Bentley, Oklahoma
Bentley | |
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  Bentley Location within the state of Oklahoma  Bentley Bentley (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°13′03″N 96°04′47″W / 34.21750°N 96.07972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Atoka |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| • Land | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 42 |
| • Density | 124.26/sq mi (47.91/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 40-05450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805306[2] |
Bentley is an unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. It lies east of the county seat of Atoka, off Highway 3.
A post office was established at Bentley, Indian Territory on June 1, 1903. It was named for Alva Bentley, a territorial-era educator. At the time of its founding, the community was located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation.[3]
There was once a school at Bentley, but it has closed down. Its post office closed on August 30, 1963.
On the main street of Bentley, there is a fire department, community center and a Southern Baptist Church.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 42 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
Education
[edit]It is in the Harmony Public School school district.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bentley, Oklahoma
- ^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38; Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), pp. 20-21.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Atoka County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2024. - Text list
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in another county or counties | |
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