Briartown, Oklahoma

Briartown is located along Oklahoma State Highway 2 in far southern Muskogee County, 3 miles (5 km) north of Whitefield, 5 miles (8 km) south of Porum, and 34 miles (55 km) south of Muskogee, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Briartown CDP has an area of 6.02 square miles (15.6 km²), all land.^[1] The Canadian River, which forms the Haskell County line, passes just south of the community.

Briartown was first listed as a census-designated place for the 2020 census.

As of the 2020 census, Briartown had a population of 185. The median age was 52.8 years. 18.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 131.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 128.8 males age 18 and over.^[5][6]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.^[7]

There were 83 households in Briartown, of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.6% were married-couple households, 28.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 15.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[5]

There were 83 housing units, of which 0.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%.^[5]