Westville, Oklahoma
| Westville, Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
Downtown Westville north up Williams Street. The Buffington Hotel is on the left.
|
|
 Location within Adair County and the state of Oklahoma |
|
| Coordinates: 35°59′29″N 94°34′16″W / 35.99139°N 94.57111°WCoordinates: 35°59′29″N 94°34′16″W / 35.99139°N 94.57111°W | |
| Country |
 United States
|
| State |
 Oklahoma
|
| County | Adair |
| Incorporated | 1920 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Weak-mayor |
| • Mayor | Toney Barker |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,639 |
| • Density | 528.7/km2 (1,365.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 74965 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-80450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1099641 |
Westville is a town in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,639 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.7 percent from 1,596 at the 2000 census.
Before statehood, Westville was a community in the Goingsnake District of the Cherokee Nation. The town was founded in 1895, when the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad (later acquired by the Kansas City Southern Railroad) was constructing a rail line from Kansas City to the Gulf Coast. The Westville post office was established on November 18, 1895. The town name honored Jim West, who lived one mile south of nearby Cincinnati, Arkansas, and whose son, Jim West, Jr., was an attorney for the Kansas City Southern Railway.
When Adair County was formed in 1907, Westville was identified as the county seat, due partly to its location at the intersection of two major railroads: the Kansas City Southern Railway and the St. Louis – San Francisco Railway. The county seat was moved to Stilwell in 1910.
Westville is located at 35°59′29″N 94°34′16″W / 35.99139°N 94.57111°W (35.991414, -94.571088). It is 13 miles (21 km) north of Stilwell and 15 miles (24 km) south of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), all of it land.
...
Wikipedia