Seminole, Oklahoma

Seminole, Oklahoma
A two-story yellow brick building with three stone archways around the front doors
Location of Seminole, Oklahoma
Location of Seminole, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°14′06″N 96°38′58″W / 35.23500°N 96.64944°W / 35.23500; -96.64944
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountySeminole
Area
 • Total
14.25 sq mi (36.91 km2)
 • Land13.70 sq mi (35.48 km2)
 • Water0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2)
Elevation938 ft (286 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
7,146
 • Density521.61/sq mi (201.40/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
74818, 74868
Area code405
FIPS code40-66350[3]
GNIS feature ID2411865[2]
Websitewww.seminole-oklahoma.net

Seminole (Meskwaki: Sheminônîheki[4]) is a city in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 7,488 at the 2010 census. Seminole experienced a large population growth in the 1920s due to an oil boom.[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Seminole, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Gordon Whittaker, 2005, "A Concise Dictionary of the Sauk Language", The Sac & Fox National Public Library Stroud, Oklahoma. [1]
  5. ^ "Seminole, Hub of the Oklahoma Oil Patch". DrillThis. 2004. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2008.