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Welcome to Perkins ...

The city of Perkins is located in Payne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perkins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Perkins has a population of 2,804 people<2> (see below for details).

Perkins is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Perkins: 74059<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Perkins had an population of 2,804 people. This is a decrease of 0.95% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Perkins had a population of 2,831 people. This makes Perkins the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Perkins represents 0.08% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 117th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,831 people, the population of Perkins increased 24.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,272 people).

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

Communities Also Named Perkins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Perkins - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Quebec, South Dakota, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Perkins ...

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

  • Stillwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cushing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Langston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Carney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
    • Carney is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carney <5>
  • Glencoe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tryon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
    • Tryon is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <5>
  • Ripley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Payne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
  • Coyle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Agra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agra have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
    • Agra is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <5>
  • Kendrick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Perkins. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Perkins.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perkins ...

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

Adding Perkins to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Perkins post office opened in 1890.

We also found Perkins in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perkins.

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

The official website for Payne County: www.paynecounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Payne, 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 Perkins.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perkins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Perkins). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Perkins or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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