Lebanon, Oklahoma
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Lebanon, Oklahoma | |
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  Lebanon  Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°58′25″N 96°55′03″W / 33.97361°N 96.91750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Marshall |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.07 sq mi (10.55 km2) |
| • Land | 3.09 sq mi (8.01 km2) |
| • Water | 0.98 sq mi (2.54 km2) |
| Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 210 |
| • Density | 67.9/sq mi (26.22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 73440 |
| Area code | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-41950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2629927[2] |
Lebanon is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 73440.[4] As of the 2020 census, the population was 210.[3]
Lebanon was settled in the late 19th century as part of the Chickasaw Indian Nation and was part of Pickens County. A Chickasaw tribal courthouse was located in Lebanon. About a mile to the east of Hauani Creek is the remains of the Burney School, a tribal school operated by the Chickasaws.[5]
Geography
Lebanon is in southwestern Marshall County at the western end of Lake Texoma, near where the Red River enters the lake. It is bordered to the west by Love County, Oklahoma, and to the south, across the lake, by Grayson County, Texas. Madill, the Marshall county seat, is 13 miles (21 km) to the northeast. Oklahoma State Highway 32 passes through the community, leading east 11 miles (18 km) to Kingston and west 13 miles (21 km) to Marietta.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lebanon CDP has a total area of 4.07 square miles (10.54 km2), of which 3.09 square miles (8.00 km2) are land and 0.98 square miles (2.54 km2), or 24.1%, are water.[1] The water area includes the main stem of Lake Texoma as well as Hauani Creek, an arm of the lake forming the eastern border of the community.
