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{{Distinguish|Canadian County, Oklahoma}}
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'''Canadian''' is a town in [[Pittsburg County, Oklahoma|Pittsburg County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 239 at the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]].
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At the time of its founding, Canadian was located in [[Tobucksy County, Choctaw Nation|Tobucksy County]], [[Choctaw Nation]], in the [[Indian Territory]].<ref>John W. Morris, ''Historical Atlas of Oklahoma'', Plate 38.</ref> The settlement was originally called South Canadian, taking its name from the nearby South Fork of the [[Canadian River]], now called Gaines Creek. A post office was established at South Canadian, Indian Territory on May 29, 1873. The name was changed to Canadian on December 11, 1899.<ref>George H. Shirk, ''Oklahoma Place Names'' (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), pp. 37 & 195.</ref>
During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the nearby Canadian Depot was an important supply depot.<ref>Shirk, ''Oklahoma Place Names'', p. 37.</ref>
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
==Demographics==
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 239 people, 99 households, and 62 families residing in the town. The
There were 99 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.98.
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==Notable people==
Holly Holland, an eight-year-old girl who won a writing contest for the children's television series ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'' and had her concept air in the show's 1999 episode "The Contest".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://newsok.com/8-year-old-s-idea-wins-her-arthur-episode/article/2618457 |title=8-Year-Old 's Idea Wins Her 'Arthur' Episode | News OK |access-date=July 3, 2013 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223000/http://newsok.com/8-year-old-s-idea-wins-her-arthur-episode/article/2618457 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[Charles F. Carey, Jr.]], United States Medal of Honor recipient and Army Technical Sergeant, was born in Canadian. Carey, Jr. was an Army Infantryman during [[World War II]] who earned the posthumous Medal of Honor for commanding his outnumbered antitank battalion into positions of tactical survival, in 1945.
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[[Category:Towns in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma]]
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