Spiro, Oklahoma

Spiro, Oklahoma
Town
Spider engraved on shell, from Spiro Mounds, near the town of Spiro.
Location of Spiro, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°14′28″N 94°37′25″W / 35.24111°N 94.62361°W / 35.24111; -94.62361
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Le Flore
Area [1]
• Total	2.43 sq mi (6.30 km2)
• Land	2.35 sq mi (6.08 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation [2]	489 ft (149 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,102
• Density	895.23/sq mi (345.62/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	74959
Area code(s)	539/918
FIPS code	40-69350[3]
GNIS feature ID	2413316[2]

Spiro is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,164 at the 2010 census, a 2.8 percent decline from the figure of 2,227 recorded in 2000.^[4]

Developed as a railroad station in an agricultural area in the late 19th century, the small town is notable for its proximity to the Spiro Mounds. This is a Mississippian culture center that was active from about 900 to 1450 CE that was part of a culture in Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. Today, the 80-acre site with several earthwork mounds is preserved as Oklahoma's only State Archeological Park and one of North America's most important archaeological sites. It is the westernmost site of the expansive Mississippian culture, which had associated centers through the Mississippi and tributary river valleys.