Pontotoc is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] The population was 81 as of the 2020 Census.[3] A post office was established in Pontotoc in 1858.[4] The town was named after Pontotoc County, which was one of the divisions of the Chickasaw Nation.[4]

Pontotoc is located on US Route 377/State Highway 99 south of Ada and north of Tishomingo.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202081
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pontotoc, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "Pontotoc (CDP), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.169-70.
  5. ^ "Pontotoc". Google Maps. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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