Castle

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Castle

Total population

165

Elevation295 m

Land area0.46 km²

Coordinates35.47°, -96.39°

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

Castle is a town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. A post office was established February 25, 1903, and the town was named for the first postmaster, Manford B. Castle. The population was 169 at the 2020 Census.

History & geography

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

Geography

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

Notable people from here

William R. Pogue

American astronaut (1930-2014)

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Zenobia Powell Perry

American composer and composition teacher

Allen Edward Barrow

United States federal judge

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Billy Parker

American country music singer and disc jockey

B

Burr Williams

American ice hockey player (1909-1981)

C

Cardell Camper

baseball player

C

Clara Luper

African American activist

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Larry Coker

American football player and coach

Pumpsie Green

American baseball player (1933–2019)

Cecil Fergerson

American art curator and activist

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Evan Felker

musical artist

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Clarence Berryman

wrestler

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Johnnie Diacon

Muscogee artist (born 1963)

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Walker Stone

American newspaper executive (1904-1973)

Woody Guthrie

American singer-songwriter (1912–1967)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Oklahoma

• Cromwell
  9.6 mi away
• Paden
  10.3 mi away
• Prague
  17.5 mi away
• Bryant
  19.3 mi away · pop. 6
• Seminole
  21.7 mi away
• Slick
  22.6 mi away
• Henryetta
  22.9 mi away
• Lima
  23.4 mi away
• Dustin
  24.6 mi away · pop. 360
• Dewar
  24.9 mi away
• Stroud
  25.4 mi away
• Okmulgee
  26.9 mi away · pop. 11,348

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 Castle

Oklahoma Gothic

DeLoss McGraw · 1997

Wheat

Dorothea Condry-Paulk · 2011

Route 66 Dream Castle

W. Edward Rolison;Carol Duncan · 2018

First rate quality, Mid-Kansas shorthorn breeders' 27th annual sale

Mid-Kansas Shorthorn Breeders' Association · 1960

Dear God, I'm only a boy

Menno Duerksen · 1986

Warrior Artists

Herman J. Viola · 1998

American Indian ballerinas

Lili Cockerille Livingston · 1997

Monumental Tales from the Ozarks

Rex T. Jackson · 2015

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 23 mi
• Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 75 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 78 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 92 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 92 mi
• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 97 mi
• Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 97 mi
• Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 100 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Seen 2026-09-12

Southern Black Widow

Latrodectus mactans

Seen 2026-09-03

eastern redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

Seen 2026-08-11

American persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Seen 2026-08-11

eastern redbud

Cercis canadensis

Seen 2026-08-11

American trumpet vine

Campsis radicans

Seen 2026-08-11

Mississippi Kite

Ictinia mississippiensis

Seen 2026-07-19

Bitterweed

Helenium amarum

Seen 2026-07-03

Green-spored Parasol

Chlorophyllum molybdites

Seen 2026-06-28

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