Golden, Oklahoma

Golden is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States.^[2] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 71.^[3]

Golden, Oklahoma
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 34°01′53″N 94°53′52″W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	McCurtain
Area [1]
• Total	0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2)
• Land	0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	394 ft (120 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	71
• Density	87.65/sq mi (33.85/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	74737
Area code	Area code 580
GNIS feature ID	2805319[2]
FIPS code	40-29800

History

Golden has a post office with ZIP code 74737, which opened on March 13, 1911.^[4][5]

The community was named for its first postmaster, James M. Golden.^[6]

On April 2, 1982, a destructive F5 tornado ravaged the small community at F4 intensity where it destroyed a ranch-style home.

Geography

Golden is in central McCurtain County, 14 miles (23 km) by road northwest of Idabel, the county seat, and 9 miles (14 km) west of Broken Bow. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Golden CDP has an area of 0.81 square miles (2.10 km²), of which 0.001 square miles (0.003 km²), or 0.12%, are water.^[1] The town is less than 3 miles (5 km) northeast of the Little River, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Red River.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	71		—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Golden was first classified as a census-designated place for the 2020 census.