Editing Tecumseh, Oklahoma

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| official_name                   = Tecumseh, Oklahoma
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| subdivision_name2               = [[Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma|Pottawatomie]]

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| leader_name1                    = Eddy Parker, Mayor <br/> Linda Farris, Ward 1 <br/> Sharon Stewart, Ward 2 <br/> Linda Praytor, Ward 3 <br/> John Collier, Ward 4
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| established_date                = 1891

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| population_total                = 6302
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| postal_code                     = 74873
| area_code                       = [[Area codes 405 and 572|405/572]]
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'''Tecumseh''' ({{langx|sac|'''Takamithîheki'''}}<ref>Gordon Whittaker, 2005, "A Concise Dictionary of the Sauk Language", The Sac & Fox National Public Library Stroud, Oklahoma. [https://www.sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Copy-of-A-Concise-Dictionary-Sauk.pdf]</ref>) is a city in [[Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma]]. The population was 6,302 by the [[2020 United States census]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Tecumseh%20city,%20Oklahoma |title=Tecumseh (city), Oklahoma|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 23, 2024}}</ref>  It was named for the noted [[Shawnee]] chief, [[Tecumseh]]. The locale was designated as the county seat at Oklahoma's statehood, but a county-wide election moved the seat to [[Shawnee, Oklahoma|Shawnee]] in 1930.<ref name="EOHC-Tecumseh">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=TE003 Glenn Dale Carter and Don Holland, "Tecumseh."  ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Accessed May 22, 2015.</ref>

==History==
[[File:Post Office, Tecumseh, Oklahoma.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Post office in Tecumseh, Oklahoma]]
A {{convert|320|acre|ha|abbr=off|adj=on}} site was opened for settlement September 23, 1891, as a result of the land run into reservations of the Sac and Fox, Kiowa, Kickapoo, Shawnee, and Pottawatomi peoples. The townsite, named Tecumseh by a U.S. Army major, had been designated as the seat of County "B" in the newly formed [[Oklahoma Territory]] by the Department of the Interior on July 17, 1891.{{efn|Tecumseh remained as the seat of Pottawatomie County until it was replaced by Shawnee after an election in 1930.<ref name="EOHC-Tecumseh"/>}} A post office was established in the town on September 18, 1891.<ref name="EOHC-Tecumseh"/>

Railroads first arrived in 1896, when the [[Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad#Tecumseh Railway|Tecumseh Railway]] built a line in from [[Shawnee, Oklahoma|Shawnee]].<ref name=Railroads6>{{cite web|url= https://digitalprairie.ok.gov/digital/collection/okresources/id/70289 |title=Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company, pp. 40-44|publisher= Railroads of Oklahoma, June 6, 1870-April 1, 1978 (accessed on Oklahoma DigitalPrairie)|accessdate=November 1, 2021}}</ref> This trackage, acquired by the [[Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad]], was extended to [[Asher, Oklahoma|Asher]] in 1902, and was later owned by the [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad|Rock Island]].<ref name=Railroads6/>  In 1903, the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] began serving Tecumseh's surrounding agricultural region, in which cotton was the main crop. Tecumseh was linked to [[Shawnee, Oklahoma]] by the [[Shawnee, Oklahoma#History|Shawnee-Tecumseh Traction Co.]] in 1906, but ending in 1927.<ref name=Trolley>{{cite book |last=Chandler|first=Allison|date=1980|title= When Oklahoma Took the Trolley|publisher=Interurbans|pages=83–86|isbn=0-916374-35-1}}</ref>

Cotton production dropped in the 1920s because of depressed prices and a boll weevil infestation. The population declined for a time after 1930, because many townspeople moved away to earn a living elsewhere.<ref name="EOHC-Tecumseh"/>

In 2002, the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] evaluated whether requiring students from Tecumseh schools to take drug tests to participate in extracurricular activities was constitutional. In a 5–4 decision, the court ruled that the tests were allowable in ''[[Board of Education v. Earls]]''.

=== 2010 tornado ===
On Monday [[Tornado outbreak of May 10–13, 2010|May 10, 2010]], the city was struck by an EF3 tornado. The city's southeast side sustained the most damage, and several homes along East Highland Street were severely damaged or destroyed. Three churches were also damaged. The tornado was the first to strike the town since the May 17, 1981, tornado that hit the rural southern part of the town and was the first tornado to go through the city proper since records have been kept in 1950.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}}

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|15.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (1.57%) is covered by water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 1193
|1910= 1626
|1920= 1429
|1930= 2419
|1940= 2042
|1950= 2275
|1960= 2630
|1970= 4451
|1980= 5123
|1990= 5750
|2000= 6098
|2010= 6457
|2020= 6302
|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, 6,098 people, 2,344 households, and 1,654 families wereresiding in the city. The population density was {{convert|405.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 2,565 housing units had an average density of {{convert|170.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 78.98% White, 2.05% African American, 12.87% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 5.44% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.77% of the population.

Of the 2,344 households, 34.0% had children under 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were not families. About 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.52, and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the age distribution was 28.4% under 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,202, and for a family was $32,235. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $20,820 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,300. About 15.0% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
The city of Tecumseh has a home-rule charter form of government.<ref name="EOHC-Tecumseh"/>

The Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center, located in Tecumseh,<ref>"[https://www.ok.gov/oja/COJC/index.html Home]." Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center. Retrieved on December 16, 2015. "700 S. 9th Tecumseh, OK 74873"</ref> is an [[Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs]] correctional facility that holds both boys and girls. is located on a {{convert|147.7|acre|ha|adj=on}} plat of land and occupies {{convert|30|acre|ha|adj=on}} of it. The school opened in 1917 and was under the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs since 1995; previously, it was in the [[Oklahoma Department of Human Services]]. It previously served as an orphanage and mental-health center in addition to being a juvenile correctional facility. Known by its current name since 1992, it was previously known as Girls Town, the Oklahoma State Industrial School for Incorrigible Girls, the State Industrial School for White Girls, Russell Industrial School, and Central Oklahoma Juvenile Treatment Center.<ref>"[https://www.ok.gov/oja/COJC/About_COJC/index.html About COCJ]." Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center. Retrieved on December 16, 2015.</ref>

==Education==
The majority of Tecumseh is in the [[Tecumseh Public Schools (Oklahoma)|Tecumseh Public Schools]] school district.<!--UNI 29610-->. Some pieces are in [[Shawnee Public Schools]]<!--UNI 27570-->, [[Bethel Public Schools]]<!--UNI 04230-->, and [[South Rock Creek Public School]]<!--ELM 27990--> (elementary).<ref name=CensusSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40125_pottawatomie/DC20SD_C40125.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40125_pottawatomie/DC20SD_C40125.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pottawatomie County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-10-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40125_pottawatomie/DC20SD_C40125_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Terry Allen (big band singer)|Terry Allen]], [[big band]] vocalist
* [[Mary Fallin]], 27th [[governor of Oklahoma]] and 14th [[Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma|lieutenant governor of Oklahoma]]
* [[Mike McClure]], musician and founding member of [[The Great Divide (band)|The Great Divide]]
* [[Ruben Rivers]], [[United States Army]] officer and [[Medal of Honor]] recipient

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.tecumsehok.org/ City of Tecumseh/Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.tecumseh.k12.ok.us Tecumseh Public Schools]
* [http://www.countywidenews.com Tecumseh Countywide News]
* [http://www.justsoyouknow.us/tecumseh Tecumseh Public Library]
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