Spiro, Oklahoma
Spiro, Oklahoma | |
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Town | |
Spider engraved on shell, from Spiro Mounds, near the town of Spiro. | |
Location of Spiro, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′28″N 94°37′25″W / 35.24111°N 94.62361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Le Flore |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.43 sq mi (6.30 km2) |
| • Land | 2.35 sq mi (6.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.085 sq mi (0.22 km2) |
| Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,102 |
| • Density | 895.2/sq mi (345.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74959 |
| Area codes | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-69350 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413316 |
Spiro is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Spiro had a population of 2,102.
Developed as a railroad station in an agricultural area in the late 19th century, the small town is notable for its proximity to the Spiro Mounds, a Mississippian culture center that was active from about 900 to 1450 CE that was part of a culture in Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. Today, the 80-acre site, with several earthwork mounds, is preserved as Oklahoma's only State Archeological Park and one of North America's most important archaeological sites. It is the westernmost site of the expansive Mississippian culture, which had associated centers through the Mississippi and tributary river valleys.