Box

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Box 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.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Box, OK from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Oklahoma

• Blackgum
  3.1 mi away
• Evening Shade
  5.2 mi away
• Pinhook Corner
  5.2 mi away
• Carlisle
  5.5 mi away
• Paradise Hill
  6.2 mi away
• Notchietown
  6.6 mi away
• Dwight Mission
  6.9 mi away
• Flute Springs
  10.5 mi away
• Badger Lee
  10.9 mi away
• Cookson
  10.9 mi away
• Dry Creek
  12.9 mi away
• Pettit
  14.1 mi away

Browse all places in Oklahoma →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Box

Box, O.T.

Mae D. Cox · 2011

North American Box Turtles

C. Kenneth Dodd · 2001

Mileage Log Book and Expenses Tracker for Taxes : Oklahoma State

Stylized Workbooks · 2018

The magic box

Jean Marie Christmas · 1924

Model study of a box-inlet chute spillway and SAF stilling basin

Wendell R. Gwinn · 1981

A lower body negative pressure box for +Gz simulation in the upright seated position

Michael T Lategola · 1979

A Deadly Game of Tug of War

Craig Key · 2007

Ἰλιάς

Ὅμηρος · 1505

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 69 mi
• Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 76 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 78 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 78 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 85 mi
• Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 92 mi
• Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 102 mi
• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 118 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Walleye

Sander vitreus

Seen 2026-09-07

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Seen 2026-08-28

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Seen 2026-08-27

American Elk

Cervus canadensis canadensis

Seen 2026-08-27

Blanchard's Cricket Frog

Acris blanchardi

Seen 2026-08-27

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Seen 2026-08-27

Cardinal Shiner

Luxilus cardinalis

Seen 2026-08-27

Green Frog

Lithobates clamitans

Seen 2026-08-27

Northern Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Seen 2026-08-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).