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Checotah
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town in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oklahoma
- County
- McIntosh
- Total
- 9.03 sq mi (23.39 km )
- Land
- 8.97 sq mi (23.22 km )
- Water
- 0.066 sq mi (0.17 km )
- Elevation
- 620 ft (190 m)
- Density
- 336.6/sq mi (129.97/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Area codes
- 539/918
- Fips code
- 40-13650
- Website
- www .cityofchecotah .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Checotah
- Population
- 3018
- Area
- 23.359121
- Elevation
- 198
- Image
- Kniseley and Long Building, Checotah Oklahoma.jpg
- Households
- 1270
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- Commons category
- Checotah, Oklahoma
- postal code
- 74426
- water as percent of area
- 0.7068
- per capita income
- 19509
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Checotah is a city in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for Samuel Checote, the first chief of the Creek Nation elected after the Civil War. Its population was 3,018 at the 2020 census, down from 3,335 in 2010.
Checotah is home to numerous antique malls, a Civil War battle site, and a downtown historic district. Checotah claims to be the steer wrestling capital of the world. Early boosters called Checotah "The Gem of the Prairie".
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