Alderson is a town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Alderson had a population of 220.
History
A post office was established at Alderson, Indian Territory on March 5, 1890. It was named for William Charles Alderson, treasure of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad. W.C. Alderson, under the name "Willy," was one of the children written about and the source of much of the material in Mary Howitt's Our Cousins in Ohio (1849).
At the time of its founding, Alderson was located in Tobucksy County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.
Alderson was linked to McAlester, Krebs, Bache, Haileyville, and Hartshorne by the Pittsburg County Railway interurban from 1903 to 1946.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Alderson had a population of 220. The median age was 46.5 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 105.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.1 males age 18 and over.
There were 85 households in Alderson, of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.8% were married-couple households, 22.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 140 || 63.6%
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| Black or African American || 8 || 3.6%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 28 || 12.7%
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| Asian || 0 || 0.0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 4 || 1.8%
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| Two or more races || 40 || 18.2%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 19 || 8.6%
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 304 people living in the town. The population density was . There were 129 housing units at an average density of 225 per square mile (90/km).