Antlers, Oklahoma

Antlers, Oklahoma
Kuniotubbee (Choctaw)
Antlers historic train station
Antlers historic train station
Nickname: 
Deer Capital of the World
Location of Antlers, Oklahoma
Location of Antlers, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°13′58″N 95°37′23″W / 34.23278°N 95.62306°W / 34.23278; -95.62306
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyPushmataha
Area
 • Total3.13 sq mi (8.09 km2)
 • Land3.11 sq mi (8.05 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation509 ft (155 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,221
 • Density714.38/sq mi (275.86/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74523
Area code580
FIPS code40-02250[3]
GNIS feature ID2409716[2]

Antlers is a city in and the county seat of Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States.[4] The population was 2,221 as of the 2020 United States census.[5] The town was named for a kind of tree that becomes festooned with antlers shed by deer, and is taken as a sign of the location of a spring frequented by deer.[6]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Antlers, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "Antlers (city), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  6. ^ Wilson, Linda D. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. "Antlers." Retrieved January 9, 2013."Antlers". Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2009.