Ardmore is an important business, cultural and tourist destination city, as well as the
county seat of
Carter County,
Oklahoma,
United States. As of the
2006 census estimates, the city had a population of 24,535, while the Ardmore micropolitan statistical area totaled 56,665. Ardmore is located 90 miles equidistant from
Oklahoma City and
Dallas/
Fort Worth,
Texas at the junction of
Interstate 35 and
U.S. Route 70, and is generally considered the hub of the 10-county region in
South Central Oklahoma, also known as Arbuckle Country and Lake & Trail Country. Geologically speaking, Ardmore is situated about 16 km south of the
Arbuckle Mountains, and is located at the eastern margin of the
Healdton Basin, one of the most oil-rich regions of the United States.
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