Cardin, Oklahoma

Cardin, Oklahoma
A view of downtown Cardin in 2008.
Location within Ottawa County and the state of Oklahoma showing former municipal boundaries
Coordinates: 36°58′32″N 94°51′6″W / 36.97556°N 94.85167°W / 36.97556; -94.85167
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyOttawa
Area
 • Total
0.077 sq mi (0.2 km2)
 • Land0.077 sq mi (0.2 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
810 ft (247 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
0
 • Density0.0/sq mi (0.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74335
Area codes539/918
FIPS code40-11900
GNIS feature ID1090958

Cardin is a ghost town in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 150 at the 2000 census, but declined all the way to a population of 3 at the 2010 census in April 2010. By November 2010, the population of the town was listed as zero.

A former center of zinc and lead mining in northeastern Oklahoma, the town is located within the Tar Creek Superfund site designated in 1983 because of extensive environmental contamination. The vast majority of its residents accepted federal buyout offers of their properties, and the town's population officially had declined to zero in November 2010.