Boise City, Oklahoma
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Boise City, Oklahoma is a small town in the Oklahoma Panhandle known for its historic role as a Dust Bowl community and its location at a major highway crossroads near the borders of several states.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boise City, Oklahoma vicinity | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode | 580 ⓘ |
| climateTypeKöppen | BSk ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Cimarron County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
ranching ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1,300 meters
ⓘ
approximately 4,300 feet ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 40-07300 ⓘ |
| founded | early 1900s ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1090509 ⓘ |
| hasBuilding | Cimarron County Courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature | central traffic circle with courthouse square ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRole | Dust Bowl-era relief and resettlement programs ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction | Black Mesa region (northwestern Cimarron County) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | severely affected by the 1930s Dust Bowl ⓘ |
| incorporated | 1920s ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | Cimarron County, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dust Bowl history
ⓘ
location near borders of multiple states ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Oklahoma Panhandle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCongressionalDistrict | Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
U.S. Route 287
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 385 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 412 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 56 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Boise City Townsite Company (promotional name from French "boisé" meaning "wooded") NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderOf |
Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma–Texas–New Mexico tri-state area ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | High Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | fewer than 2,000 inhabitants (early 21st century) ⓘ |
| postalCode | 73933 ⓘ |
| region |
Cimarron County High Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oklahoma Panhandle tri-state highway crossroads ⓘ |
| state | Oklahoma ⓘ |
| transportHubFor |
truck traffic between Texas and Colorado
ⓘ
truck traffic between Texas and Kansas ⓘ truck traffic between Texas and New Mexico ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Boise City, Oklahoma vicinity