The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Oklaunion has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[4]
HistoryEdit
Originally known as Mayflower, the community was renamed Oklaunion around 1888 by Joseph S. "Buckskin" Works.[2] The reason behind the name change was an attempt to attract the Frisco line to the community so that it would connect with the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway. Nearby Vernon was chosen as the site for the linkage, however, but Oklaunion prospered as a stop on the Fort Worth and Denver City line.[3] A post office was established in 1889 and a school opened during the mid-1890s.
The community voted to incorporate on June 6, 1928.[2] In 1930, the town had a population of 254. That figure fell to 223 in 1940 and 129 by 1950. Sometime after, the town dissolved its incorporation. The population had fallen to fewer than 140 in 1990 and remained at that level by 2000.
Although Oklaunion is unincorporated, it has a post office with the zip code of 76373.[5]
Near Oklaunion, there is a coal-fired power station, named Oklaunion Power Plant. It has a capacity of 650 megawatts.
Since 1984 there has been a back-to-back HVDC station at Oklaunion which was built by General Electric. It works with a voltage of 345 kV and has a transfer rate of 220 megawatts. The plant was scheduled to be shut down in September 2020. The reason was high cost to keep the emissions at levels acceptable. The plant was bid on and won by Frontier Energy. They will convert the plant to natural gas, a cleaner burning fossil fuel.
EducationEdit
Public education in the community of Oklaunion is provided by the Vernon Independent School District. The Oklaunion Independent School District consolidated with Vernon in 1967.[2][9]
ReferencesEdit
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oklaunion, Texas
^"About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
^ s=643914&cityname=Oklaunion%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Oklaunion, Texas]
^Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[7][8]
External linksEdit
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oklaunion, Texas
oklaunion, texas, oklaunion, unincorporated, community, wilbarger, county, texas, united, states, according, handbook, texas, community, estimated, population, 2000, contents, geography, climate, history, demographics, 2020, census, power, supply, facilities, . Oklaunion is an unincorporated community in Wilbarger County Texas United States 1 According to the Handbook of Texas the community had an estimated population of 138 in 2000 2 Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Climate 2 History 3 Demographics 3 1 2020 census 4 Power supply facilities 5 Education 6 References 7 External linksGeography EditOklaunion is located at 34 07 46 N 99 08 39 W 34 12944 N 99 14417 W 34 12944 99 14417 1 It is situated at the junction of U S Highways 70 183 and 283 in northeastern Wilbarger County approximately nine miles east of Vernon 3 The nearest large city is Wichita Falls located 42 miles east of Oklaunion Climate Edit The climate in this area is characterized by hot humid summers and generally mild to cool winters According to the Koppen Climate Classification system Oklaunion has a humid subtropical climate abbreviated Cfa on climate maps 4 History EditOriginally known as Mayflower the community was renamed Oklaunion around 1888 by Joseph S Buckskin Works 2 The reason behind the name change was an attempt to attract the Frisco line to the community so that it would connect with the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Nearby Vernon was chosen as the site for the linkage however but Oklaunion prospered as a stop on the Fort Worth and Denver City line 3 A post office was established in 1889 and a school opened during the mid 1890s The community voted to incorporate on June 6 1928 2 In 1930 the town had a population of 254 That figure fell to 223 in 1940 and 129 by 1950 Sometime after the town dissolved its incorporation The population had fallen to fewer than 140 in 1990 and remained at that level by 2000 Although Oklaunion is unincorporated it has a post office with the zip code of 76373 5 Demographics Edit2020 census Edit Oklaunion racial composition 6 NH Non Hispanic a Race Number PercentageWhite NH 54 61 36 Black or African American NH 1 1 14 Native American or Alaska Native NH 1 1 14 Asian NH 2 2 27 Mixed Multi Racial NH 2 2 27 Hispanic or Latino 28 31 82 Total 88As of the 2020 United States census there were 88 people 43 households and 43 families residing in the CDP Power supply facilities EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Oklaunion Texas news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Near Oklaunion there is a coal fired power station named Oklaunion Power Plant It has a capacity of 650 megawatts Since 1984 there has been a back to back HVDC station at Oklaunion which was built by General Electric It works with a voltage of 345 kV and has a transfer rate of 220 megawatts The plant was scheduled to be shut down in September 2020 The reason was high cost to keep the emissions at levels acceptable The plant was bid on and won by Frontier Energy They will convert the plant to natural gas a cleaner burning fossil fuel Education EditPublic education in the community of Oklaunion is provided by the Vernon Independent School District The Oklaunion Independent School District consolidated with Vernon in 1967 2 9 References Edit a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Oklaunion Texas a b c d Oklaunion Texas The Handbook of Texas online Retrieved August 23 2009 a b Oklaunion Texas Texas Escapes Online Magazine Retrieved August 23 2009 Travel Weather Averages Weatherbase Zip Code Lookup Explore Census Data data census gov Retrieved May 19 2022 https www census gov not specific enough to verify About the Hispanic Population and its Origin www census gov Retrieved May 18 2022 s 643914 amp cityname Oklaunion 2C Texas 2C United States of America amp units Climate Summary for Oklaunion Texas Note the US Census treats Hispanic Latino as an ethnic category This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category Hispanics Latinos can be of any race 7 8 External links EditU S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Oklaunion Texas Oklaunion Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oklaunion Texas amp oldid 1169534239, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
