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Castle’s post office opened in 1903

Most of Castle was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. Below: maps from 1900 on and the census since 1910.

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0on the National Register
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How Castle began

When was Castle founded?

1903

The Castle post office opened in 1903, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 294 in 19102020 census: 169123 years
Founding year: the first Castle post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Castle’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 Castle are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19003 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1985. Watch Castle change.Boom and bustPeaked at 381 in 1920; 169 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Castle’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Castle on the map, 1900 to 1985

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

Castle on the 1900 USGS mapCastle on the 1967 USGS mapCastle on the 1985 USGS map1900Wewoka sheet · 1:125,000

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

People over time

Castle, census by census

0100200300400192019401960198020002020Peak: 381

Peaked at 381 in 1920; 169 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

The story so far

Castle, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Castle yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Castle is a town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. A post office was established February 25, 1903, and the town was named for the first postmaster, Manford B. Castle. The population was 169 at the 2020 Census.

Its first post office opened in 1903. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 106 to 169 (+59%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Castle, 1900 to 1920

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1900On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1903Post officeThe Castle post office opens
  4. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 381
By decade

Castle, decade by decade

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Castle OK Water Tower 7-20252025Castle OK Water Tower 7-2025OKMap-doton-Castle2004OKMap-doton-Castle

Questions about Castle’s history

What year was Castle founded?

The Castle post office opened in 1903, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 (2), 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.