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Binger’s post office opened in 1901, and 17% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1951 on and the census since 1910.

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Quick answers

How Binger began, and where its name came from

When was Binger founded?

1901

The Binger post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 280 in 19102020 census: 438125 years

How did Binger get its name?

Binger was named for Binger Hermann, then Commissioner of the U.S. Land Office.

More on the name

A post office named Binger opened in November 1901.

Founding year: the first Binger post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Binger’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Binger are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 849 in 1930; 438 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Binger’s history is told.

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People over time

Binger, census by census

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Peaked at 849 in 1930; 438 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Binger’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Binger came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Binger.

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Binger was established immediately after the opening of the Wichita-Caddo Reservation in August 1901, and organized by the Washita Valley Townsite Company. It was named for Binger Hermann, then Commissioner of the U.S. Land Office. A post office named Binger opened in November 1901.

Binger's early economy was based on agriculture in the surrounding area, and whose principal crops were peanuts and cotton. The Enid and Anadarko Railway constructed a line from Bridgeport to Anadarko via Binger in 1901–1902. This railway was purchased by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway in 1903, and was abandoned in 1939.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Binger, 1901 to 1954

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1901Post officeThe Binger post office opens
  3. 1930CensusPopulation peaks at 849
  4. 1951On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1954Born hereVerlon Thompson is born here
By decade

Binger, decade by decade

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On the map

Binger on the map, 1951 to 1979

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Binger. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Binger on the 1951 USGS mapBinger on the 1979 USGS map1951Binger sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Binger.

Questions about Binger’s history

What year was Binger founded?

The Binger post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.