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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]].
== History ==
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 Civil War the nearby Canadian Depot was an important supply depot.<ref>Shirk, ''Oklahoma Place Names'', p. 37.</ref>
==Geography==
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