Spiro, Oklahoma | |
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Town | |
 Spider engraved on shell, from Spiro Mounds, near the town of Spiro. | |
 Location of Spiro, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′28″N 94°37′25″W / 35.24111°N 94.62361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Le Flore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.43 sq mi (6.30 km2) |
| • Land | 2.35 sq mi (6.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2) |
| Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,102 |
| • Density | 895.23/sq mi (345.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74959 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-69350[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413316[2] |
Spiro is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,164 at the 2010 census, a 2.8 percent decline from the figure of 2,227 recorded in 2000.[4]
Developed as a railroad station in an agricultural area in the late 19th century, the small town is notable for its proximity to the Spiro Mounds. This is a Mississippian culture center that was active from about 900 to 1450 CE that was part of a culture in Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. Today, the 80-acre site with several earthwork mounds is preserved as Oklahoma's only State Archeological Park and one of North America's most important archaeological sites. It is the westernmost site of the expansive Mississippian culture, which had associated centers through the Mississippi and tributary river valleys.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spiro, Oklahoma
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ CensusViewer: Population of Spiro, Oklahoma