Welcome to Pink ...

The town of Pink is located in Pottawatomie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pink, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pink has a population of 2,174 people<3> (see below for details).

Pink is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Pink lies within the (405) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pink had an population of 2,174 people. This is an increase of 5.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 86.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pink had a population of 2,058 people. This makes Pink the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Pink represents 0.05% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 146th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,058 people, the population of Pink increased 76.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,165 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pink ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Pink - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pink ...

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

• Norman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Norman is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <5>
• Shawnee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Choctaw
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <5>
• Noble
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
  • Noble is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <5>
• Tecumseh
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Harrah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• McLoud
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLoud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
  • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <5>
• Slaughterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
  • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
• Bethel Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• Lexington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pink ...

Looking for more information about Pink? 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 Pink, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pink.

Adding Pink to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pink post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pink.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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