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Welcome to Purcell ...The city of Purcell is primarily located in McClain County<1> and is the County Seat for McClain County. A portion of Purcell extends into Cleveland County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Purcell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Purcell has a population of 6,447 people<2> (see below for details). Purcell is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Purcell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Purcell lies within the (405) area code. The ZIP code for Purcell: 73080<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Purcell had an population of 6,447 people. This is an increase of 9.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.72% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Purcell had a population of 5,884 people (or 17.05% of the total population of McClain County). This makes Purcell the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Purcell represents 0.16% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 66th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5,884 people, the population of Purcell increased 5.62% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,571 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Purcell. Communities Also Named Purcell ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Purcell - they are located in Colorado, Indiana, Kansas (3), Missouri (2), Pennsylvania and Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Purcell. Communities near Purcell ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Purcell.
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 Purcell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Purcell. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Purcell. 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 Purcell. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Purcell. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Purcell. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Purcell ...Looking for more information about Purcell? 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 Purcell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Purcell. Adding Purcell to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Purcell 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 Purcell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Purcell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Purcell. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Purcell. 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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