Boswell, Oklahoma
| Boswell, Oklahoma | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Boswell, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 34°1′42″N 95°52′12″W / 34.02833°N 95.87000°WCoordinates: 34°1′42″N 95°52′12″W / 34.02833°N 95.87000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Choctaw |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 610 ft (186 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 709 |
| • Density | 1,013/sq mi (394/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 74727 |
| Area code(s) | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-07750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1090411 |
Boswell is a town in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 709 at the 2010 census.
One of the Choctaw Nation's first and most prominent settlements, Mayhew, Indian Territory, was located three miles north of present-day Boswell. The town was named for S.C. Boswell, a local merchant.
The Boswell area was one of the Choctaw Nation's first and most important settlements. A Presbyterian missionary station was founded at Mayhew, Indian Territory, three miles north of present-day Boswell in the 1840s. It soon became a government center as well as seat of civilization. Mayhew became the administrative and judicial capital of the Pushmataha District, one of three administrative super-regions comprising the Choctaw Nation.
A United States Post Office was established at Mayhew, Indian Territory on February 5, 1845 and operated until September 30, 1902. It then moved two miles south to Boswell, which was then a new townsite along the new railroad, and changed its name to Boswell.
Boswell was named for S.C. Boswell, a local merchant.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Boswell has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) of it is land and 1.43% is water.
The town contains, Boswell State Park, an Oklahoma State Park largely occupied by a lake, which has been stocked with channel catfish.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 709 people, 295 households, and 184 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,013 people per square mile (394/km²). There were 370 housing units at an average density of X per square mile (X/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 63.33% white, 18.05% Native American, 8.32% African American, 2.68% from other races, and 7.33% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino individuals were 5.92% of the population in 2010, having more than doubled since 2000.
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