Lost City, Oklahoma
| Lost City, Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place | |
 Location within Cherokee County and the state of Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 35°59′9″N 95°7′26″W / 35.98583°N 95.12389°WCoordinates: 35°59′9″N 95°7′26″W / 35.98583°N 95.12389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Cherokee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.5 sq mi (60.9 km2) |
| • Land | 23.5 sq mi (60.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 770 |
| • Density | 33/sq mi (12.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 40-44075 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1100593 |
Lost City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 770 at the 2010 census, a 4.8 percent decline from 809 at the 2000 census. It was the site of the first meteorite fall in the US to be recorded by a camera network.
Lost City is located north of State Highway 51 and northwest of the city of Tahlequah in northeast Oklahoma. The city is part of "Green Country", a region of the state characterized by green vegetation and numerous lakes, including Fort Gibson Lake, which lies west of Lost City.
Lost City's geographic coordinates are 35°59′9″N 95°7′26″W / 35.98583°N 95.12389°W (35.985954, -95.123886). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 23.5 square miles (60.9 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 809 people, 279 households, and 234 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 34.7 people per square mile (13.4/km²). There were 308 housing units at an average density of 13.2/sq mi (5.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 55.13% White, 38.07% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 1.11% from other races, and 5.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.
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