The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBox is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Box had a population of 153. Oklahoma State Highway 82 passes through the community. Box was previously known as Roy; its post office changed its name to Box on July 7, 1911, after resident Henry Box. The post office closed on February 29, 1928.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 224 to 153 (-32%). Half of its homes were built before 1991.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Box yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Box’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Box’s history is told.
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Box, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Box is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Box has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Dwight Mission in Dwight Mission, 6.9 miles away.
Box and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.