Mounds, Oklahoma
| Mounds, Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Location within Creek County, and the state of Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 35°52′34″N 96°3′36″W / 35.87611°N 96.06000°WCoordinates: 35°52′34″N 96°3′36″W / 35.87611°N 96.06000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Creek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2) |
| • Land | 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,168 |
| • Density | 532/sq mi (205.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 74047 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-49550 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1095557 |
Mounds is a village in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located just south of Tulsa; the town's population was 1,168 at the 2010 census, an increase of 1.3 percent from 1,153 at the 2000 census.
The post office for this community was established in 1895 and originally named "Posey", for the Creek poet Alexander Posey, who lived in Eufaula, Oklahoma. In 1898, the town was moved 5 miles (8 km) southwest and renamed "Mounds" for twin hills that were nearby. By 1901, the St. Louis, Oklahoma and Southern Railway (later the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway) built a track through Mounds, and the town became an important cattle shipping point. Mounds incorporated as a city in the same year. The discovery of oil in the Glenn Pool field in 1905 turned Mounds into a shipping point for crude oil instead of cattle.
Mounds had a population of 675 at statehood in 1907, rising to 701 in 1910. The oil boom played out in the 1920s, and the population declined from 1,078 in 1920 to 701 in 1930. Railroad activity became primarily shipping grain and cattle. As time went by, the population reached a low of 560 in 1950. Then a slow increase began. Employed residents now are commuters who work primarily in Sapulpa and Tulsa.
Mounds is located in eastern Creek County at 35°52′34″N 96°03′36″W / 35.876076°N 96.059951°W.U.S. Route 75A passes through the center of town, leading north 5 miles (8 km) to Kiefer and south 9 miles (14 km) to Beggs. Sapulpa, the Creek County seat, is 10 miles (16 km) north via U.S. 75A. U.S. Route 75 is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Mounds via West 201st Street; downtown Tulsa is 22 miles (35 km) north of Mounds via U.S. 75.
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