Ardmore, Oklahoma

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The 2000 Census showed that Ardmore had a population of 23,711 people^<1>. This represents 0.69% of the total population of Oklahoma, making it the state's 15th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
12	Bartlesville	N	187 mi [300.9 km]	35,914	3.36% increase
13	Shawnee	N	79 mi [127.1 km]	30,562	6.52% increase
14	Ponca City	N	174 mi [280 km]	24,507	5.45% decrease
-15-	Ardmore			24,810	4.63% increase
16	Duncan	W	54 mi [86.9 km]	22,617	0.5% increase
17	Del City	N	88 mi [141.6 km]	22,067	0.28% decrease
18	Altus	W	128 mi [206 km]	18,912	11.82% decrease

Ardmore had 10,926 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Ardmore has an area^<4> of 49.12 square miles [127.2 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Ardmore had a 2000 population density of 482.7 people per square mile [186.4 people/km²].

Carter County

The city of Ardmore is located in Carter County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 45,595 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 23,711 people, Ardmore contained 52% of the Carter County total.

In addition, where the community of Ardmore has a population density of 482.7 people per square mile [186.4 people/km²], Carter County averages 55.3 people per square mile [21.37 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Carter County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Ardmore and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Ardmore. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Ardmore.

A Census Quickfact is available for Carter County (QF-40019).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Carter County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Garvin	QF-40049	N	27,247	---
	Jefferson	QF-40067	W	6,219	8.13% decrease
	Johnston	QF-40069	E	10,286	2.19% decrease
	Love	QF-40085	S	9,155	3.72% increase
	Marshall	QF-40095	SE	14,919	13.45% increase
	Murray	QF-40099	NE	12,784	1.52% increase
	Stephens	QF-40137	NW	43,498	0.99% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Ardmore:

Ardmore is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Ardmore.

The Commemorative Quarter for Oklahoma<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Ardmore. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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