Teresita, Oklahoma
Census-designated place
Teresita is located in Oklahoma
Teresita
Teresita
Coordinates: 36°06′34″N 95°00′20″W / 36.10944°N 95.00556°W / 36.10944; -95.00556
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCherokee
Area
[1]
 • Total9.74 sq mi (25.23 km2)
 • Land9.74 sq mi (25.23 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
876 ft (267 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total188
 • Density19.30/sq mi (7.45/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
FIPS code40-72800
GNIS feature ID2584393[2]

Teresita is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] The population was 159 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

Teresita is located in northern Cherokee County at the junction of the valleys of Spring Creek and Double Spring Creek. Spring Creek is a west-flowing tributary of the Neosho River. The community is 15 miles (24 km) north of Tahlequah, the Cherokee County seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Teresita CDP has a total area of 9.7 square miles (25.2 km2), all land.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020188—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Teresita, Oklahoma
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Teresita CDP, Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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