Perkins, Oklahoma
Perkins, Oklahoma | |
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Location within Payne County and Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°58′43″N 97°01′48″W / 35.97861°N 97.03000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Payne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carla S. Cummings |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.92 sq mi (7.57 km2) |
| • Land | 2.92 sq mi (7.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,205 |
| • Density | 1,097.8/sq mi (423.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74059 |
| Area codes | 405/572 |
| FIPS code | 40-58150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411402 |
| Website | cityofperkins.net |
Perkins (Iowa-Oto: Pékinⁿ Chína^i) is a city in southern Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Perkins had a population of 3,205. The name is derived from Walden Perkins, a congressman who helped establish the local post office. The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma is headquartered here.