Wewoka, Oklahoma

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Wewoka, Oklahoma is a small city in central Oklahoma that serves as the historic headquarters and cultural center of the Seminole Nation.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Wewoka, Oklahoma canonical 2
Wewoka city government 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
areaTotal about 4.5 square miles
climateClassification humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
county Seminole County, Oklahoma
distanceToOklahomaCity approximately 70 miles southeast
economyIncludes government services
oil and gas related activities
retail trade
tribal government employment
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 860 feet
foundedBy Black Seminoles
John Horse
Seminole
surface form: Seminole people
foundedIn 1849
governingBody Wewoka, Oklahoma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wewoka city government
governmentType council–manager government
hasAnnualEvent Wewoka Sorghum Day Festival
hasAreaCode 405
hasFIPScode 40-80750
hasGNISFeatureID 1099849
hasHighSchool Wewoka Public Schools
surface form: Wewoka High School
hasHistoricAssociation Black Seminole settlement
Indian Territory era
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
surface form: Seminole Nation government
hasHistoricDistrict Wewoka Downtown Historic District
hasLibrary Wewoka Public Library
hasMuseum Wewoka Historic Museum
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.cityofwewoka.com/
hasPostalCode 74884
incorporatedAsCity 1903
isCountySeatOf Seminole County, Oklahoma
isCulturalCenterOf Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
isHeadquartersOf Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Cross Timbers
surface form: Cross Timbers region
locatedInRegion Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
surface form: Seminole Nation jurisdictional area

central Oklahoma
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOnHighway Oklahoma State Highway 56
Oklahoma State Highway 9
U.S. Route 270 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Wewoka (Creek word meaning "barking water")
nearestLargeCity Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
surface form: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
partOfStatisticalArea Seminole Micropolitan Statistical Area
populationCensus2010 about 3,430
populationCensus2020 about 3,300
publicSchoolDistrict Wewoka Public Schools
state Oklahoma

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Seminole capitalOfTribalGovernment Wewoka, Oklahoma
Wewoka, Oklahoma governingBody Wewoka, Oklahoma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wewoka city government
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma hasCapital Wewoka, Oklahoma