Idabel, Oklahoma Idabel, Oklahoma Idabel City Hall Idabel City Hall Location of Idabel, Oklahoma Location of Idabel, Oklahoma State Oklahoma Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Idabel is a town/city in and governmental center of county of Mc - Curtain County, Oklahoma, United States.

The populace was 7,010 at the 2010 census. It is positioned in the southeast corner of Oklahoma, a tourist region known as Kiamichi Country.

Part of downtown Idabel Johnson Library in Idabel Idabel was established in 1902 by the Arkansas and Choctaw Railway (later part of the St.

Railroad officials then chose the name Idabel, a compound of the names of Isaac Purnell's two daughters, Ida and Bell.

For its first four years, Idabel small-town government was the responsibility of the Choctaw tribe for the Indians themselves.

At the time of statehood, November 16, 1907, the town was designated as the governmental center of county of Mc - Curtain County.

Idabel is positioned at 33 53 47 N 94 49 45 W (33.896299, -94.829238). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 15.9 square miles (41 km2), of which, 15.9 square miles (41 km2) of it is territory and 0.06% is water.

Idabel lies between the Little River and the Red River, about 21 miles (34 km) west of the Oklahoma-Arkansas state line and 40 miles (64 km) east of Hugo. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Idabel has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Climate data for Idabel, OK 1981-2010, extremes 1907-2017 (0) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 0.0 Average rain days ( 0.01 in) 8 8 9 8 10 8 7 6 7 9 8 9 97 Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.9 Source: NWS Nowdata for Idabel (Shreveport Area) In the city, the populace was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older.

About 28.7% of families and 31.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 42.5% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.

One cotton gin directed in Idabel in 1904, but six were in company in 1930.

However, the Great Depression, depleted soil and destructive pests essentially wiped out this trade around Idabel.

Idabel train station The former State Theater, athwart from the courthouse in Idabel, homes a law office, the Legal Arts Building.

Mc - Curtain Daily Gazette office in Idabel Idabel Public Schools serves the community.

Idabel High School - Grades 9 12 Idabel Middle School - Grades 6 8 Idabel Primary South - Grades 1 2 PRE-K- K Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Mc - Curtain County ground (formerly called the ET Dunlap Center) Eastern Oklahoma State College Odell Mc - Brayer, Fort Worth attorney who ran for governor of Texas in 1974, resided in Idabel in his later years.

"Idabel," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed September 3, 2015.

Climate Summary for Idabel, Oklahoma "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

Idabel Public Library Idabel Public Schools Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Idabel Municipalities and communities of Mc - Curtain County, Oklahoma, United States County seats in Oklahoma

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Cities in Oklahoma - Cities in Mc - Curtain County, Oklahoma - County seats in Oklahoma - Populated places established in 1902 - 1902 establishments in Indian Territory - Cities in the Ark-La-Tex