Canadian, OK

Canadian is a town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 143 residents. At the time of its founding, Canadian was located in Tobucksy County, Choctaw Nation, in the Indian Territory. The settlement was originally called South Canadian, taking its name from the nearby South Fork of the Canadian River, now called Gaines Creek. A newcomer can read Canadian through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Canadian comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines.