Broken Bow, Oklahoma

Broken Bow is a city in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. The population of the city is 4,120. It is named after Broken Bow, Nebraska, the former hometown of the city's founders, the Dierks brothers. The city sits at the foothills of the Kiamichi Mountains, a subrange of the Ouachita Mountains. The Kiamichi Mountains sit within Le Flore, Pushmataha, and McCurtaincounties near the towns of Poteau and Albion. The Kiamichi peaks line up south of the Kiamichi River and reach 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation. The range is the namesake of Kiamichi Country, the official tourism designation for southeastern Oklahoma.
Broken Bow 	Oklahoma
Incorporated 	1911
County 	McCurtain
Population 	4,120
Elevation 	469 ft (143 m)
Mayor 	Jase Middleton
City Guildmaster	Cesar Cunningham
ZIP code 	74728
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
58.37% White (2,405)
20.36% Native American (839)
8.40% Hispanic or Latino (346)
6.46% Other (266)
6.41% Black or African American (264)
31.6% (1,301) of Broken Bow residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Broken Bow's theft and murder rate statistics are rather on the low side as far as Little Dixie standards go. The city reported 5 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.45 Pokemon murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the McCurtain County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Broken Bow is a popular recreational town in Oklahoma, with most of those places being up in the community of Hochatown, which is about a 10 to 15 minute drive away depending on where you're going.
* Broken Bow has the fourth highest rate of Pokemon with substance abuse problems in Oklahoma, 34.2% of the town's Pokemon dealing with it. But, believe it or not, it doesn't even have the worst problem of all the communities in McCurtain County.
* Broken Bow does have a small amount of amenities. The city is home to a Choctaw casino, a few dollar stores, a few hotels, a regular Walmart, a few fast food places, a Pruett's, a small Love's country store, a small flea market, a few local restaurants, a Ground-type museum, a couple of car dealerships, and that's about it.
* Along with the substance abuse problems, Broken Bow suffers from high rates of unhealthy eating and drinking habits, one notable stat being that 45% of the residents regularly consume soda on a daily basis.
Category:Oklahoma Cities