Welcome to Broken Bow ...

The city of Broken Bow is located in McCurtain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broken Bow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Broken Bow has a population of 4,082 people<2> (see below for details).

Broken Bow is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Broken Bow lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Broken Bow lies within the (580) area code.

The ZIP code for Broken Bow: 74728<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Broken Bow had an population of 4,082 people. This is a decrease of 0.92% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Broken Bow had a population of 4,120 people (or 12.43% of the total population of McCurtain County). This makes Broken Bow the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Broken Bow represents 0.11% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 84th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,120 people, the population of Broken Bow decreased 2.6% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,230 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Broken Bow.

Communities Also Named Broken Bow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Broken Bow - it's located in Nebraska.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Broken Bow.

Communities near Broken Bow ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Broken Bow.

• Idabel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
  • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <5>
• Wright City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <5>
• Millerton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <5>
• Haworth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
  • Haworth is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haworth <5>
• Garvin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
  • Garvin is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <5>
• Holly Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
  • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County
• Golden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <5>
• Hochatown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochatown
  • Hochatown is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochatown <5>
• Eagletown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
  • Eagletown is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagletown <5>
• Cerrogordo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerrogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Broken Bow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broken Bow.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Broken Bow. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broken Bow.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Broken Bow. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Broken Bow.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broken Bow ...

Looking for more information about Broken Bow? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Broken Bow, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Broken Bow.

Adding Broken Bow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Broken Bow in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Broken Bow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Broken Bow post office opened in 1911.

We also found Broken Bow on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broken Bow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broken Bow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/