Cookson, Oklahoma

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Oklahoma

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

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|subdivision_name1 = Oklahoma

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Cherokee

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|area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}

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|area_total_km2 = 39.74

|area_land_km2 = 33.34

|area_water_km2 = 6.41

|population_as_of = 2020

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|population_total = 826

|population_density_km2 = 24.78

|timezone = Central (CST)

|utc_offset = -6

|timezone_DST = CDT

|utc_offset_DST = -5

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|elevation_ft = 853

|coordinates = {{coord|35|42|56|N|94|55|11|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|postal_code_type = ZIP codes

|postal_code = 74427

|area_code = (918)

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = 40-16950

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|blank1_info = 2805311{{GNIS|2805311}}

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|area_total_sq_mi = 15.35

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|area_water_sq_mi = 2.47

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Cookson is a community and census-designated place in the Cookson Hills of Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 826 as of the 2020 Census.{{cite web|url= https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Cookson%20CDP,%20Oklahoma |title=Cookson (CDP), Oklahoma|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 7, 2024}} The post office opened April 11, 1895. The ZIP Code is 74427. It is said to have been named for the first postmaster, John H. Cookson.