Pink, Oklahoma
Pink, Oklahoma | |
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Location of Pink, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°13′58″N 97°06′00″W / 35.23278°N 97.10000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Pottawatomie |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.12 sq mi (93.54 km2) |
| • Land | 36.12 sq mi (93.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,079 ft (329 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,091 |
| • Density | 57.90/sq mi (22.35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74873 |
| Area code(s) | 405/572 |
| FIPS code | 40-59150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413137 |
Pink is a town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States, and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The only town in the United States bearing this name, Pink lies within the boundaries of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. The population was 2,091 at the time of the 2020 Census, which is 1.6% above the 2010 census figure of 2,058, which itself was a 76.7% increase from the figure of 1,165 in 2000.
The town name of Pink may have been chosen because it is complementary to Brown (now part of Pink), which was located a few miles east in the same township and range. This would be an example of the "twin name fad" in Pottawatomie County, like the towns of Romulus and Remus. Oral history suggests that the town name was in honor of a local resident named Pink.
The town was hit by a significant tornado on the night of April 19, 2023.