Porum, Oklahoma
Porum, Oklahoma | |
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Town | |
Location in Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°21′26″N 95°15′49″W / 35.35722°N 95.26361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Muskogee |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.92 sq mi (2.37 km2) |
| • Land | 0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0.023 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 602 |
| • Density | 674.6/sq mi (260.45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 74455 |
| Area codes | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-60250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412500 |
Porum is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for John Porum Davis, a rancher, Civil War veteran, and Cherokee Nation councilman from the Canadian District in Indian Territory. The community was first known as Porum Gap, which united with another village named Starvilla in 1905. The product of this union became the present town of Porum. The population was 602 at the 2020 census, down from 727 in 2010.