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Perkins
Oklahoma
ZipCodes
74059
Motto
Queen City of the Cimarron
Page Contents for Perkins, Oklahoma
History & History-related items
Chamber of Commerce.
Organizations, Churches, and Sports.
Statistics & Facts
The Oklahoma state capital is Oklahoma City.
The population of Perkins is approximately 2,280 (2002), 2831 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 897 (1990), 1174 (2010).
The amount of land area in Perkins is 2.44 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Perkins to Washington DC is 1152 miles.
The distance to the Oklahoma state capital is 44 miles. (as the crow flies)
Perkins is positioned 35.97 degrees north of the equator and 97.02 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Perkins average annual rainfall is 35 inches per year
Perkins average annual snowfall is 7 inches per year.
The average winter temperature is 33 degrees F.
The average summer temperature is 80 degrees F.
Location
south of Stillwater and about 53 miles from Oklahoma City.Return to Index
History & History Related Items
Perkins was named for a Congressman from Kansas, Bishop Walden Perkins, who was able to work out the necessary government red tape to open a post office here. But Perkins was not the first name for this township. It began on 22 April 1889, the day of the Oklahoma Land Run. Joseph Wert was the "winner" for the claim for 160 acres. He donated 40 acres for a town. First the little town was called Cimarron, then Italy and finally renamed Perkins.
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Attractions
Harvest Fest Celebration
The middle of September each year
Pistol Pete Days
including a 5k run, held in June each year.
The 4th of July Rodeo, Old Fashioned Country Christmas and other recreational sports related to the Cimarron River.
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Perkins City Government
City of Perkins120 N. Main
P.O. Box 9
Perkins, OK 74059
Phone: 405-547-2445
Fax: 405-547-5440
Perkins Chamber
Perkins Chamber of CommercePO Box 502
Perkins, OK 74059
Phone: (405) 547-2131
Perkins Organizations
Perkins Chamber of CommercePO Box 502
Perkins, OK 74059
Phone: (405) 547-2131
Perkins Libraries
Thomas-Wilhite Memorial Library129 S. Main Street
Box 519
Perkins, OK 74059
Phone: 405-547-5185
Toll-free: 888-525-4654
Perkins Schools
Perkins SchoolsP.O. Box 549
Perkins, OK 74059
Phone: 405-547-5703
Fax: 405-547-2020 Perkins
Miscellany
The populatoin of Perkins was:1970 - 1,029
1980 - 1,762
1990 - 1,925
2000 - 2,272
2002 - 2,280
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