Arpelar, Oklahoma

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Arpelar, Oklahoma
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Arpelar, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°56′08″N95°57′32″W / 34.93556°N 95.95889°W / 34.93556; -95.95889
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Pittsburg
Area
[1]
  Total2.23 sq mi (5.77 km2)
  Land2.23 sq mi (5.77 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
735 ft (224 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total291
  Density130.73/sq mi (50.48/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 918 & 539
GNIS feature ID2629904 [2]

Arpelar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 291 as of the 2020 census. [3] U.S. Route 270 and Oklahoma State Highway 1 pass through the community.

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History

Arpelar was named after Aaron Arpelar, a county judge of Tobucksy County in the Choctaw Nation. At the time of its founding, Arpelar was located in Tobucksy County. A post office was established at Arpelar, Indian Territory on February 25, 1903. It closed on June 30, 1934. [4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 2.229 square miles (5.77 km2); 2.226 square miles (5.77 km2) of its area is land, and 0.003 square miles (0.0078 km2) is water. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 291
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arpelar, Oklahoma
  3. 1 2 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  4. Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 13. ISBN   0806111402.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.