Tatums, Oklahoma
| Tatums, Oklahoma | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Tatums, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 34°28′55″N 97°27′52″W / 34.48194°N 97.46444°WCoordinates: 34°28′55″N 97°27′52″W / 34.48194°N 97.46444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Carter |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ramona Louis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| • Land | 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 981 ft (299 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 151 |
| • Density | 75.5/sq mi (29.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 73487 |
| Area code(s) | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-72500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1098763 |
Tatums is a town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 151 at the 2010 census, a decline of 12.2 percent from 172 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Tatums is located at 34°28′55″N 97°27′52″W / 34.481919°N 97.464470°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all of it land.
According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Tatums was founded in Indian Territory in 1895 by Lee and Mary Tatum, though Oklahoma Place Names states that the town was not incorporated until May 9, 1896. The town was one of more than fifty all-black towns founded in Oklahoma, and it is one of thirteen still in existence. Lee Tatum was the first postmaster, ran a grocery store, and was a U.S. Marshal. Travelers who came through Tatums could stay at the home of Henry Taylor, who owned the largest home in town. Over the next few decades, other businesses were added to the town, including a church, school, hotel, blacksmith shop, a cotton gin and sawmill, and a motor garage. The Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, which was completed in 1919, is on the National Register of Historic Places. In the 1920s, oil wells were drilled around Tatums, and several residents richly profited from them.
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