Checotah, Oklahoma
Checotah, Oklahoma | |
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City | |
Kniseley and Long Building | |
| Nicknames: "Steer Wrestling Capital of the World" "Gem of the Prairie" | |
Location in Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°28′55″N 95°31′21″W / 35.48194°N 95.52250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | McIntosh |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.03 sq mi (23.39 km2) |
| • Land | 8.97 sq mi (23.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.066 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,018 |
| • Density | 336.6/sq mi (129.97/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 74426 |
| Area codes | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-13650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409438 |
| Website | www |
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".