Calera, Oklahoma
| Calera, Oklahoma | |
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Calera, Oklahoma City Hall
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 Location of Calera, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 33°56′3″N 96°25′42″W / 33.93417°N 96.42833°WCoordinates: 33°56′3″N 96°25′42″W / 33.93417°N 96.42833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Bryan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.6 sq mi (6.6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.6 sq mi (6.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,164 |
| • Density | 678.6/sq mi (262.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 74730 |
| Area code(s) | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-10950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1090807 |
Calera is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States, only 5 miles south of Durant and 10 miles north of the Oklahoma-Texas stateline. The population was 2,164 at the 2010 census, an increase of 24.4 percent from 1,739 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Durant Micropolitan Area. It is also part of the Texoma region.
Calera is located at 33°56′3″N 96°25′42″W / 33.93417°N 96.42833°W (33.934260, -96.428392).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), all of it land.
The Calera town limits borders the Durant city limits to the south, but the actual downtowns of Calera and Durant are 5 miles apart.
When the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway built a line through the Choctaw Nation in 1872, the community of Cale was established on the east side of the tracks. It was named after the railroad official George W. Cale. In 1889, the first post office was established.
In 1889, the town was christened as Sterrett but Katy railroad officials refused to accept the name change, and referred to the site as Cale Switch or Cale. The conflict continued until 1910, when the town accepted the name Calera as a compromise.
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