Editing Pryor Creek, Oklahoma

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'''Pryor Creek''' or '''Pryor'''<ref name=gnis/><ref name=Atlas>''Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st Edition, 1998, p. 36 {{ISBN|0899332838}}</ref><ref>''Pryor, OK,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, and 1970 and 2012</ref> is a city in and county seat of [[Mayes County, Oklahoma|Mayes County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 9,444 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

Originally named ''Coo-Y-Yah'', [[Cherokee language|Cherokee]] for "place of the [[Huckleberry|huckleberries]]",<ref name="TravelOK"/> it was renamed "Pryor Creek" in 1887 after the local railroad station, which was named for the nearby creek. Due to confusion in distinguishing handwritten mailing addresses to Pryor Creek and [[Pond Creek, Oklahoma|Pond Creek]], the U.S. Postal Service name for the city was shortened to Pryor, and both names are in common usage.

==History==
{{Main|History of Pryor Creek}}
In the early 1800s, treaties with the [[Cherokee]], [[Osage Nation|Osage]], and [[Choctaw]] gave the tribes allotments in [[Indian Territory]] in the region that would become [[Oklahoma]].<ref name="indianpedia">"[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=IN018  Dianna Everett, "Indian Territory." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.''] Accessed August 5, 2013</ref> Captain [[Nathaniel Hale Pryor]], who was married to an Osage woman and served as an agent to the [[Osage Nation|Osage people]], was among those settling northeastern Oklahoma.<ref>[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/P/PR024.html May, Jon D. "Pryor, Nathaniel," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Accessed August 5, 2013)</ref> He established a trading post on the [[Neosho River|Grand River]], shortly before the Union Mission was established {{convert|5|mi|0}} southeast of present-day [[Chouteau, Oklahoma|Chouteau]] in 1820.<ref>[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=MA044  Amanda Carney, "Mayes County, ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Accessed August 5, 2013</ref> 

Pryor Creek is along the path of the [[Texas Road]] cattle trail,<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=TE023 | title= Texas Road | publisher=[[Oklahoma Historical Society]] | access-date=January 23, 2019}}</ref> and the later [[Jefferson Highway]]<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1kDNFO6G72Zs6uYHw8OoQTF-x5ALIx4xe&ll=36.272239108052105%2C-95.15108052080575&z=11 | title= Jefferson Highway Map | publisher=2lanetraveler.com | access-date=January 23, 2019}}</ref> of the early [[National Trail System]], both roughly along the route of [[U.S. Route 69 in Oklahoma|U.S. Route 69 through Oklahoma]] today.

In 1870, the [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad]] started construction in the Cherokee Nation along the Kansas border, laying tracks to Texas. By June 1871, the railroad reached present-day Pryor Creek.<ref name="Pryor">[http://www.pryorok.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Pryor.woa/wa/room?id=90h05&bid=2037 Pryor, Oklahoma. "History of Pryor."] Retrieved October 15, 2013.</ref>

A post office was eventually established naming the town ''Coo-y-yah'', Indian Territory. Coo-y-yah is Cherokee for "place of the [[Huckleberry|huckleberries]]".<ref name="TravelOK"/> On April 23, 1887, Coo-y-yah was changed to Pryor Creek, but the "Creek" was dropped by the post office on January 26, 1909.<ref name="tillypedia">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=PR023 George W. Tilly,  "Pryor Creek,"  ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Accessed August 5, 2013)</ref> The official name of the city government is still Pryor Creek despite a proposition put before voters in 1963 to change the name officially to Pryor.<ref name="Pryor"/>

On April 27, 1942, a tornado swept along Pryor's main street from the western edge of the business district to the eastern edge of the city, destroying nearly every building and causing extensive damage to the residential section. The storm killed 52 people, according to the U.S. Weather Bureau, but The Associated Press set the total at 60 two days after the storm. More than 400 were injured in the storm that caused damage estimated at US$3 million.<ref name="Pryor"/>

The F4 tornado struck about 5 p.m. (17:00) local time, an hour and a half after one hit near [[Talala, Oklahoma]], and mowed a path about {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} long, killing three and injuring 12. Talala, which was not hit, is about {{convert|30|mi|km|0}} northwest of Pryor Creek. Governor [[Leon C. Phillips]] put the area under martial law, but because the [[Oklahoma National Guard]] had been activated for service during [[World War II]], he sent state troopers to rescue victims, maintain order and prevent looting.<ref>"[http://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/558671 Pryor tornado disaster]," ''New York Times'', April 28, 1942. (accessed August 5, 2013)</ref>

The Pryor tornado ranks as the fifth deadliest in Oklahoma history behind tornadoes at [[1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornado outbreak|Woodward in 1947]], [[1905 Snyder tornado|Snyder in 1905]], Peggs in 1920, and [[Tornado outbreak of April 12, 1945|Antlers in 1945]]. The [[1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak|May 3, 1999]], tornado at Midwest City caused more damage but fewer deaths.<ref>[http://newsok.com/oklahomas-10-deadliest-tornadoes/article/3351036 "Oklahoma's 10 deadliest tornadoes." NewsOK.] March 7, 2009. (accessed August 5, 2013)</ref>

In 1951, voters approved the present city charter of a [[mayor-council government]] system, which provided for the election of a mayor, clerk, treasurer, police chief and eight councilors. The charter also established a cemetery, park, library board, and a municipal utility board, which oversees operations of the city-owned gas, water, electric and sewer systems.<ref name="Pryor"/>

==Geography==
Pryor is located in northeast Oklahoma at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 69 in Oklahoma|U.S. Route 69]] and [[Oklahoma State Highway 20]]. US-69 leads north {{convert|27|mi}} to [[Vinita, Oklahoma|Vinita]] and south {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Wagoner, Oklahoma|Wagoner]], while SH-20 leads east {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Salina, Oklahoma|Salina]] and west {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Claremore, Oklahoma|Claremore]]. 

The stream known as Pryor Creek flows past the west and south sides of the city.<ref name=Atlas/> According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|10.2|sqmi|1}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqmi|2}}, or 0.37%, are water. Via Pryor Creek, the city is within the [[Neosho River]] watershed.

===Climate===
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 495
|1910= 1798
|1920= 1767
|1930= 1828
|1940= 2501
|1950= 4486
|1960= 6476
|1970= 7057
|1980= 8483
|1990= 8327
|2000= 8659
|2010= 9539
|2020= 9444
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As of the 2010 census Pryor Creek had a population of 9,539. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 72.3% white, 0.7% African American, 16.9% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 1.9% reporting some other race and 7.7% reporting two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] Americans were 4.9% of the population.<ref>2010 general profile of population and housing characteristics of Pryor Creek at [factfinder2.census.gov/ American FactFinder] (accessed August 5, 2013)</ref>

As of the [[census]]<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> of 2000, there were 8,659 people, 3,567 households, and 2,343 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,332.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,887 housing units at an average density of {{convert|598.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 77.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.29% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 14.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.62% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.97% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.06% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] were 2.78% of the population.

There were 3,567 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.9% of households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,424, and the median income for a family was $37,115. Males had a median income of $33,547 versus $20,737 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,887. About 10.8% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
The mayor is elected citywide for a four-year term. The city is divided into four wards which each elect two councilmen to two-year terms. A city treasurer, city clerk and police are also elected citywide to two-year terms. The current mayor is Zac Doyle,  elected in 2023.

==Education==
The majority of the city is in the [[Pryor Public Schools]]<!--UNI 25200--> school district. A portion is in the [[Osage Public School]]<!--ELM 23190--> elementary school district.<ref name=CensusSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40097_mayes/DC20SD_C40097.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mayes County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40097_mayes/DC20SD_C40097_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Pryor Creek Public Schools includes one early childhood center, three primary schools, one junior high school, one senior high school, a performing arts auditorium and a basketball arena.<ref name="Pryor"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/a/pryorschools.org/pryorschools-org/home/?ibgc=1&d=pryorstudent.com|title=Pryor Public Schools|website=sites.google.com|access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref>

Pryor is the location of the administrative office and one of the four campuses of [[Northeast Tech]], a vocational and technical school.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.netech.edu/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1256153&type=d&pREC_ID=1479165 |title=About Us|publisher=Northeast Tech|access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref>  The Pryor campus has approximately 400 students.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.netech.edu/apps/pages/pryor|title=Pryor Campus|publisher=Northeast Tech|access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref>

[[Rogers State University]] has a branch campus in Pryor.<ref name="Pryor"/> The Rogers State University Pryor campus is the only university serving the Pryor and Mayes County area, and on average more than 350 students attend the campus each semester.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rsu.edu/pryor/ |title=Pryor|publisher= Rogers State University|access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref>

Pryor Creek is also home to Pryor Beauty College.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pryor Creek, OK Public Schools|url=https://www.areavibes.com/pryor+creek-ok/schools/|access-date=2022-02-14|website=[[AreaVibes]]}}</ref>

The Thunderbird Youth Academy, funded by the federal government and operated by the Oklahoma National Guard, is a 22-week program to help high school dropouts restructure their lives. It is open to men and women who are Oklahoma residents, 16 to 18 years old, and is free to the participants. It is held at the site of the former Whitaker State Orphans Home.<ref name="tillypedia"/>

==Economy==
[[File:Google Mayes County P0004991a.jpg|thumb|Google Data Center, outside Pryor Creek]]
[[File:MidAmerica Industrial Park Airport.jpeg|thumb|right|Mid-America Industrial Airport near Pryor Creek]]

[[MidAmerica Industrial Park]] is located about {{convert|4|mi|0}} south of Pryor.<ref name="Small-town Pryor">{{cite web |url= http://tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070407_1_A1_hNews42637 |title= Small-town Pryor getting some big hits |publisher= Tulsa World: tulsaworld.com |access-date= 2011-09-14 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://archive.today/20070811123505/http://tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070407_1_A1_hNews42637 |archive-date= 2007-08-11 }}</ref> It houses more than 80 companies, including Fortune 500 leaders such as [[Google]], [[DuPont]] and Nordam.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.chouteauchamber.com/industrial-park| title= MidAmerica Industrial Park| publisher= Chouteau Chamber of Commerce | access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref> The facility includes its own airfield, the [[MidAmerica Industrial Park Airport]], featuring a {{convert|5000|ft|adj=on}} runway refurbished in 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://maip.com/news/article/airport-at-midamerica-industrial-park-to-receive-upgrades-and-improvements| title= Airport at MidAmerica Industrial Park to receive upgrades and improvements| publisher= Cydney Baron, MAIP, January 18, 2016 | access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref>

In May 2007 [[Google]] announced its plans to build a large Internet [[data center]] at the Mid-America Industrial Park. The $600 million facility is now open and employs around 400 people. It is currently Google's second largest data center in the world.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/a/pryorschools.org/pryorschools-org/google-press-release?ibgc=1&d=pryorstudent.com|title=Google Press Release - Pryor Public Schools|website=sites.google.com|access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref> Google shut the worksite down in 2008 because of the status of the United States economy and work on its overseas projects and affairs,<ref>[http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/May/02/google_confirms_600m_oklahoma_project.html  Google Confirms $600 mil Project]</ref> then restarted the project in October 2010 and opened at the end of September 2011.<ref>Kyle Arnold, [http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=52&articleid=20101022_52_A1_ULNSho329871&archive=yes  Google reboots data site in Pryor], ''[[Tulsa World]]'', October 22, 2010.</ref><ref>Robert Evatt, [http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=52&articleid=20110930_52_A1_CUTLIN381403 Google plugs in data center in Pryor], ''[[Tulsa World]]'', September 30, 2011</ref>

In February 2018, Google announced a $600 million expansion to their data center in Pryor. The investment was to build a new four-story data center, which brought Pryor to be Google's second largest data center in their operations. This brings their total investment in the Pryor community to $2.5 billion.<ref name=":0" />

On June 17, 2021, electric vehicle manufacturer Canoo announced plans to build its first electric vehicle factory in a 400-acre site in the MidAmerica Industrial Park in Pryor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/17/canoo-to-build-its-first-electric-vehicle-factory-in-oklahoma/|title=Canoo to build its first electric vehicle factory in Oklahoma|date=June 17, 2021 }}</ref>

According to the ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', manufacturing employs about 40 percent of the city's workforce. It is the seventh largest manufacturing center in the state. The main industries that it serves are: machinery, metals, electronics and transportation equipment.<ref name="tillypedia"/>

==Places and events==
Pryor is host to [[Rocklahoma]], an annual music festival located {{convert|4|mi|0}} north of town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rocklahoma.com/info.html |title=Festival Info|publisher=Rocklahoma|access-date=October 19, 2019}}</ref>

The Coo-Y-Yah Museum is housed in the old [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad|Katy Railroad]] Depot, operated by the Mayes County Historical Society, and contains various [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] and [[American pioneer|pioneer]] exhibits.<ref name="TravelOK">{{cite web|url=https://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.1748 | title= Coo-Y-Yah Museum |publisher=TravelOK|access-date=October 19, 2019}}</ref>

Pryor was a shooting site for Season 3 of the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] comedy series ''[[Reservation Dogs]]'' from filmmaker [[Sterlin Harjo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tulsaworld.com/entertainment/television/fx-comedy-series-reservation-dogs-set-in-rural-oklahoma-written-by-oklahoma-filmmaker/article_21ef0812-4485-11eb-a0d9-a36db297e542.html |title=FX comedy series 'Reservation Dogs' set in rural Oklahoma, written by Oklahoma filmmaker|date=December 22, 2020 |publisher=Jimmie Tramel, Tulsa World, December 22, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=  https://tulsaworld.com/entertainment/watch-now-filmmaker-sterlin-harjo-talks-about-made-in-oklahoma-tv-series-reservation-dogs/article_4706c45a-6a4b-11eb-acaa-f7a39c61d605.html |title= Watch Now: Filmmaker Sterlin Harjo talks about made-in-Oklahoma TV series 'Reservation Dogs' |date= February 13, 2021 |publisher=Jimmie Tramel, Tulsa World, February 13, 2021| accessdate=February 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://tulsaworld.com/life-entertainment/local/movies-tv/premiere-date-for-new-reservation-dogs-season-announced/article_8d252346-f504-11ed-bf90-bb26b7f99f12.html |title= Premiere date for new 'Reservation Dogs' season announced|date= May 18, 2023|publisher= Jimmie Tramel, Tulsa World, May 18, 2023|accessdate=May 19, 2023}}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
Area recreational facilities include Pryor Creek Recreation Center, a fitness venue in a {{convert|21000|sqft|adj=on}} facility housing an indoor pool, a fully equipped gym and more.<ref name="Parks">{{cite web |url=http://pryorcreek.org/residents/parks_facilities |title=Parks and Recreation |publisher=City of Pryor Creek, Oklahoma |access-date=October 19, 2019}}</ref> Pryor's five city parks include {{convert|24|acre|adj=on}} Whitaker Park, which includes an outdoor pool, a fishing pond, and sport facilities; Centennial Park, which has a walking trail and fitness course; and Earl Ward Park, home to the Pryor Creek Golf Club, an 18-hole, par 72 municipal golf course.<ref name="Parks"/> Nearby bodies of water include [[Lake Hudson (Oklahoma)|Lake Hudson]] to the east, [[Lake Oologah]] to the northwest, and [[Fort Gibson Lake]] to the south.<ref name="Map">{{cite web|url= https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pryor,+OK+74361/@35.9837514,-95.5816566,10z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87b6398d12114919:0x2e1bf08a8ce22348!8m2!3d36.3084275!4d-95.3169136 |title=Pryor, Oklahoma|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=October 19, 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Preston Bynum]] (1939-2018), Arkansas politician and businessman
* [[Joseph J. Clark]] (1893-1971), admiral in U.S. Navy during WWII; born in Pryor
* [[Caleb Hickman]], biologist, zoologist<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spencer |first=George M. |date=2023-07-11 |title=Dr. Caleb Hickman {{!}} Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma {{!}} Supervisory Biologist |url=https://woc.aises.org/content/dr-caleb-hickman-cherokee-nation-oklahoma-supervisory-biologist |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=Winds of Change}}</ref>
* [[Bob Johnson (outfielder)|"Indian" Bob Johnson]], professional baseball player
* [[Roy Johnson (1930s outfielder)|Roy Johnson]], professional baseball player
* [[Chad Kimsey]], professional baseball player
* [[J. H. Langley]], associate justice of Oklahoma Supreme Court
* [[Cliff Mapes]], professional baseball player
* [[Mayes McLain]], professional football player and pro-wrestler
* [[Christi Passmore]], racing driver
* [[Janees Taylor]], Cherokee Nation treasurer (2021–present), tribal councilor (2013-2019)
* [[Clyde Van Sickle]], professional football player
* [[Hank Wyse]], professional baseball player

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Pryor Creek, Oklahoma}}
{{Wikivoyage|Pryor}}
* {{Official|www.pryorcreek.org}}
* [https://www.pryorcreek.org/things-do/pages/history-pryor-creek History of Pryor Creek]

{{Mayes County, Oklahoma}}
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