Blue, Oklahoma

Blue is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] It is located 9 miles (14 km) east of Durant, the county seat. It is named after the nearby Blue River. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 195.[2] Its post office was established on July 1, 1874.[3]

Blue, Oklahoma
Blue
Location in Oklahoma
Coordinates: 33°59′46″N 96°13′50″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyBryan
Area
  Total2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
  Land2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
580 ft (180 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total195
  Density77/sq mi (29.9/km2)

At the time of its founding, Blue was located in Blue County, Choctaw Nation. In 1886 that portion of Blue County was joined by portions of Atoka County and Kiamitia County to form Jackson County. Jackson County's western border was the Blue River, just west of the village of Blue.

References

  1. http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/12-muni.pdf Oklahoma Municipal Government, from the Oklahoma Almanac
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Blue CDP, Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  3. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 978-0-8061-2028-7


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