Nowata, Oklahoma

Nowata is a city in and the county seat of Nowata County, Oklahoma. The population of the city is 3,731.
Nowata 	Oklahoma
Incorporated 	April 17, 1899
County 	Nowata
Population 	3,731
Elevation 	709 ft (216 m)
Mayor 	Dane Chavez
City Guildmaster	Uzumati Allen
ZIP code 	74048
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
62.93% White (2,348)
20.75% Native American (774)
11.77% Other (439)
4.56% Black or African American (170)
21.0% (783) of Nowata residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Nowata has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 7 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.10 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Nowata County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Nowata's peak population was 4,435 in 1920. The city became the southern terminus of the Union Electric Railway, which continued to serve the city until 1948. Newspapers included the Nowata Herald and the Nowata Advertiser.. The town had 850 telephones by 1930. However, the 1930 census showed the first population decline in the city's history, to nearly the 1910 level.
* Oil and gas were discovered nearby in 1904, stimulating the Nowata economy. The find established Nowata as "...a region (having) a reputation for being the world's largest shallow oil field." Some wells in this field have continued to produce into the twenty-first century.
* A Federal court was established in 1904, and met on the third floor of the new building owned by the First National Bank of Nowata. The building housing the court burned down in 1909, destroying all records and forcing the court to move temporarily to another building. When Oklahoma became a state on November 16, 1907, Nowata County was created and named for the city, which was designated as the county seat. By that time, the city population had climbed to 2,233. A permanent Nowata County Courthouse was completed in 1912, and remains in use at present. It is the only local property listed on the National Record of Historic Places.
* Some controversy exists about the meaning of the town name. The Lenape tribesmen who passed through named it "nuwita," meaning "friendly" or "welcome." In the Cherokee language, the town is called ᎠᎹᏗᎧᏂᎬᎬ (A-ma-di-ka-ni-gunh-gunh, roughly), which means, "water is all gone," translating what it sounded like the word meant: No Water.
* Nowata was the setting for the 1998 movie Possums (film). In the movie, a man played by Mac Davis tries to bring back the town's cancelled high school football program. Scenes were filmed in town and guest starred Barry Switzer and many locals.
* Nowata has a little bit of amenities to offer, but not much. It has dollar stores, a municipal airport, Homeland, Daylight Donuts, Sonic Drive-In, Subway, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, a bit of public battle fields, a sports complex, electric showers, a country club, a rodeo arena, Pizza Hut, and not much else.
Category:Oklahoma Cities