Official Name: | Bee, Oklahoma |
Pushpin Map: | Oklahoma#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Bee |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oklahoma |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Johnston |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.39 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.37 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.31 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.30 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 135 |
Population Density Km2: | 40.02 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 103.61 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 692 |
Coordinates: | 34.1219°N -96.5686°W |
Area Codes: | 918 & 539 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2629906 |
Bee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 135 as of the 2020 Census.[2]
The community was intended to be named after Dee Taylor, the daughter of two early settlers; however, the U.S. Post Office Department changed the name to "Bee". Its post office operated from April 5, 1889, until June 15, 1918.[3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water.[4]