Map of Boswell town, Oklahoma

Boswell is a town in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 709 at the 2010 census.

Boswell town overview:
Name:	Boswell town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Oklahoma
County:	Choctaw County
Elevation:	610 ft (186 m)
Total Area:	0.77 sq mi (1.99 km²)
Land Area:	0.76 sq mi (1.96 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Total Population:	579
Population Density:	764.86/sq mi (295.16/km²)
ZIP code:	74727
Area code:	580
FIPS code:	4007750
GNISfeature ID:	1090411

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History

The Boswell area was one of the Choctaw Nation’s first and most important settlements. A Presbyterian missionary station was founded at Mayhew, Indian Territory, three miles north of present-day Boswell in the 1840s. It soon became a government center as well as seat of civilization. Mayhew became the administrative and judicial capital of the Pushmataha District, one of three administrative super-regions comprising the Choctaw Nation.

Mayhew was located in Blue County, one of the counties comprising the Pushmataha District. In 1886 portions of Blue County, including Mayhew, were joined with parts of adjacent counties to form Jackson County. The new county’s seat of government was at Pigeon Roost, south of Boswell.

A United States Post Office was established at Mayhew, Indian Territory on February 5, 1845 and operated until September 30, 1902. It then moved two miles south to Boswell, which was then a new townsite along the new railroad, and changed its name to Boswell.

Boswell was named for S.C. Boswell, a local merchant.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Boswell has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km), of which 0.7 square miles (1.8 km) is land and 1.43% is water.

The town contains Boswell State Park, an Oklahoma State Park largely occupied by a lake, which has been stocked with channel catfish.