Broken Bow, Oklahoma

Broken Bow, Oklahoma
Broken Bow Municipal Offices
Broken Bow Municipal Offices
Location of Broken Bow, Oklahoma
Location of Broken Bow, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°1′47″N 94°44′30″W / 34.02972°N 94.74167°W / 34.02972; -94.74167
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyMcCurtain
Government
 • TypeCouncil-manager
 • MayorJerry Don Smith
 • City ManagerVicki Pieratt
Area
 • Total
6.23 sq mi (16.13 km2)
 • Land6.15 sq mi (15.93 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation453 ft (138 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,228
 • Density687.26/sq mi (265.36/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74728
Area code580
FIPS code40-09100[3]
GNIS feature ID2409915[2]
Websitecityofbrokenbow.com
A portion of downtown Broken Bow

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]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Broken Bow, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Broken Bow". G. Paulette LaGasse, Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Dierks Elementary". Broken Bow Public Schools. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "Dierks St, Broken Bow, OK". Google Maps. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "Dierks Train #227". City of Broken Bow. Retrieved July 13, 2020.