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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 2,227 at the 2000 census.〔(CensusViewer: Population of Spiro, Oklahoma )〕 The town is notable for its proximity to the Spiro Mounds, one of Oklahoma's most important archaeological sites. ==History== In 1895 - 1896, the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad (later owned by the Kansas City Southern Railroad) established a station at the present site of Spiro, which it connected directly to Fort Smith, Arkansas, According to the ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' this attracted residents from the nearby town of Skullyville and soon made Spiro the principal town in this area. The town population was 543 in 1900.〔(Harold Crain, ."Spiro." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. ) Retrieved August 30, 2012.〕 The Spiro post office was created in 1898. There are several reasons given for its name. One claims that Spiro was the maiden name of the first postmistress. Another claims it was the maiden name of the mother of a Fort Smith banker. Yet another claims it was named for the father-in-law of a Fort Smith banker.〔 Cotton was the basis for the local economy. In 1901, Spiro had three cotton yards and one gin. By 1910, there were three cotton gins and the population had grown to 1,173. Cotton declined during the Great Depression, but timber and livestock became important industries. The population declined to 969 in 1930, then rebounded to 1,365 by 1950.〔 The town was struck by an F5 tornado on March 26,1976, resulting in two deaths. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spiro, Oklahoma」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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