Map of Glencoe town, Oklahoma

Glencoe is a town in northern Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 601 at the 2010 census, an increase of 3.1 percent from the figure of 583 in 2000. Glencoe is a midway point between Pawnee County and Stillwater, which is the county seat. The city has recently been the site of economic growth due to positive investments in agritourism and athletic achievements.

Glencoe town overview:
Name:	Glencoe town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Oklahoma
County:	Payne County
Elevation:	1,073 ft (327 m)
Total Area:	1.71 sq mi (4.43 km²)
Land Area:	1.67 sq mi (4.34 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km²)
Total Population:	499
Population Density:	298.09/sq mi (115.09/km²)
ZIP code:	74032
Area code:	580
FIPS code:	4029400
GNISfeature ID:	1093202

Online Interactive Map

Glencoe online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Glencoe was founded in 1899 with the establishment of the Glenco Post Office on the Eastern Oklahoma Railway. The first lots were sold on April 15, 1900. After J. Hunter Williams, editor of the Glencoe Mirror, was named postmaster on January 4, 1901, he persuaded the U.S. Post Office Department to change the spelling of the town’s name to Glencoe. Also that year, Glencoe was reported to be a sundown town, prohibiting African Americans from living or stopping in the town. In its early history Glencoe served as a trading center for the area and agriculture was the mainstay of the local economy. On January 22, 1914 a fire swept through downtown and destroyed most of the business district. While, some businesses were rebuilt, the town’s future growth was negatively affected by the fire.

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Geography

Glencoe is located at 36°13′41″N 96°55′40″W / 36.22806°N 96.92778°W / 36.22806; -96.92778 (36.228164, -96.927696). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km), all land. The town is 7 miles (11 km) east of Stillwater, the county seat, on State Highway 51 and 8 miles (13 km) north on State Highway 108.

Glencoe is a hub for northern Payne County and southern Noble County and serves as the principal community for the area. With deep historical ties to agriculture, the culture of the town is based around the traditions that accompany farming.

Glencoe is located approximately 5.8 miles from Lake Lone Chimney, on the border between Payne and Pawnee counties. The lake historically served as a recreational outlet for the town, drawing in sportsmen for tournaments and other outdoors event. Following the drought which ravished the region in the early 2010s, the lake experienced dramatic water losses and as a result, the economy and culture of the town was negatively impacted.