McCurtain, Oklahoma

McCurtain, Oklahoma
McCurtain, Oklahoma
Location of McCurtain, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°09′03″N 94°58′01″W / 35.15083°N 94.96694°W / 35.15083; -94.96694
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyHaskell
Government
  TypeIncorporated
Area
  Total
1.13 sq mi (2.92 km2)
  Land1.11 sq mi (2.87 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
627 ft (191 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
355
  Density320.69/sq mi (123.80/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74944
Area code(s)539/918
FIPS code40-44950
GNIS feature ID2412967

McCurtain is a town in Haskell County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 357 at the 2020 census, a 30.8% decrease over the figure of 516 recorded in 2010. A coal mine disaster in 1912 killed 73 miners and ended McCurtain's prosperity. The mine explosion remains one of the worst disasters in Oklahoma history.