Okemah, Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
City | |
 West Broadway, Downtown | |
| Motto(s): " Home of Woody Guthrie and the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival " | |
 Location of Okemah, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°25′45″N 96°17′59″W / 35.42917°N 96.29972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Okfuskee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.20 sq mi (8.28 km2) |
| • Land | 3.10 sq mi (8.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2) |
| Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,074 |
| • Density | 990.97/sq mi (382.59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74859 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-54200[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411310[2] |
| Website | okemahok.org |
Okemah (/ˌoʊˈkiːmə/ or /ˈʌkimə/)[4] is the largest city in and the county seat of Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States.[5] It is the birthplace of folk music legend Woody Guthrie. Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, a federally recognized Muscogee Indian tribe, is headquartered in Okemah. The population was 3,078 at the 2020 census, a 6.1 percent decline from 3,223 at the 2010 census.
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- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Okemah, Oklahoma
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- ^ Rick Aschmann (May 2, 2018). "North American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patterns". Aschmann.net. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.