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Arkoma
Oklahomatown
Arkoma
Total population
1,976
Median home value
$83,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$43,929
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Arkoma is a town in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Arkoma had a population of 1,806. The name of the town is a portmanteau of Arkansas and Oklahoma, given its location on the state line between the two states. Throughout its history, Arkoma has served as a "bedroom community," with many residents commuting to work in neighboring Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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History
The community of Arkoma was established circa 1911 on land owned by Captain James Reynolds, a Civil War veteran who had married into the Choctaw Nation. He chose to turn his property into a suburb of Fort Smith. He built houses to rent. He persuaded the Fort Smith Light and Traction Company to construct tracks and operate an electric trolley route to his new community. The streetcar line ceased operating in 1917. Arkoma was incorporated as a town in 1946.
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Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
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Current forecast
Forecast for Arkoma, OK from NOAA NWS API.
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Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
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Schools
Largest nearby schools
- POCOLA ESElementary · Pocola · 385 students · 17.5:1 ratio
- POCOLA HSHigh · Pocola · 207 students · 17.3:1 ratio
- SINGLETON ESElementary · Arkoma · 162 students · 20.3:1 ratio
- POCOLA MSMiddle · Pocola · 155 students · 14.1:1 ratio
- ARKOMA MSMiddle · Arkoma · 106 students · 17.7:1 ratio
- ARKOMA HSHigh · Arkoma · 105 students · 11.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Nearby places in Oklahoma
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Arkoma
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Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 72 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 76 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 76 mi
- Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 89 mi
- Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 91 mi
- Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 94 mi
- Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 113 mi
- Wildfire BISON, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 150 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
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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
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET