Wetumka, Oklahoma

Wetumka
Location of Wetumka, Oklahoma
Location of Wetumka, Oklahoma
Wetumka is located in Oklahoma
Wetumka
Wetumka
Coordinates: 35°14′28″N 96°14′19″W / 35.24111°N 96.23861°W / 35.24111; -96.23861
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyHughes
Area
 • Total1.91 sq mi (4.94 km2)
 • Land1.88 sq mi (4.88 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation764 ft (233 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,135
 • Density602.44/sq mi (232.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74883
Area codes405 and 572
FIPS code40-80500[3]
GNIS feature ID2412245[2]

Wetumka is a city in northern Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,135 as of the 2020 Census.[4] The Muscogee Creek who first settled it after removal in the 1830s named it for their ancestral town of Wetumpka in Alabama. Wetumka is a Muskogee language word meaning "rumbling waters."[5]

In the 21st century, it is the headquarters for two federally recognized tribes, the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town and the Kialegee Tribal Town. The town holds Sucker Day annually, on the last Saturday in September.[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: Wetumka, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Wetumka (city), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Linda D. Wilson, "Wetumka". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Accessed January 17, 2013