Balko, Oklahoma
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|name = Balko, Oklahoma
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|subdivision_name2 = Beaver
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|population_as_of = 2000
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|population_total = 623
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|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
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|postal_code = 73931
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Balko is an unincorporated community in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States.{{cite gnis|1089822|Balko, Oklahoma}} The population in 2020 was 473.{{cite web|url= https://www.bestplaces.net/zip-code/oklahoma/balko/73931 |title=Balko (zip 73931), Oklahoma|publisher=bestplaces.net|accessdate=August 6, 2023}}
History
The post office was established March 14, 1904.
Balko has a school, gas station, diner, tire shop, three churches and post office. The local economy is dependent on farming, ranching, and the oil industry. The local school is a K-12 public school.
Geography
Balko is located in the Oklahoma Panhandle, along U.S. Route 412, east of U.S. Route 83 and west of U.S. Route 270.{{cite web|url= https://www.mapquest.com/search/result?slug=%2Fus%2Fok%2Fbalko&query=Balko,%20OK&page=0&mqId=282902764&index=0 |title=Balko, Oklahoma|publisher=Mapquest|accessdate=May 26, 2020}}
The nearest airport is Beaver Municipal, about 21 miles northeast.{{cite web|url= https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Balko,+OK/Beaver+Municipal+Airport,+Hollow+N1390,+Beaver,+OK+73932/@36.7105577,-100.7442654,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x8707f769989574ef:0x4dbc68b1671406f0!2m2!1d-100.6848736!2d36.6300272!1m5!1m1!1s0x87a80732ca71c935:0xcf6b104cf6d66654!2m2!1d-100.5281098!2d36.7993926 |title=Balko, Oklahoma to Beaver Municipal Airport|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=April 9, 2021}} The nearest commercial airport is Liberal Mid-America Regional in Kansas, about 42 miles north-northwest.{{cite web|url= https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Balko,+OK/Liberal+Mid-America+Regl-LBL,+West+7th+Street,+Liberal,+KS/@36.8298464,-101.1632269,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x8707f769989574ef:0x4dbc68b1671406f0!2m2!1d-100.6848736!2d36.6300272!1m5!1m1!1s0x870813623b130925:0xb735ebb9af3bb30a!2m2!1d-100.9510166!2d37.0439251 |title=Balko, Oklahoma to Liberal Mid America Regional|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=April 9, 2021}}
=Climate=
{{Weather box
|location = Balko, Oklahoma
|single line = Yes
|Jan high F = 46.7
|Feb high F = 51
|Mar high F = 59.5
|Apr high F = 70.6
|May high F = 78.1
|Jun high F = 87.4
|Jul high F = 93.5
|Aug high F = 91.4
|Sep high F = 82.9
|Oct high F = 73
|Nov high F = 58.7
|Dec high F = 48.3
|year high F = 70.1
|Jan low F = 17.4
|Feb low F = 23
|Mar low F = 30.6
|Apr low F = 40.5
|May low F = 50.6
|Jun low F = 59.5
|Jul low F = 65.4
|Aug low F = 63.6
|Sep low F = 55.7
|Oct low F = 43
|Nov low F = 31.1
|Dec low F = 20.5
|year low F = 41.7
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.4
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.7
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.3
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.3
|May precipitation inch = 3.3
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.3
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.4
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.4
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.8
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.1
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.1
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.5
|year precipitation inch = 19.5
|source 1 = Weatherbase.com {{cite web
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| title = Historical Weather for Balko, Oklahoma, United States}}
|date=August 2010
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References
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{{Beaver County, Oklahoma}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Beaver County, Oklahoma
Category:Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma
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