Choctaw, Oklahoma | |
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 Choctaw City Hall | |
| Motto: "Celebrating the Past, Enjoying the Present, & Preparing for the Future." | |
 Location inOklahoma County and the state ofOklahoma | |
  Choctaw, Oklahoma Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:35°28′49″N97°16′00″W / 35.48028°N 97.26667°W /35.48028; -97.26667 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Oklahoma |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.16 sq mi (70.34 km2) |
| • Land | 27.12 sq mi (70.25 km2) |
| • Water | 0.035 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,155 ft (352 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,182 |
| • Density | 449.2/sq mi (173.42/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 73020 |
| Area code | 405 |
| FIPS code | 40-14200[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409457[2] |
| Website | http://www.choctawcity.org |
Choctaw is a city inOklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, with a population of 12,182 at the2020 census, a 9.3% increase from 2010. It is the oldest chartered town inOklahoma Territory.[4] The city is located approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) east ofOklahoma City and is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
Choctaw became a community in 1890, but was not given actual status as a town until 1893 when a territorial governor was appointed for Oklahoma. It officially celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1993.[5]In 1950, Choctaw was in an agricultural area. It had a population of 355 in that year.[6] Despite its name, the town has no cultural, historical or governmental ties to theChoctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The tribal headquarters and casino are located in the southeastern part of the state inDurant, Oklahoma, and theChoctaw Capitol Building and annual Labor Day Festival are inTuskahoma, Oklahoma.
Before Choctaw was chartered, the area included a part of William McClure's 7C Ranch and was known for a trading post and a camping spot near a spring.[7]
A community emerged on the east 80 acres (32 ha) of land John S. Muzzy claimed in the 1889 land run and received a postal designation in early 1890.[7]
The town incorporated in April 1904. When Oklahoma became a state in 1907, the town had 230 residents, four churches, a school, a bank, a newspaper and telephone service. By 1909, the town had three gins. The population grew very little during the Great Depression.[7]
Choctaw is a city just east ofOklahoma City and has a total area of 27.1 square miles (70 km2), of which 27.1 square miles is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.
Choctaw is located in theCross Timbersecoregion and theFrontier Countrytourism region.[8][9]
Choctaw has ahumid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification:Cfa) and lies in an area known asTornado Alley, characterized by frequent interaction between cold and warm air masses producingsevere weather. An average of 54tornadoes strike the state per year.[10]
| Climate data for Choctaw, Oklahoma | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 50 (10) | 54 (12) | 63 (17) | 72 (22) | 79 (26) | 87 (31) | 93 (34) | 93 (34) | 84 (29) | 74 (23) | 62 (17) | 51 (11) | 72 (22) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 25 (−4) | 29 (−2) | 37 (3) | 46 (8) | 57 (14) | 65 (18) | 70 (21) | 69 (21) | 60 (16) | 48 (9) | 37 (3) | 28 (−2) | 48 (9) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 1.55 (39) | 2.26 (57) | 3.11 (79) | 3.38 (86) | 5.44 (138) | 5.73 (146) | 2.58 (66) | 2.81 (71) | 4.56 (116) | 4.54 (115) | 2.69 (68) | 2.11 (54) | 40.76 (1,035) |
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| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1900 | 230 | — | |
| 1910 | 242 | 5.2% | |
| 1920 | 199 | −17.8% | |
| 1930 | 242 | 21.6% | |
| 1940 | 289 | 19.4% | |
| 1950 | 355 | 22.8% | |
| 1960 | 623 | 75.5% | |
| 1970 | 4,750 | 662.4% | |
| 1980 | 7,520 | 58.3% | |
| 1990 | 8,545 | 13.6% | |
| 2000 | 9,377 | 9.7% | |
| 2010 | 11,146 | 18.9% | |
| 2020 | 12,182 | 9.3% | |
| Sources:[3][12][13][14][15][16] | |||
At the 2000census,[3] there were 9,377 people, 3 households and 2,808 families residing in the city.[clarification needed] The population density was 346.4 inhabitants per square mile (133.7/km2). There were 3,617 housing units at an average density of 133.6 per square mile (51.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 88.80%White, 1.64%African American, 3.70%Native American, 0.62%Asian, 0.06%Pacific Islander, 0.85% fromother races, and 4.32% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 2.79% of the population.
There were 3,450 households, of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 2.99.
25.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.
Themedian household income was $49,291 and the median family income was $55,437. Males had a median income of $36,540 versus $27,914 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $21,041. About 3.7% of families and 5.9% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
The City of Choctaw has acity council made up of elected officials and led by amayor. A council-appointed city manager administers the day-to-day affairs of the city and oversees city staff. Individual departments such as the police department and fire department are overseen by a police chief and fire chief, respectively.
The town has a small museum dedicated tobeer steins, the Stramski Collection.[17]
The majority of Choctaw is in theChoctaw-Nicoma Park School District.[18]Choctaw High School is the zoned high school of the district.
Choctaw High School's Varsity Academic Team, coached by Paula Sendall, is ranked 1st in Oklahoma as of 2017 and has been invited to multiple national-level competitions after winning the 6A State Championship in February 2017.[19] Choctaw public schools spend $4,133 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 15 students per teacher in Choctaw.[20] Students graduating from Choctaw High School also have the opportunity to take advantage of the "Ticket to Rose" program atRose State College. Ticket to Rose provides a scholarship for tuition and mandatory fees for all graduates of Choctaw High School.
Other parts of Choctaw are inJones Public Schools andOklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS).[18] Zoned schools of the OKCPS part include Willow Brook Elementary School (PreKindergarten-Grade 1), Spencer Elementary School (grades 2-4), Rogers Intermediate School (grades 5-6),[21] andStar Spencer Mid-High School.[22][23]
Choctaw contains a career technology school, the Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center.
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