Avoca Township, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma


Avoca Township was located in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. It should not be confused with Avoca, which was a smaller community inside the township.

Location

Avoca township was located in southeastern Pottawatomie County, with Konawa Municipal Township to the east, St. Louis Township to the north and the South Canadian River to the south. The western boundary was about two and a half miles west of present-day Asher. The township encompassed about. Post offices in the Avoca Township area included:
TownPost Office Dates
Sacred Heart Mission1879–1949
Osmit1884–1887
Avoca 1894–present
Meanko1896–1901
Boyer1897–1900
Violet1899–1905

Statistics

The following table shows the population grown and then decline of Avoca Township. The population decline beginning in 1920 can be attributed to a growing interest in Shawnee, OK, in the northern part of the county.
YearHouseholdsIndividualsHome OwnersHome RentersHousing Not Specified
19003902,1561782120
19108084,2284131390
19206283,20428827268

Schools in the township

Schools in the township include:
TeacherYear
Miss Alice Shelton1895–1897
Miss Mollie Ferrell1898
Mr. Willis1898–1899
J.G. Hudiburg1899
No School1899–1900
F. M. Forston1900–1903