Paden

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Paden

Total population

391

Median home value

$85,900

15.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$47,273

Paden$47k

National$74k

Elevation304 m

Land area1.34 km²

Weather89°F · Sunny

Coordinates35.51°, -96.57°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Paden is a town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 419 at the 2020 Census. It is named for Paden Tolbert, a U.S. Deputy Marshal who served the area in the early 1900s.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

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

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Paden, OK from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Z

Zenobia Powell Perry

American composer and composition teacher

C

Cardell Camper

baseball player

E

Ed Baecht

right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball

Pumpsie Green

American baseball player (1933–2019)

Cecil Fergerson

American art curator and activist

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

Nearby places in Oklahoma

• Prague
  7.5 mi away
• Welty
  11.8 mi away · pop. 162
• Stroud
  18.6 mi away
• Seminole
  19.5 mi away
• Shawnee
  23.9 mi away · pop. 31,671
• Slick
  25.2 mi away
• Wewoka
  25.5 mi away
• Wetumka
  26.2 mi away
• Tecumseh
  26.7 mi away
• Weleetka
  26.9 mi away
• Warwick
  27.6 mi away · pop. 202
• Shamrock
  27.8 mi away

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Paden

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 32 mi
• Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 80 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 86 mi
• Wildfire 2690, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 94 mi
• Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-13 · 95 mi
• Wildfire PINTO, Stephens, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 95 mi
• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 95 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 97 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-29

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

Seen 2026-09-22

Southern Leopard Frog

Lithobates sphenocephalus

Seen 2026-09-18

Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Seen 2026-09-15

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Seen 2026-09-12

Western Pygmy Rattlesnake

Sistrurus miliarius streckeri

Seen 2026-08-30

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

Seen 2026-08-30

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Seen 2026-08-29

eastern redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

Seen 2026-08-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-12 13:30 UTC.