Limestone, Oklahoma
human settlement in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Limestone is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States, at an elevation of 705 feet. It is located less than 10 miles west of Claremore, Oklahoma on Oklahoma State Highway 20. The population was 753 as of July 2020.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Limestone had a population of 804. The median age was 44.4 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.8 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 279 households in Limestone, of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Limestone, Oklahoma” is human settlement in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States of America. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Limestone, Oklahoma and human, not as a finished interpretation.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2474388. Authority coordinates are 36.311, -95.755. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020.
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