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Alderson

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Alderson

Total population

259

Median home value

$84,500

0.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$42,917

Alderson$43k
National$74k
Weather100°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Coordinates34.90°, -95.69°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Active weather alerts
  • Heat Advisory · Moderate
    Heat Advisory issued September 16 at 10:38PM CDT until September 17 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Overview

Alderson is a town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Alderson had a population of 220.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Median age
47.5
Median home value
$84,500
Housing units
116
Poverty rate
21.9%
Unemployment
4.5%

Race & ethnicity

White
62.5%
Black
0%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
8.5%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
34.9006
Longitude
-95.6894
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Today
100°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tonight
75°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear
Friday
100°F
Sunny
Friday Night
73°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
100°F
Sunny
Saturday Night
73°F
Mostly Clear

Forecast for Alderson, OK from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
37.5%
Diabetes
11.5%
Adult obesity
39.8%
Binge drinking
15.2%
Adult smoking
18.4%
No leisure activity
30.2%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
15
Elementary
8
Middle
3
High
3
Other
1

Largest nearby schools

  • MCALESTER HS
    High · McAlester · 957 students · 17.7:1 ratio
  • KREBS PUBLIC SCHOOL
    Elementary · Krebs · 494 students · 17.6:1 ratio
  • PUTERBAUGH MS
    Middle · McAlester · 439 students · 14.6:1 ratio
  • PARKER INTERMEDIATE CTR
    Middle · McAlester · 411 students · 15.8:1 ratio
  • WILL ROGERS ES
    Elementary · McAlester · 410 students · 17.1:1 ratio
  • FRINK-CHAMBERS PUBLIC SCHOOL
    Elementary · McAlester · 389 students · 16.2:1 ratio
  • HARTSHORNE ES
    Elementary · Hartshorne · 327 students · 14.2:1 ratio
  • HAILEYVILLE ES
    Elementary · Haileyville · 228 students · 19:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

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Notable people from here

Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire
American country singer and actress (born 1955)
Mary Blair
Mary Blair
American artist (1911-1978)
Beverlee McKinsey
Beverlee McKinsey
American actress (1935–2008)
Carl Albert
Carl Albert
American politician (1908-2000)
J
John Berryman
American poet and scholar (1914–1972)
Lynn Cartwright
Lynn Cartwright
actress (1927-2004)
Steven T. Kuykendall
Steven T. Kuykendall
United States Marine (1947-2021)
George Nigh
George Nigh
American politician (1927–2025)
C
Claude Overton
American professional basketball player (1927–1996)
Anne Bremner
Anne Bremner
American lawyer and television personality
Bennie L. Davis
Bennie L. Davis
United States Air Force general
B
Bob Dickson
American professional golfer
Brian Shackelford
Brian Shackelford
American baseball player
B
Bruce Sloan
American baseball player
Charles B. Hensley
Charles B. Hensley
American businessman
Edwin H. Burba, Jr.
Edwin H. Burba, Jr.
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Oklahoma

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,644

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
72
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Alderson

Dispersion sale, Nash, Okla., June 7-8, 1926
Dispersion sale, Nash, Okla., June 7-8, 1926
F. S. Kirk · 1926

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library