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Eldon
OklahomaCDP
Eldon
Total population
326
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
Eldon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Eldon had a population of 347. It lies east of Tahlequah at the junction of U.S. Highway 62 and State Highway 51. The Eldon Post Office existed from March 20, 1911, until May 30, 1936. The community is said to have been named for Eldon, Illinois.
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Geography
Eldon is located along the eastern edge of Cherokee County in the valley of the Baron Fork of the Illinois River. U.S. Route 62 leads west to Tahlequah and east to Westville near the Arkansas border. State Highway 51 leads southeast from Eldon to Stilwell. Eldon is bordered to the south by the CDP of Welling and to the east by Adair County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Eldon CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.50%, is water. The Census Bureau reduced the area recorded as Eldon to its current boundaries from as of the 2000 census.
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Demographics & economy
Geography
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Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Eldon, OK from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
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Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
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Schools
Largest nearby schools
- TAHLEQUAH HSHigh · Tahlequah · 1,300 students · 15.1:1 ratio
- TAHLEQUAH MSMiddle · Tahlequah · 676 students · 15.4:1 ratio
- GREENWOOD ESElementary · Tahlequah · 503 students · 16.2:1 ratio
- CHEROKEE ESElementary · TAHLEQUAH · 438 students · 15.1:1 ratio
- BRIGGS PUBLIC SCHOOLElementary · Tahlequah · 421 students · 16.8:1 ratio
- SEQUOYAH ESOther · Tahlequah · 195 students · 19.5:1 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
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Nearby places in Oklahoma
Geography & sun
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Books about Eldon
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 88 mi
- Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 103 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 105 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 105 mi
- Wildfire BISON, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 107 mi
- Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 111 mi
- Wildfire B.B, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 114 mi
- Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 119 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET