Paden is a town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 419 at the 2020 Census. It is named for Paden Tolbert, a U.S. Deputy Marshal who served the area in the early 1900s.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
The ghost town of Micawber, Oklahoma, which disappeared in the 1930s (only the Micawber Cemetery remains), is north-northeast of Paden and in Paden’s zip code.
Demographics
thumb|Paden Historical Marker in July of 2025
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Paden had a population of 419. The median age was 44.2 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 81.8 males age 18 and over.
There were 191 households in Paden, of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.8% were married-couple households, 19.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 257 || 61.3%
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| Black or African American || 18 || 4.3%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 79 || 18.9%
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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 || 6 || 1.4%
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| Two or more races || 59 || 14.1%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 20 || 4.8%
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2010 census
As of the census
- Dan Boren — former U.S. Congressman