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History · Lotsee

The history of Lotsee

Below: maps from 1958 on and the census since 1970.

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What stands out about Lotsee’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 Lotsee are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost two-thirds of its people between 1970 and 2010, then grew 3-fold.
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People over time

Lotsee, census by census

019802000202016 in 1970Low: 2

Lost two-thirds of its people between 1970 and 2010, then grew 3-fold.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

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

The story so far

Lotsee, in brief

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

Lotsee is a town in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 6 at the 2020 census, compared to a total of 2 in 2010. It is the fourth smallest incorporated municipality in Oklahoma, tied with the town of Knowles, Oklahoma. and in an article on “The Tiniest Town in Every State” by House Beautiful in November 2023, it was cited as the tiniest town in Oklahoma as it had only two people. The entire town is a 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) family-owned cattle and pecan ranch, the Flying G Ranch, whose owner, George Campbell, incorporated it in 1963. The population peaked at 16 in 1970, then declined to 7 in 1980.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2 to 6 (+200%).

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

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Lotsee on the map, 1958 to 1983

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

Lotsee on the 1958 USGS mapLotsee on the 1967 USGS mapLotsee on the 1973 USGS mapLotsee on the 1983 USGS map1958Wekiwa sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Lotsee

Nobody well known was born in Lotsee itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jennifer JonesAmerican actress · b. 1919
Blake EdwardsAmerican film director, screenwriter and produc… · b. 1922
Martin GardnerAmerican mathematics and science writer · b. 1914
Garth BrooksAmerican country music singer and songwriter · b. 1962
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Alfre WoodardAmerican actress · b. 1952
Bill HaderAmerican comedian and actor · b. 1978

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.