Chelsea, Oklahoma
Chelsea, Oklahoma | |
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Location in Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 36°31′55″N 95°26′04″W / 36.53194°N 95.43444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Rogers |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.78 sq mi (4.60 km2) |
| • Land | 1.78 sq mi (4.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,991 |
| • Density | 1,120.2/sq mi (432.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 |
| ZIP code | 74016 |
| Area codes | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-13700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413192 |
Chelsea is a town in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Chelsea had a population of 1,991. Chelsea was named after the area in London, England, by Charles Peach, a railroad official who was a native of London. The town was the site of the Chelsea-Alluwe Oil Field, which produced a significant amount of oil from circa 1910 until the early 1920s, before it played out. Will Rogers attended a subscription school on Cherokee Land in Chelsea.