Ardmore, Oklahoma

Ardmore, Oklahoma
Official seal of Ardmore, Oklahoma
Location in the state of Oklahoma
Location in the state of Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°17′22″N 97°09′59″W / 34.28944°N 97.16639°W / 34.28944; -97.16639
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCarter
Government
 • MayorDoug Pfau [citation needed]
Area
 • Total51.76 sq mi (134.06 km2)
 • Land49.83 sq mi (129.06 km2)
 • Water1.93 sq mi (5.00 km2)
Elevation879 ft (268 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total24,725
 • Density496.20/sq mi (191.58/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (CDT)
ZIP codes
73401-73403
Area code580
FIPS code40-02600[3]
GNIS feature ID2409727[2]
Websitewww.ardmorecity.org

Ardmore is the county seat of Carter County, Oklahoma, United States.[4] The population was 24,725 at the time of the 2020 census,[5] a 1.8% increase over the 2010 census figure of 24,283.[6] The Ardmore micropolitan statistical area had an estimated population of 48,491 in 2013.[7] Ardmore is 90 miles (140 km) from both Oklahoma City and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, at the junction of Interstate 35 and U.S. Highway 70, and is generally considered the hub of the 13-county region of South Central Oklahoma, also known by state tourism pamphlets as "Chickasaw Country" and previously "Lake and Trail Country". It is also a part of the Texoma region. Ardmore is situated about 9 miles (14 km) south of the Arbuckle Mountains and is located at the eastern margin of the Healdton Basin, one of the most oil-rich regions of the United States.

Ardmore was named after the affluent Philadelphia suburb and historic PRR Main Line stop of Ardmore, Pennsylvania, which was named after Ardmore in County Waterford, Ireland, by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1873. The name "Ardmore" is Irish for high grounds or hill. [citation needed]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ardmore, 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. ^ "Ardmore (city), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "Ardmore's Population Grows 2.4% in the Last 10 Years". Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 - United States -- Micropolitan Statistical Area (GCT-PEPANNRES)". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2015.