Temple (Okla.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Temple (Okla.)
Other forms of name
Botsford (Okla.)
Coordinates
-98.23472222 -98.23472222 34.27111111 34.27111111 (gooearth )
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 146785567
Wikidata: Q3287625
Library of congress: n 2004072817
Sources of Information
  • NUCMC data from Museum of the Great Plains for Bill Joyner collection, 1873-1929(Temple, Okla.)
  • GNIS, Apr. 29, 2004(Temple; ppl.; named after Temple Houston, son of Sam Houston; Cotton County; variant: Botsford; map: Temple; lat.: 341619N; long.: 0981408W)

Wikipedia description:

Temple is a town in Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) south and 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Walters, the county seat. The population was 862 at the 2020 census, a decline of 14.0 percent from 1,002 at the 2010 census. The town is named for the celebrated trial lawyer of Texas and Oklahoma Territory, Temple Lea Houston (1860–1905), the youngest son of General Sam Houston.

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