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Welcome to Broken Bow ...

The city of Broken Bow is located in McCurtain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broken Bow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Broken Bow has a population of 4,082 people<2> (see below for details).

Broken Bow is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Broken Bow lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Broken Bow: 580

The ZIP code for Broken Bow: 74728<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Broken Bow had an population of 4,082 people. This is a decrease of 0.92% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Broken Bow had a population of 4,120 people (or 12.41% of the total population of McCurtain County). This makes Broken Bow the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Broken Bow represents 0.11% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 84th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,120 people, the population of Broken Bow decreased 2.6% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,230 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Broken Bow.

Communities Also Named Broken Bow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Broken Bow - it's located in Nebraska.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Broken Bow.

Communities near Broken Bow ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Broken Bow.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Broken Bow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broken Bow.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Broken Bow. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broken Bow.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Broken Bow. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Broken Bow.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broken Bow ...

Looking for more information about Broken Bow? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Broken Bow, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Broken Bow.

Adding Broken Bow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Broken Bow in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Broken Bow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Broken Bow post office opened in 1911.

We also found Broken Bow on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broken Bow.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broken Bow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including McCurtain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Broken Bow.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broken Bow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Broken Bow). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Broken Bow or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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