Boynton, Oklahoma
| Boynton, Oklahoma | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Boynton, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 35°38′58″N 95°39′13″W / 35.64944°N 95.65361°WCoordinates: 35°38′58″N 95°39′13″W / 35.64944°N 95.65361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Muskogee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| • Land | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 623 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 248 |
| • Density | 620.0/sq mi (225.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 74422 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-08150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1090441 |
Boynton is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 248 at the 2010 census, a 9.5 percent decline from 274 at the 2000 census.
Boynton was built in 1903 with the coming of the St. Louis – San Francisco Railway to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The post office was named for E. L. Boynton, chief engineer of the Missouri Coal and Railroad Company. Boosted by an oil refinery and a brick factory, the town reached a peak population of 1,400 in the 1920 census. By 2000 the population had declined to 274. The local school district, Boynton-Moton Public Schools, closed its high school in September 2010; in March 2011, the Oklahoma State Board of Education voted to revoke the district's accreditation and close the lower school as of June 2011.
Boynton is located at 35°38′58″N 95°39′13″W / 35.64944°N 95.65361°W (35.649404, -95.653678). It is 18 miles (29 km) from Muskogee.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 274 people, 112 households, and 76 families residing in the town. The population density was 663.1 people per square mile (258.0/km²). There were 139 housing units at an average density of 336.4 per square mile (130.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 27.37% White, 55.11% African American, 6.20% Native American, 0.36% from other races, and 10.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.
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