Okemah, Oklahoma

Okemah, Oklahoma
City
West Broadway, Downtown
West Broadway, Downtown
Motto(s): 
" Home of Woody Guthrie and the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival "
Location of Okemah, Oklahoma
Location of Okemah, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°25′45″N 96°17′59″W / 35.42917°N 96.29972°W / 35.42917; -96.29972
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyOkfuskee
Area
 • Total3.20 sq mi (8.28 km2)
 • Land3.10 sq mi (8.03 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2)
Elevation866 ft (264 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,074
 • Density990.97/sq mi (382.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74859
Area code(s)539/918
FIPS code40-54200[3]
GNIS feature ID2411310[2]
Websiteokemahok.org

Okemah (/ˌˈkmə/ 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.

Oil derrick in Okemah, Oklahoma, 1922
  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Okemah, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Rick Aschmann (May 2, 2018). "North American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patterns". Aschmann.net. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.