Municipal
· Arkansas
Town of Oil Trough
Oil Trough is a town in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Oil Trough had a population of 226. The post office opened here in 1832 under the name Pleasant Island, with a switch to the Oil Trough name in 1849. The town is believed to have acquired its name from a trough used to render bear fat, which was then sold to customers in New Orleans.
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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 122881
- FIPS state
- 05
- FIPS county
- 063
- FIPS place
- 51410
- Census record name
- TOWN OF OIL TROUGH
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 300, OIL TROUGH 72564