May, Oklahoma
May, Oklahoma | |
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The highway into May from the east, April 2024 | |
Location in Harper County and the state of Oklahoma. | |
| Coordinates: 36°37′00″N 99°44′55″W / 36.61667°N 99.74861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Harper |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2) |
| • Land | 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,041 ft (622 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 29 |
| • Density | 169.6/sq mi (65.49/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 73851 |
| Area code | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-47000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412964 |
May is a town in Harper County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town’s population was 29.
A store was created at the site of the town in 1893 after the Cherokee Outlet Opening; a post office was opened in July of 1896; and, the town was platted in July of 1902, although it was not formally incorporated until November of 1913. The town received a significant boost in the Spring of 1912 when the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway was built through, making May a wheat-shipping point. But the town significantly declined after World War II and the rail line was abandoned in 1972.