Perkins, Oklahoma
Perkins, Oklahoma | |
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Location within Payne County and Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°58′43″N 97°01′48″W / 35.97861°N 97.03000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Payne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carla S. Cummings |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.92 sq mi (7.57 km2) |
| • Land | 2.92 sq mi (7.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,205 |
| • Density | 1,097.98/sq mi (423.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74059 |
| Area code(s) | 405/572 |
| FIPS code | 40-58150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411402 |
| Website | cityofperkins.net |
Perkins (Iowa-Oto: Pékinⁿ Chína^i) is a city in southern Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,831 at the 2010 census, an increase of 24.6 percent from the figure of 2,272 in 2000. The name is derived from Walden Perkins, a congressman who helped establish the local post office. The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma is headquartered here.