Cookson, Oklahoma

Cookson is a community and census-designated place in the Cookson Hills of Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 826 as of the 2020 Census. The post office opened April 11, 1895. The ZIP Code is 74427. It is said to have been named for the first postmaster, John H. Cookson.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Cookson had a population of 826. The median age was 56.1 years. 15.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 31.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 123.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 119.2 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 380 households in Cookson, of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.2% were married-couple households, 18.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 680 housing units, of which 44.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 18.8%.