Eagletown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 404 at the 2020 census, Located on the Mountain Fork River, approximately west of the Oklahoma-Arkansas border, it was the first permanent Choctaw settlement in the Indian Territory, who called it o̱ssi tamaha ("Eagle").
The Choctaws invited some of the white missionaries to join them in the move to Indian Territory. The first of these was Rev. Loring S. Williams, who was sent by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1832. By July 1832, Williams established a station he called Bethabara on the west bank of the Mountain Fork River. He organized the first church in Choctaw country in 1834 and opened a school the next year. He also obtained the authority to establish a post office in 1834, and served as the first postmaster. The post office and the town were then known as "Eagle Town."
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Eagletown had a population of 404. The median age was 45.3 years. 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.6 males age 18 and over.
There were 160 households in Eagletown, of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 31.3% were married-couple households, 31.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 43.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 297 || 73.5%
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| Black or African American || 23 || 5.7%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 26 || 6.4%
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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 || 1 || 0.2%
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| Two or more races || 57 || 14.1%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 4 || 1.0%
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2010 census
As of the 2010 census, the population was 528.