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403:Creek Nation
392:
285:
284:
278:okemahok.org
242:Area code(s)
15:
3440:Tishomingo
3415:Stillwater
3275:Kingfisher
3160:Boise City
2990:Last Chance
2982:communities
2867:County seat
2641:December 3,
2515:January 31,
2412:- astronaut
2366:Evan Felker
2356:Larry Coker
2312:Okemah Lake
2252:other races
589:explanation
375:2010 census
351:county seat
92: /
3500:Categories
3480:Wilberton
3430:Tahlequah
3300:McAlester
3230:Frederick
3190:Claremore
3185:Chickasha
2453:References
2427:NRHP sites
550:vigilantes
266:feature ID
174:Population
80:96°17′59″W
77:35°25′45″N
3485:Woodward
3420:Stilwell
3390:Sallisaw
3360:Pawhuska
3350:Okmulgee
3315:Muskogee
3295:Marietta
3225:Fairview
3195:Coalgate
3180:Cheyenne
3175:Cherokee
3170:Chandler
3120:Anadarko
3028:Footnotes
2937:Clearview
2789:"Airport"
2379:americana
2321:in 1935.
2285:Education
2242:, 22.84%
567:over the
528:Methodist
516:Dust Bowl
254:FIPS code
196:Time zone
166:Elevation
3470:Waurika
3465:Watonga
3460:Walters
3455:Wagoner
3425:Sulphur
3410:Stigler
3405:Shawnee
3395:Sapulpa
3385:Purcell
3325:Newkirk
3305:Medford
3235:Guthrie
3220:Eufaula
3210:El Reno
3165:Buffalo
3135:Ardmore
3130:Arapaho
3125:Antlers
3094:Oklahoma
2952:Weleetka
2360:Football
2256:Hispanic
2246:, 0.10%
2238:, 2.37%
2006:Source:
1931:(1,106)
1862:Average
538:Lynching
518:and the
422:Kickapoo
371:Muscogee
359:Oklahoma
258:40-54200
230:ZIP code
131:Okfuskee
119:Oklahoma
3475:Wewoka
3450:Vinita
3435:Taloga
3375:Poteau
3365:Pawnee
3340:Okemah
3335:Nowata
3290:Mangum
3285:Madill
3280:Lawton
3265:Idabel
3255:Hollis
3245:Hobart
3240:Guymon
3205:Durant
3200:Duncan
3155:Beaver
3140:Arnett
3000:Pharoah
2922:Bearden
2795:July 3,
2773:July 4,
2751:July 3,
2729:July 3,
2707:July 3,
2685:July 3,
2663:June 4,
2567:June 7,
2420:country
2290:History
1991:(0.76)
1787:(10.8)
1772:(11.2)
1767:(17.4)
1762:(21.1)
1757:(21.8)
1752:(19.7)
1747:(15.6)
1742:(10.3)
1727:(−0.9)
1717:(22.4)
1712:(10.8)
1707:(16.3)
1702:(23.4)
1697:(29.3)
1692:(33.6)
1687:(33.9)
1682:(31.2)
1677:(26.6)
1672:(22.7)
1667:(18.1)
1662:(12.7)
557:lynched
532:Baptist
453:Shawnee
389:History
274:Website
269:2411310
247:539/918
105:Country
3445:Tulsa
3400:Sayre
3370:Perry
3330:Norman
3310:Miami
3145:Atoka
3110:Altus
2932:Castle
2892:Okemah
2874:Okemah
2391:singer
2260:Latino
2132:−17.9%
2027:Census
1996:(2.0)
1951:(1.5)
1946:(1.0)
1941:(7.4)
1916:(100)
1911:(123)
1896:(133)
1891:(145)
1886:(112)
1857:(−24)
1852:(−23)
1847:(−12)
1807:(−19)
1802:(−24)
1797:(−23)
1782:(0.6)
1777:(5.2)
1737:(5.8)
1732:(1.3)
1657:(9.8)
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434:okemah
426:Okemah
409:after
399:Quapaw
286:Okemah
126:County
3380:Pryor
3260:Hugo
3215:Enid
3115:Alva
2995:Mason
2980:Other
2970:Welty
2947:Paden
2927:Boley
2914:Towns
2362:coach
2248:Asian
2236:White
2222:−4.6%
2217:3,074
2202:3,223
2192:−1.5%
2187:3,038
2177:−8.8%
2172:3,085
2162:16.1%
2157:3,381
2142:2,913
2127:2,836
2117:−9.4%
2112:3,454
2102:−4.8%
2097:3,811
2087:85.1%
2082:4,002
2072:55.7%
2067:2,162
2052:1,389
2001:(13)
1929:43.53
1926:(67)
1921:(78)
1906:(85)
1901:(83)
1881:(81)
1876:(54)
1871:(45)
1842:(−8)
1827:(12)
1812:(−6)
1647:(46)
1642:(28)
1637:(31)
1632:(37)
1627:(44)
1622:(46)
1617:(46)
1612:(42)
1607:(36)
1602:(37)
1597:(34)
1592:(34)
1587:(28)
1577:Year
561:Paden
395:Osage
235:74859
224:(CDT)
222:UTC-5
201:UTC-6
182:3,074
114:State
3270:Jay
2884:City
2797:2020
2775:2020
2753:2020
2731:2020
2709:2020
2687:2020
2665:2015
2643:2021
2569:2011
2543:2019
2517:2008
2475:2022
2389:Folk
2339:and
2213:2020
2207:6.1%
2198:2010
2183:2000
2168:1990
2153:1980
2147:2.7%
2138:1970
2123:1960
2108:1950
2093:1940
2078:1930
2063:1920
2048:1910
2036:Note
2031:Pop.
2008:NOAA
1986:(0)
1981:(0)
1976:(0)
1971:(0)
1966:(0)
1961:(0)
1956:(0)
1924:2.62
1919:3.08
1914:3.92
1909:4.85
1904:3.33
1899:3.28
1894:5.22
1889:5.72
1884:4.41
1879:3.20
1874:2.14
1869:1.76
1837:(1)
1832:(9)
1822:(7)
1817:(2)
1785:51.4
1780:33.1
1775:41.4
1770:52.1
1765:63.3
1760:70.0
1755:71.3
1750:67.5
1745:60.1
1740:50.5
1735:42.5
1730:34.4
1725:30.3
1715:72.3
1710:51.5
1705:61.4
1700:74.1
1695:84.8
1690:92.5
1685:93.0
1680:88.1
1675:79.8
1670:72.9
1665:64.6
1660:54.8
1655:49.7
1574:Dec
1571:Nov
1568:Oct
1565:Sep
1562:Aug
1559:Jul
1556:Jun
1553:May
1550:Apr
1547:Mar
1544:Feb
1541:Jan
397:and
264:GNIS
137:Area
32:City
3105:Ada
2962:CDP
2942:IXL
2618:5–8
2319:WPA
2258:or
1999:5.0
1994:0.8
1989:0.3
1949:0.6
1944:0.4
1939:2.9
1855:−11
1800:−11
1795:−10
1645:115
1625:111
1620:115
1615:114
1610:108
1384:124
1291:132
1260:145
1229:112
1012:2.6
981:3.1
950:3.9
919:4.9
888:3.3
857:3.3
826:5.2
795:5.7
764:4.4
733:3.2
702:2.1
671:1.8
353:of
320:or
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1635:88
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992:61
966:52
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935:63
930:85
904:70
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873:71
868:93
842:68
837:88
811:60
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