Editing Holdenville, Oklahoma (section)

==Economy==
Historically, the Holdenville area economy has been based on agriculture. The main crops have been cotton, peanuts, pecans, corn, hay, oats, sweet and Irish potatoes and orchard fruits.<ref name="EOHC-Holdenville"/> Other types of business have supplemented the economy. Covey Corporation manufactured plastic products and employed approximately one hundred fifty workers. Other enterprises included Seamprufe Corporation, a manufacturer of lingerie, and F. B. Fly Company, a producer of fishing tackle. Aquafarms, a catfish processing plant, and the Holdenville State Fish Hatchery also provided employment. In the 1990s Tyson Foods' hog breeding operation and the Earl A. Davis Community Work Center created jobs.<ref name="EOHC-Holdenville"/>

It is home to The Pork Group, a subsidiary of [[Tyson Foods]]; the Holdenville State Fish Hatchery, one of four operated by the [[Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation]]; the Davis Correctional Facility, a 1,600 bed [[medium security]] prison operated by the [[Corrections Corporation of America]]; and the Creek Nation Casino, one of many operated by the [[Muscogee (Creek) Nation]].