Emet, Oklahoma

Unincorporated community and Census designated place in Oklahoma, United States

34°12′22″N 96°32′32″W / 34.20611°N 96.54222°W / 34.20611; -96.54222CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountyJohnstonArea

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• Total0.44 sq mi (1.13 km²) • Land0.43 sq mi (1.13 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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810 ft (250 m)Population

(2020)

• Total69 • Density158.62/sq mi (61.26/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code40-23850GNIS feature ID2812851^[2]

Emet is an unincorporated community in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States.^[2] A post office operated in Emet from 1884 to 1917.^[3] The Chickasaw have dwelt in Johnston County since the 1830s, and Emet's history reflects its Chickasaw heritage.^[4] Pleasant Grove Mission School, which was established by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1844 and served Chickasaw Nation, was located near Emet.^[4] Chickasaw actress and storyteller Te Ata Fisher was born in Emet in 1895.^[5]

Douglas H. Johnston, the last governor of the Chickasaw Nation, lived in Emet. His home, known as the "Chickasaw White House," still stands in Emet, and is now a museum.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	69		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emet, Oklahoma
^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.73.
^ ^a ^b O'Dell, Larry, "Johnston County," Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture, Accessed March 3, 2015.
^ Harris, Rodger, "Te Ata (1895-1995)," Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture, Accessed March 3, 2015.
^ Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame: Gov. Douglas Henry Johnston." Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine Accessed September 23, 2015.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.