Okeechobee, Florida | |
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| City of Okeechobee | |
 Aerial view of the city in 2013 | |
 Seal | |
 Location in Okeechobee County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 27°14′38″N 80°49′17″W / 27.24389°N 80.82139°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Okeechobee |
| Incorporated | June 4, 1915[2][3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Dowling R. Watford, Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Monica Clark |
| • Council Members | Noel Chandler, Bob Jarriel, and David McAuley |
| • City Administrator | Gary Ritter |
| • City Clerk | Lane Gamiotea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.15 sq mi (10.76 km2) |
| • Land | 4.06 sq mi (10.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2) 0.96% |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,254 |
| • Density | 1,295.36/sq mi (500.20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 34972-34974 |
| Area code | 863 |
| FIPS code | 12-51200[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0288073[1] |
| Website | http://www.cityofokeechobee.com |
Okeechobee (US: /oʊkiˈtʃoʊbi/ OH-kee-CHOH-bee[6]) is a city in and the county seat of Okeechobee County, Florida, United States.[7] As of the 2020 US census, the city's population was 5,254.
The Lake Okeechobee area was severely damaged in the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane, the first recorded Category 5 hurricane in the North Atlantic. This was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to strike the US.
Okeechobee is served by the Okeechobee County Airport.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Okeechobee, Florida
- ^ "History of Okeechobee County Chapter 4".
- ^ "Peter And Louisiana Chandler Raulerson Gravesite".
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Okeechobee". Collins Dictionary. n.d. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Okeechobee County: County Explorer". National Association of Counties. Retrieved February 24, 2020.