Editing Miami, Oklahoma

{{Distinguish||Miami, Florida}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Miami, Oklahoma
| settlement_type          = City
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    =

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| image_caption            = Downtown Miami (2008)
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| map_caption              = Location within [[Ottawa County, Oklahoma|Ottawa County]] and [[Oklahoma]]

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| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Oklahoma]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Oklahoma|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Ottawa County, Oklahoma|Ottawa]]

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| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Bless Parker (R)
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| area_total_sq_mi         = 11.18
| area_land_sq_mi          = 11.10
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.09
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| elevation_ft             = 778

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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total         = 12969
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| population_density_sq_mi = 1168.80
| population_density_km2   = 451.27

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| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = [[Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 74354-74355
| area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| area_code                = [[area codes 539 and 918|539/918]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 40-48000
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2411093<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2411093}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|https://www.miamiokla.net/|miamiokla.net}}
}}

'''Miami''' ({{IPAc-en|m|aɪ|ˈ|æ|m|ə}} {{respell|my|AM|ə}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigorrin.org/miami_kids.htm|title=Facts for Kids: Miami Indians (Miamis)|website=bigorrin.org|access-date=April 9, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hicksville-ohio.com/History/history2.htm|title=Indian History at Hicksville-Ohio.com|website=hicksville-ohio.com|access-date=April 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123090544/http://www.hicksville-ohio.com/History/history2.htm|archive-date=January 23, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miamination.com/faq.html |title=FAQ |access-date=2008-12-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509061308/http://www.miamination.com/faq.html |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Ottawa County, Oklahoma]], United States, founded in 1891.<ref name=gnis/> [[Lead]] and [[zinc]] mining were established by 1918, causing the area's economy to boom.

This area was part of [[Indian Territory]]. Miami is the capital of the federally recognized [[Miami Tribe of Oklahoma]], after which it is named; the [[Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma]], the [[Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma]], the [[Peoria (tribe)|Peoria Tribe of Indians]], and the [[Shawnee Tribe]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 12,969.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4048000|access-date=2021-12-06|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
The city was founded in an unusual way, compared to other towns established in [[Indian Territory]]. Per the ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' "... it was settled in a business-like way by men of vision who looked into the future and saw possibilities. It didn't just grow. It was carefully planned."<ref name="EOHC-Miami">{{cite encyclopedia |first=Jess |last=Heck |url=http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=MI002  |title=Miami |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture |access-date=8 April 2021 }}</ref>

W. C. Lykins petitioned the [[U.S. Congress]] to pass legislation on March 3, 1891, to establish the town. He met with Thomas F. Richardville, chief of the [[Miami Tribe of Oklahoma]], who agreed to meet in turn with the [[Indian Commission|U.S. Indian Commission]] and the [[Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma|Ottawa Tribe]].

That meeting resulted in Congress authorizing the [[United States Secretary of the Interior|secretary]] of the [[United States Department of the Interior]] to approve the townsite purchase from the Ottawa. Lykins, Richardville and Manford Pooler, chief of the Ottawa, are identified in historical accounts as "fathers of Miami." Lykins' company, the Miami Town Company, bought {{convert|588|acre|ha}} of land from the Ottawa for ten dollars an acre. On June 25–26, 1891 they held an auction of lots. In 1895, Miami incorporated and had more than 800 residents.<ref name="EOHC-Miami" />

The discovery of rich deposits of lead and zinc under [[Quapaw]] land a few miles north caused Miami to boom. In 1907, at the time of statehood, its population was 1,893. As mining increased and more mills were built, the population more than tripled to 6,802 by 1920.<ref name="EOHC-Miami"/>

Miami was on the route of the [[Jefferson Highway]] established in 1915, with that international road running more than {{convert|2,300|mi}} from [[Winnipeg]], Manitoba in Canada across the border and to [[New Orleans]], Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.jeffersonhighwayinoklahoma.com/ |title=The Jefferson Highway Route in Oklahoma|publisher= Oklahoma Members of the Jefferson Highway Association |access-date=October 27, 2019 }}</ref> [[U.S. Route 66 in Oklahoma|US Route 66]] in Oklahoma also passed through Miami. An historic [[U.S. Route 66 in Oklahoma#Structures|section of the Route 66 roadbed]] is marked in Miami.

It is the capital of the [[Miami Tribe of Oklahoma]], after which it is named; the [[Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma]], [[Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma]], [[Peoria (tribe)|Peoria Tribe of Indians]], and [[Shawnee Tribe]].<ref name="oic">{{cite web |publisher=Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission |url=http://www.ok.gov/oiac/Publications/index.html |date=2008 |title=Oklahoma Indian Nations Pocket Pictorial |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211145522/http://www.ok.gov/oiac/Publications/index.html |archive-date=February 11, 2009}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|9.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (0.82%) is covered by water.

=== Flooding ===
Miami is located on the [[Neosho River]], and was severely affected by the [[Great Flood of 1951]]. The town has flooded more than two dozen times since the 1990s, most recently during the [[2019 Arkansas River floods]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/miami-police-crack-down-on-road-barricade-violations-while-residents/article_8d41f1f7-6321-5626-81bb-05ad56b3031d.html|title=Miami police crack down on road barricade violations while residents go into 'survival mode' amid unrelenting flooding|last=Stogsdill|first=Sheila|date=May 25, 2019|website=Tulsa World |access-date=2020-02-18 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Mervosh|first=Sarah|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/us/grand-lake-oklahoma-inhofe.html|title=A Senator's Lake House vs. a Town Fighting Flooding|date=2019-08-27|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-02-18|url-access=subscription|issn=0362-4331 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.joplinglobe.com/miami-flooding-slide-show/collection_409b2e88-b913-5f8b-b97b-b77063df09d0.html|title=2007 Miami Flooding Slide Show|date=July 2, 2007|website=The Joplin Globe|access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref> Town residents and neighboring Native American groups have objected to maintaining high water levels on the river at [[Pensacola Dam]] and its popular vacation area, [[Grand Lake o' the Cherokees|Grand Lake]], on the grounds that when water backs up downstream, it can increase Miami's flooding problems.<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://journalrecord.com/2019/09/09/miami-leaders-call-inhofe-amendment-unfair/|title=Miami leaders call Inhofe amendment 'unfair'|last=Ellis|first=Jim|date=2019-09-09|website=The Journal Record|url-status=dead|access-date=2020-02-18|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218011053/https://journalrecord.com/2019/09/09/miami-leaders-call-inhofe-amendment-unfair/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koamnewsnow.com/miami-oklahoma-residents-voice-concerns-with-proposal-to-increase-grand-lakes-level-by-two-feet/|title=Miami, Oklahoma residents voice concerns with proposal to increase Grand Lake's level by two feet.|date=2020-02-12|website=KOAM-TV|access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 1527
|1910= 2907
|1920= 6802
|1930= 8064
|1940= 8345
|1950= 11801
|1960= 12869
|1970= 13880
|1980= 14237
|1990= 13142
|2000= 13704
|2010= 13570
|2020= 12969
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="Census1910">{{cite web|title=Population-Oklahoma|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v3ch3.pdf|work=U.S. Census 1910|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|pages=161|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1930">{{cite web|title=Population-Oklahoma|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf|work=15th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Oklahoma|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37749197v1p38ch2.pdf|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Oklahoma: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-38.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name="CensusPopEst">{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 25, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
}}

As of the 2010 census, there were 13,570 people, 5,315 households, and 3,337 families residing in the city.<ref name="census2010">United States Census Demographic Profile of Miami, Oklahoma, at [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] (cite does not allow direct link). (accessed September 5, 2013)</ref> a one percent decline from 13,704 at the 2000 census.<ref>[http://censusviewer.com/city/OK/Miami CensusViewer:Miami, Oklahoma Population] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615160214/http://censusviewer.com/city/OK/Miami |date=2013-06-15 }}. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> The population density was {{convert|1,258.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.<ref name="census2010"/> The racial makeup of the city was 68.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], 1.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 17.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.1% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 8% from two or more races.<ref name="census2010"/> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race made up 4.8% of the population.<ref name="census2010"/>

There were 5,315 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 15% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families.<ref name="amcomsurvey">2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Miami, Oklahoma, at [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] (cite does not allow direct link). (accessed September 5, 2013)</ref> Single individuals living alone accounted for 31.9% of households and individuals 65 years of age or older living alone accounted for 14.7% of households.<ref name="amcomsurvey"/> The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.07.<ref name="amcomsurvey"/>

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 57.1% from 18 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older.<ref name="amcomsurvey"/> The median age was 35.8 years.<ref name="amcomsurvey"/> The population was 53.2% female and 46.8% male.<ref name="amcomsurvey"/>

The median income for a household in the city was $34,561, and the median income for a family was $42,313.<ref name="amcomsurvey"/> Males had a median income of $32,699 versus $25,320 for females.<ref name="amcomsurvey"/> About 14.2% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref name="amcomsurvey"/>

In 2020, about one in four residents lived in poverty.<ref name=":1" />

==Government==
Local government in Miami consists of an elected Mayor at-large and four councilmen representing four Wards.

* Mayor – Bless Parker
* Ward One Councilman – Brian Estep
* Ward Two Councilman – Kevin Dunkel
* Ward Three Councilman – Dwain Sundberg<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.miamiokla.net/118/City-Council-Mayor|title=City Council / Mayor |website=miamiokla.net|language=en|access-date=2023-07-24 }}</ref>
* Ward Four Councilman – Brad Williams <ref name=":0" />

As of 2023, the city is represented in the [[Oklahoma House of Representatives]] by Republican [[Steve Bashore]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/Steve-bashore|title=Representative Steve Bashore-Oklahoma House of Representatives }}</ref> and in the [[Oklahoma Senate]] by Republican [[Micheal Bergstrom]]. The city lies within [[Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district]], represented by [[Josh Brecheen]] since 2023.

==Transportation==
Miami is on [[Interstate 44 in Oklahoma|Interstate 44]] and [[U.S. Route 69 in Oklahoma|U.S. Route 69]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.google.com/maps/place/Miami,+OK+74354/@36.8811819,-94.9416828,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87c81799d75a4b67:0x8461bf43a0975271!8m2!3d36.8745146!4d-94.8774554 |title=Miami, Oklahoma|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=September 3, 2020}}</ref> and is approximately {{convert|2|mi|spell=in}} from [[U.S. Route 59 in Oklahoma|U.S. Route 59]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Miami,+OK+74354/36.8590673,-94.9039087/@36.8656654,-94.9096654,14z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!1m1!1s0x87c81799d75a4b67:0x8461bf43a0975271!2m2!1d-94.8774554!2d36.8745146!1m0!3e0 |title=Miami, Oklahoma to One Stop Convenience Store|publisher=Google Maps|access-date =September 3, 2020}}</ref>

Pelivan Transit, owned and operated by Grand Gateway EDA & Northeast Oklahoma Tribal Transit Consortium, provides a trolley loop in Miami, as well as certain on-demand bus services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pelivantransit.multiscreensite.com/ |title=Welcome to Pelivan Transit|publisher=Pelivan Transit|access-date=September 3, 2020 }}</ref>

Miami is served by [[Miami Regional Airport]] (KMIO; FAA Identifier MIO), with a {{convert|5020|ft|adj=on}} paved runway.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.airnav.com/airport/KMIO |title= Miami Regional Airport|publisher=AirNav.com|access-date=September 3, 2020 }}</ref>  Commercial air transportation is available from [[Joplin Regional Airport]] in Missouri,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.joplinmo.org/149/Airport |title=Joplin Regional Airport|publisher=Joplin, Missouri|access-date=September 3, 2020 }}</ref> about {{convert|34|mi}} northeast,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Joplin+Regional+Airport+(JLN),+Missouri+43,+Joplin,+MO/Miami,+OK+74354/@37.0269243,-94.9703868,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x87c8793dfc1d83e1:0x1d9d6a621e202003!2m2!1d-94.5015486!2d37.1574033!1m5!1m1!1s0x87c81799d75a4b67:0x8461bf43a0975271!2m2!1d-94.8774554!2d36.8745146 |title=Joplin Regional Airport to Miami, Oklahoma|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=September 3, 2020}}</ref> or the larger,  [[Tulsa International Airport]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tulsaairports.com/ |title=Tulsa International Airport |publisher=TulsaAirports.com|access-date=September 3, 2020 }}</ref> about {{convert|85|mi}} southwest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Tulsa+International+Airport+(TUL),+Airport+Drive,+Tulsa,+OK/Miami,+OK+74354/@36.5231707,-95.9528997,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x87b6f21cebabb641:0xa1434530be276422!2m2!1d-95.8838659!2d36.198778!1m5!1m1!1s0x87c81799d75a4b67:0x8461bf43a0975271!2m2!1d-94.8774554!2d36.8745146 |title=Tulsa International Airport to Miami, Oklahoma|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=September 3, 2020}}</ref>

==Coleman Theatre and historical buildings==
Miami and Ottawa County, together with nearby [[Delaware County, Oklahoma]] to the south, attract numerous tourists to the state. These counties combined make up the third-largest tourism destination in the state, following only the [[Oklahoma City]] and [[Tulsa]] metropolitan areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/ottawa-delaware-counties-generates-million-combined-in-visitor-spending-as/article_633b0aa0-fe66-5d7e-92bd-ea43785a864e.html |title=Ottawa, Delaware counties generates $519 million combined in visitor spending as 'welcome mat' for Oklahoma |first=Kaylea M. |last=Hutson-Miller |work=Tulsa World |date=October 19, 2019 |access-date=October 19, 2019 }}</ref>

{{main|Coleman Theatre}}
[[File:Coleman Theater in Miami, OK.jpg|thumb|right|Coleman Theatre, 2008]]
<!-- When writing the name of the business, it is spelled "Theatre". --->
Miami is home to the historic Coleman Theatre, located at 103 N. Main St.  On April 18, 1929, the 1,600-seat Coleman Theatre enjoyed a grand opening as a luxurious movie theater of the time. Designed by the [[Boller Bros.]], and built by George L. Coleman Sr. at a cost of $600,000, the Louis XV interior includes [[gold leaf]] trim, silk [[damask]] panels, [[stained glass]] panels, marble accents, a carved [[mahogany]] staircase, [[Wurlitzer]] pipe organ, decorative plaster moldings, and bronze railings. While there have been many changes to seeing movies in grand theaters, the building has been preserved and also serves as a venue for live performances. In 1959 a local non-profit community group established the Miami Little Theatre. The community theater group presents five large-scale productions on the Coleman stage every year. In 1983, the Coleman Theatre was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Ottawa County, Oklahoma|National Register of Historical Places for Ottawa County]].

{{main|National Register of Historic Places listings in Ottawa County, Oklahoma}}
Other Miami structures are also listed on the National Register of Historical Places, including the [[George L. Coleman Sr. House]], the [[Miami Marathon Oil Company Service Station]], and the [[Miami Downtown Historic District]].

==Education==
Public schools serving most of Miami are managed by the [[Miami Public Schools]] school district.<ref name=OttawaCoSDMap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st40_ok/c40115_ottawa/DC10SD_C40115_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Ottawa County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2021-03-29}} – Compare to the highway map.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miami.k12.ok.us/mhs/ |title=Miami Public Schools - Miami High School |website=miami.k12.ok.us |access-date=April 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410072858/http://www.miami.k12.ok.us/mhs/ |archive-date=April 10, 2018 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The high school is Miami High School, whose mascot is the Wardog. The Wardog is a mascot unique to Miami and has not been adopted as a mascot by any other school in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wardogathletics.com/history-of-the-wardog.html |title=History of the Wardog |website=wardogathletics.com |access-date=July 11, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711185426/http://www.wardogathletics.com/history-of-the-wardog.html }}</ref>

A portion of northern Miami is within the [[Commerce Public Schools]] school district.<ref name=OttawaCoSDMap/>

[[Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College]] was accredited initially in 1925 by the [[North Central Association of Colleges and Schools]]. In addition to its certificate programs, it has working relationships with other higher education institutions in the state to promote transfers of students seeking four-year college degrees. In 2015 the two-year community college had about 2,000 students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neo.edu/Administration/Accreditation/tabid/78/Default.aspx |title=Northeastern A&M College home page |website=neo.edu |access-date=April 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202085321/http://neo.edu/Administration/Accreditation/tabid/78/Default.aspx |archive-date=February 2, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

== Sport ==
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College fields teams in baseball, football, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, softball,  women's volleyball, and men's wrestling.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Athletics - Official Athletics Website |url=https://neoathletics.com/index.aspx |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Athletics |language=en}}</ref> The football and soccer teams play at the 7,000 capacity Red Robertson Field.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Robertson Field - Miami, Oklahoma - StadiumConnection.com |url=https://stadiumconnection.com/ok/stadium.php?id=2702 |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=stadiumconnection.com |language=en}}</ref> The NEO Fieldhouse is home to the basketball and wrestling teams, and Homa Thomas Field is the home stadium for the baseball team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facilities |url=https://neoathletics.com/facilities |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Athletics |language=en}}</ref>

Other athletic facilities in Miami include the high school multipurpose field and softball field, a softball complex and a baseball complex in the southern part of the city, a park with a baseball field and tennis/pickleball courts, a grass football field, and a soccer complex located just south of the airport.

==Notable people==
[[File:Sidewalk Highway (3).jpg|thumb|right|"Sidewalk highway" stretch of [[U.S. Route 66|Route 66]] near Miami, 2010]]
{{Alumni|people|date=May 2025}}
* [[Keith Anderson]] – musician
* [[Lucien Ballard]] - director of photography
* [[David Froman]] – actor<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miamilittletheatre.com/ |title=Miami Little Theatre |access-date=2010-02-10}}</ref>
* [[Cassie Gaines]] – singer
* [[Steve Gaines]] –  musician
* [[Karen Keith]] – politician 
* [[Moscelyne Larkin]] - ballerina
* [[Carol Littleton]] – film editor
* [[Mackenzie McKee]] - reality TV personality
* [[Charles R. Nesbitt]] – public servant
* [[Steve Owens (American football)|Steve Owens]] – 1969 [[Heisman Trophy]] winner
* [[Don Porter]] - actor
* [[Moriss Taylor]] &ndash; singer/TV host
* [[Keifer Thompson]] –  musician
* [[Charles Banks Wilson]] –  artist
* [[Glad Robinson Youse]] - composer

==Gallery==
<gallery widths = 200px>
Image:Coleman Theater interior.jpg|Interior of the Coleman Theatre
Image:Miami OK Clock.jpg|Clock and bench in downtown Miami
Image:Coleman Theater at Night.jpg|Coleman Theatre in downtown Miami at night
Image:Coleman Theater Organ.jpg|Original Wurlitzer organ in the Coleman Theatre
Image:Miami Marathon Oil Company Service station.jpg|Former Miami Marathon Oil Company service station. Building was last used as a salon.
Image:The Gateway Arch, Miami, Oklahoma at Night.jpg|The Gateway Arch, Miami, Oklahoma at Night. Not to be confused with one in St. Louis.
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Oklahoma}}
* [[U.S. Route 66 in Oklahoma#Structures|Miami Original Nine-Foot Section of Route 66 Roadbed]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Miami, Oklahoma}}
{{wikivoyage|Miami (Oklahoma)|Miami, Oklahoma}}
* [https://www.miamiokla.net/ City of Miami]
* [http://www.miamilittletheatre.com/ Miami Little Theatre]
* [http://webserver/departmentpages/economicdevelopmentpages/ed_depthdsstaff.htm City of Miami Economic Development Department]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.miaminewsrecord.com The Miami News-Record]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090212140357/http://miami.k12.ok.us/ Miami Public Schools]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/20881138@N00/sets/72157602087839364/show/ A Tour of the Historic Coleman Theater in Miami, Oklahoma]

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