Arpelar,_Oklahoma

Arpelar, Oklahoma

Arpelar, Oklahoma

Unincorporated community and Census designated place in Oklahoma, United States

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.

Quick Facts Country, State ...

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

More information Census, Pop. ...

References

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

This Oklahoma state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Arpelar,_Oklahoma, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.