Broken Bow, Oklahoma | |
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.jpg) Broken Bow Municipal Offices | |
 Location of Broken Bow, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 34°1′47″N 94°44′30″W / 34.02972°N 94.74167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | McCurtain |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Jerry Don Smith |
| • City Manager | Vicki Pieratt |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.23 sq mi (16.13 km2) |
| • Land | 6.15 sq mi (15.93 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 453 ft (138 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,228 |
| • Density | 687.26/sq mi (265.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74728 |
| Area code | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-09100[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409915[2] |
| Website | cityofbrokenbow |
Broken Bow is a city in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 4,120 at the 2010 census. It is named after Broken Bow, Nebraska, the former hometown of the city's founders, the Dierks brothers.[4] Other Dierks-associated legacies in town include Dierks Elementary School,[5] Dierks Street,[6] and Dierks Train #227 which is preserved in Broken Bow.[7]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Broken Bow, Oklahoma
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Broken Bow". G. Paulette LaGasse, Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Dierks Elementary". Broken Bow Public Schools. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Dierks St, Broken Bow, OK". Google Maps. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Dierks Train #227". City of Broken Bow. Retrieved July 13, 2020.