary L. (1987). A Guide to Treasure in Oklahoma, Volume 3. Carson Enterprises Inc. p. 336-339. ISBN 0-941620-38-7.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Preston, Oklahoma". MapQuest. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
^ "U.S. Highway 75 Endpoints". Archived from the original on 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2011-06-15.