Poteau, Oklahoma
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1900	1,182	—
1910	1,830	54.8%
1920	2,679	46.4%
1930	3,169	18.3%
1940	4,020	26.9%
1950	4,776	18.8%
1960	4,428	−7.3%
1970	5,500	24.2%
1980	7,089	28.9%
1990	7,210	1.7%
2000	7,939	10.1%
2010	8,520	7.3%
2015 (est.)	8,732	[9]	2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]
2014 Estimate[2]

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