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Welcome to Katie ...

The town of Katie is located in Garvin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Katie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Katie has a population of 354 people<2> (see below for details).

Katie is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Katie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Katie had an population of 354 people. This is an increase of 1.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Katie had a population of 348 people. This makes Katie the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 348 people, the population of Katie increased 3.88% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 335 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Katie.

Communities Also Named Katie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Katie - it's located in Louisiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Katie.

Communities near Katie ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Katie.

  • Pauls Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Davis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Davis is located in Murray County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <4>
  • Wynnewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Maysville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Elmore City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore City
    • Elmore City is located in Garvin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore City <4>
  • Paoli
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
    • Paoli is located in Garvin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <4>
  • Foster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
    • Foster is located in Garvin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster <4>
  • Tatums
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ratliff City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratliff City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff City
    • Ratliff City is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratliff City <4>
  • Hennepin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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 Katie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Katie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Katie. 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 Katie.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Katie. See our Newspapers Page for Katie.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Katie ...

Looking for more information about Katie? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Katie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Katie.

Adding Katie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Katie 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 Katie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Katie post office opened in 1895.

We also found Katie on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Katie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Garvin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Katie.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Katie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/