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Unincorporated community and Census designated place
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Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Pittsburg
Area
• Total	2.23 sq mi (5.77 km2)
• Land	2.23 sq mi (5.77 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	735 ft (224 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	291
• Density	130.73/sq mi (50.48/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	918 & 539
GNIS feature ID	2629904

Arpelar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 291 as of the 2020 census. U.S. Route 270 and Oklahoma State Highway 1 pass through the community.

History

Arpelar was named after Aaron Arpelar, a county judge of Tobucksy County in the Choctaw Nation. At the time of its founding, Arpelar was located in Tobucksy County. A post office was established at Arpelar, Indian Territory on February 25, 1903. It closed on June 30, 1934.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 2.229 square miles (5.77 km²); 2.226 square miles (5.77 km²) of its area is land, and 0.003 square miles (0.0078 km²) is water.

Demographics

See also

In Spanish: Arpelar (Oklahoma) para niños