Gore, Oklahoma

Gore, Oklahoma
Location of Gore, Oklahoma
Location of Gore, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°32′30″N 95°06′47″W / 35.54167°N 95.11306°W / 35.54167; -95.11306
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountySequoyah
Area
 • Total2.29 sq mi (5.92 km2)
 • Land2.28 sq mi (5.91 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation535 ft (163 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total951
 • Density416.56/sq mi (160.83/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74435
Area code(s)539/918
FIPS code40-30300[3]
GNIS feature ID2412692[2]
Websitewww.townofgore.org

Gore is a town in western Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 977 at the 2010 census, an increase of 15 percent over the figure of 850 recorded in 2000.[4]

Gore claims to be the "trout capital of Oklahoma", with great fishing in Lake Tenkiller, the Illinois River, and the Arkansas River.[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gore, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Census Viewer: Population of the City of Gore, Oklahoma. Retrieved April 3, 2012 [1] Archived June 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Gore, Oklahoma Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Accessed March 18, 2015.