Welcome to McLoud ...

The town of McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County<1> (at the time of its founding, McLoud was located in Oklahoma Territory).

The location of McLoud has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McLoud has a population of 4,755 people<3> (see below for details).

McLoud is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

McLoud lies within the (405) area code.

The ZIP code for McLoud: 74851<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McLoud had an population of 4,755 people. This is an increase of 17.58% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 34.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McLoud had a population of 4,044 people (which is 5.82% of the total population of Pottawatomie County). This makes McLoud the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of McLoud represents 0.11% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 86th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,044 people, the population of McLoud increased 13.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,548 people).

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

Communities near McLoud ...

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

• Midwest City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midwest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midwest City
  • Midwest City is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midwest City <6>
• Shawnee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <6>
• Del City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del City
  • Del City is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del City <6>
• Choctaw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Choctaw is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choctaw <6>
• Tecumseh
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
  • Tecumseh is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <6>
• Harrah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrah
  • Harrah is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrah <6>
• Spencer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
• Bethel Acres
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
  • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
• Jones
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Jones is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <6>
• Nicoma Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicoma Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicoma Park
  • Nicoma Park is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicoma Park <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McLoud. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for McLoud.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McLoud ...

Looking for more information about McLoud? 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 McLoud, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McLoud.

Adding McLoud to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McLoud 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 McLoud was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McLoud.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McLoud. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/