Stringtown, Oklahoma
Stringtown, Oklahoma | |
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A view of the town in 1978 looking towards the old post office | |
Location of Stringtown, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 34°28′12″N 96°03′18″W / 34.47000°N 96.05500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Atoka |
| Government | |
| • Mayor and Chairman of Water Department | Robert Smith |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.44 sq mi (14.09 km2) |
| • Land | 5.39 sq mi (13.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.054 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 419 |
| • Density | 77.8/sq mi (30.03/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74569 |
| Area code | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-70850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413343 |
Stringtown is a town in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 419 as of the 2020 Census, which was a 2.2% increase over the population of 410 reported at the 2010 census, which itself was an increase of 3.5% from the figure of 396 recorded in 2000. It is the second largest town in Atoka County.
The town is notable for the Mack H. Alford Correctional Center, a medium-security prison operated by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, just outside Stringtown.