Paden is a town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States.

[4] It is named for Paden Tolbert, a U.S. Deputy Marshal who served the area in the early 1900s.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the town was 54.68% White, 37.70% Native American, and 7.62% from two or more races.

30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.