Asher, Oklahoma

Town
	Coordinates: 34°59′19″N 96°55′31″W / 34.98861°N 96.92528°WCoordinates: 34°59′19″N 96°55′31″W / 34.98861°N 96.92528°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Pottawatomie
Area
• Total	0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2)
• Land	0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0%
Elevation	997 ft (304 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	370
• Density	481.77/sq mi (186.02/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	74826
FIPS code	40-03000
GNIS feature ID	2411648
Website	www.asherok.info

Asher is a town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 370 at the 2020 census, a decline of 5.9 percent from 393 at the 2010 census.^[4]

Geography

Asher is located at 34°59′19″N 96°55′36″W / 34.98861°N 96.92667°W / 34.98861; -96.92667 (34.988580, -96.926550),^[5] at the intersection of U.S. Highway 177 and State Highway 39 in Pottawatomie County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

Rock Island Train Depot, Asher, 1902. The station was located at the west end of Main St., west of what is now US 177. The stationmaster, Bill Bailey, is pictured.
Graham Hotel on Asher's Main Street, 1918
Asher School following renovation
An early Asher gas station
An Asher State Bank check, from 1910s
Albert Browder's station (Joseph Lessie Speers, pictured), 1956
Asher Water Tower 1, 2006
Asher Gymnasium, 2006
Bowen Field, 2006