Lane is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States.
Lane, Oklahoma | |
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  Lane Location within the state of Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 34°17′59″N 95°59′22″W / 34.29972°N 95.98944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Atoka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.99 sq mi (20.69 km2) |
| • Land | 7.95 sq mi (20.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 300 |
| • Density | 37.73/sq mi (14.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 40-41400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2629925[2] |
A post office was established at Lane, Indian Territory on October 6, 1902. Its name reflects the fact the new post office was located in a building which was at the end of lane bounded by rail fencing. At the time of its founding, Lane was located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation, a territorial-era government unit.[3]
The population was 300 as of the 2020 Census.[4]
Lane is located along the State Highway 3, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Atoka.[5]
McGee Creek Reservoir, which impounds the waters of McGee Creek, lies northeast of Lane. McGee Creek is a tributary of Muddy Boggy Creek, which flows east of Lane.
The famous rodeo world champion Lane Frost (1963-1989) once lived in Lane, as do his parents.[citation needed] Frost graduated from high school in Atoka.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 300 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
Education
editAlmost all of the census-designated place is in the Lane Public School elementary school district. A portion in the northwest is in the Harmony Public School school district.[7]
The Lane School first opened in 1905.[8]
Students above the eighth grade who graduated from the Lane School on most occasions select Atoka High School in (of Atoka Public Schools) or Stringtown high school (of Stringtown School District).[9]
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lane, Oklahoma
- ^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38; Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 121.
- ^ "Lane (CDP), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ Official State Map (Map) (2008 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Atoka County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2024. - Text list
- ^ "Farris-Lane school consolidation". The Oklahoman. March 3, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2024. (source of school opening is in an image above the paragraph that starts "A 1961 commemorative plate[...]")
- ^ Carrie Coppenoll, "Oklahoma school district closes, but questions, lawsuits remain", The Oklahoman, March 4, 2013. - Also see copy on the Oklahoman website. Copy of first and second page (with charts and graphs) at Newspapers.com.
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