Box is an

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and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

in Sequoyah County,

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, United States. Its population was 224 as of the 2010 census.

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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.

Geography

According to the

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, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water.

Demographics

References

Unincorporated communities in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma Census-designated places in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Census-designated places in Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-geo-stub