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Welcome to Porum ...The town of Porum is located in Muskogee County<1> (at the time of its founding, Porum was located in Indian Territory). The location of Porum has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Porum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Porum has a population of 703 people<3> (see below for details). Porum is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Porum lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Porum: (918) & (539)<5> The ZIP code for Porum: 74455<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Porum had an population of 703 people. This is a decrease of 3.3% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.03% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Porum had a population of 727 people. This makes Porum the county's 5th most populous community. The population of Porum represents 0.02% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 271st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 727 people, the population of Porum has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 725 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Porum. Communities near Porum ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Porum.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Porum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Porum. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Porum. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Porum. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Porum. See our Newspapers Page for Porum. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porum ...Looking for more information about Porum? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Porum, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Porum. Adding Porum to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Porum in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Porum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Porum on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Porum. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Porum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/ Footnotes ...
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