Gans, OK

Gans is a town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 251 residents. Gans is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma metropolitan statistical area. At the time of its founding, Gans was located in the Sequoyah District of the Cherokee Nation. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Gans, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Gans, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Gans was originally called Jack Town, but was renamed Gann after three brothers, who were Cherokee Indians, settled there: Charlie, Swimmer, and Tom Gann. Gans is located 7 miles southeast of Sallisaw.