Gowen, Oklahoma

Gowen is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Latimer County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] The community is located to the south of U.S. Route 270 and 10 miles (16 km) west-southwest of Wilburton. Gowen has a post office with ZIP code 74545.[3][4] The post office at Gowen, Indian Territory opened on January 13, 1894. The community was named for lawyer Francis I. Gowen. At the time of its founding, Gowen was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[5]

Gowen, Oklahoma
Census-designated place
Gowen
Gowen
Coordinates: 34°52′53″N 95°28′37″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyLatimer
Area
 • Total3.54 sq mi (9.17 km2)
 • Land3.53 sq mi (9.15 km2)
 • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
722 ft (220 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74545
Area code(s)918 & 539
GNIS feature ID1093278[2]
FIPS code40-30500

The Census Bureau defined a census-designated place (CDP) for Gowen in 2015; the 2010 population within the 2015 CDP boundary is 244 and contains 118 housing units.

References
  1. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  2. "Gowen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  5. Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 102. ISBN 0806111402.; Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.


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