Editing Oktaha, Oklahoma

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'''Oktaha''' is a town in [[Muskogee County, Oklahoma|Muskogee County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States.

==History==
Oktaha was named for a [[Creek people|Muscogee]] chief, Oktarharsars Harjo<ref name="EOHC-Oktaha">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=OK095 Wallace F. Waits, Jr., "Oktaha," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Accessed May 2, 2015.</ref><ref name="Etter, Jim 2007">{{cite web|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/3125616/remnants-of-the-pastbrspan-classhl2plan-for-museum-has-oktaha-residents-seeking-span|title= REMNANTS OF THE PAST: Plan for museum has Oktaha residents seeking ... |publisher=Jim Etter, The Oklahoman, September 14, 2007|access-date=March 29, 2020}}</ref> (also known as Sands<ref>Thoburn, J.B. & I.M. Holcomb (1908). ''A History of Oklahoma''. Doub & Co., 155</ref>). The town originated in 1872 as a stop on the [[Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad|MK&T "Katy" Railroad]]. By 1900, the town had its own post office; a small business district emerged as well. Local business lagged, however, by mid-century, and the town struggled even more when [[U.S. Route 69 in Oklahoma|U.S. Highway 69]] was rerouted to bypass Oktaha.<ref name="Etter, Jim 2007"/> Nevertheless, Oktaha remains the site of a K-12 school that draws several hundred students from rural portions of Muskogee County.<ref>[http://www.greatschools.net/schools.page?district=369&state=OK Oktaha Schools, Oktaha – OK: charter and public schools. Oktaha School District – Oktaha OK School District<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://geo.ou.edu/MapsFrame.htm CSA – Maps<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Geography==
Oktaha is located {{convert|14|miles|km}} south-southwest of [[Muskogee, Oklahoma|Muskogee]].<ref name="EOHC-Oktaha"/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Census==
The population was 343 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Oktaha%20town,%20Oklahoma |title=Oktaha (town), Oklahoma |publisher= United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 8, 2025}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 324
|1920= 335
|1930= 292
|1940= 233
|1950= 207
|1960= 199
|1970= 193
|1980= 376
|1990= 266
|2000= 327
|2010= 390
|2020= 343
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 327 people, 110 households, and 91 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,256.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 127 housing units at an average density of {{convert|487.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 70.95% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 16.82% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.61% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.95% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 110 households, out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,844, and the median income for a family was $30,556. Males had a median income of $23,958 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,174. About 18.5% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* The noted Native American sculptor [[Willard Stone]] was born in Oktaha in 1916.<ref>David C. Hunt, [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/S/ST059.html "Stone, Willard"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416084151/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia |date=April 16, 2009 }} at [[Oklahoma Historical Society]] [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105083521/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/B/BO019.html |date=January 5, 2009 }}  (retrieved March 20, 2009).</ref>

==Footnotes==
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{{Muskogee County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Towns in Muskogee County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Muscogee (Creek) Nation]]
[[Category:1872 establishments in Indian Territory]]