Homestead, Oklahoma
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Homestead, Oklahoma | |
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  Location of Homestead in Oklahoma  Homestead, Oklahoma (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°09′00″N 98°23′49″W / 36.15000°N 98.39694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Blaine |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2) |
| • Land | 0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,257 ft (383 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 41 |
| • Density | 54/sq mi (20.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-35800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805324[2] |
Homestead is a small unincorporated community in northern Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Homestead had a population of 41.[3] The town was platted along the Choctaw Northern Railroad (later the Rock Island) before statehood.[4][5] The Homestead Post Office opened January 26, 1893.[6] Homestead had a population of 150 residents in 1905, according to the Oklahoma Territorial Census. The town lost rail service around 1926.[4][5]
