Welcome to Canadian ...

The town of Canadian is located in Pittsburg County<1> (at the time of its founding, Canadian was located in Indian Territory).

The location of Canadian has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canadian, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Canadian has a population of 203 people<3> (see below for details).

Canadian is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Canadian: (918) & (539)<5>

The ZIP code for Canadian: 74425<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Canadian had an population of 203 people. This is a decrease of 7.73% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.06% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Canadian had a population of 220 people. This makes Canadian the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 220 people, the population of Canadian decreased 7.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 239 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Canadian.

Communities Also Named Canadian ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Canadian - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Canadian ...

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

• McAlester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlester
  • McAlester is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlester <7>
• Eufaula
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
  • Eufaula is located in McIntosh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <7>
• Krebs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
  • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <7>
• Quinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
  • Quinton is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinton <7>
• Alderson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <7>
• Indianola
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <7>
• Hanna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
  • Hanna is located in McIntosh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna <7>
• Stidham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stidham
  • Stidham is located in McIntosh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stidham <7>
• Carlton Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Landing
  • Carlton Landing is located in Pittsburg County
• Bristow Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Point
  • Bristow Point is located in Pittsburg County

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 Canadian. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canadian.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canadian. See our Newspapers Page for Canadian.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canadian ...

Looking for more information about Canadian? 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 Canadian, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Canadian.

Adding Canadian to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canadian 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 Canadian was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Canadian post office opened in 1899.

We also found Canadian on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canadian.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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