Cushing, Oklahoma
Cushing, Oklahoma
Koshineki | |
|---|---|
Pipeline Crossroads of the World monument (2006) | |
| Nickname: "Pipeline Crossroads of the World" | |
Location within Payne County and Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°58′47″N 96°45′39″W / 35.97972°N 96.76083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Payne |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.60 sq mi (19.69 km2) |
| • Land | 7.59 sq mi (19.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 922 ft (281 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,327 |
| • Density | 1,096.4/sq mi (423.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74023 |
| Area code | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-18850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410279 |
| Website | www |
Cushing (Meskwaki: Koshineki, Iowa-Oto: Amína P^óp^oye Chína, meaning: "Soft-seat town") is a city in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cushing had a population of 8,327. Cushing was established after the Land Run of 1891 by William "Billy Rae" Little. It was named for Marshall Cushing, private secretary to U.S. Postmaster General John Wanamaker.
A 1912 oil boom led to the city's development as a refining center, with over 50 refineries operating in Cushing over its history. Today, Cushing is a major trading hub for crude oil and a price settlement point for West Texas Intermediate on the New York Mercantile Exchange and is known as the "Pipeline Crossroads of the World."