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Welcome to Porter ...The town of Porter is located in Wagoner County<1> (at the time of its founding, Porter was located in Indian Territory). The location of Porter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Porter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Porter has a population of 676 people<3> (see below for details). Porter is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Porter lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Porter: (918) and (539)<5> The ZIP code for Porter: 74454<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Porter had an population of 676 people. This is an increase of 19.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.77% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Porter had a population of 566 people. This makes Porter the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Porter represents 0.02% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 297th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 566 people, the population of Porter decreased 1.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 574 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Porter. Communities Also Named Porter ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Porter - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Porter. Communities near Porter ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Porter.
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 Porter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Porter. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Porter. 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 Porter. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Porter. See our Newspapers Page for Porter. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porter ...Looking for more information about Porter? 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 Porter, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Porter. Adding Porter to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Porter 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 Porter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Porter on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Porter. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Porter. 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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