Woodward, Oklahoma

Woodward is a city in and the county seat of Woodward County, Oklahoma. The population of the city is 12,051.
Woodward 	Oklahoma
Incorporated 	1893
Motto 	"Energy For Life"
County 	Woodward
Population 	12,051
Elevation 	1,909 ft (582 m)
Mayor 	Cassandra Garrett
City Guildmaster	Deangelo Patton
ZIP codes 	73801-73802
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
79.25% White (9,550)
15.63% Hispanic or Latino (1,884)
4.75% Other (573)
0.37% Black or African American (44)
10.6% (1,277) of Woodward residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Woodward has below average to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder for Oklahoma standards. The city reported 4 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.80 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Woodward County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* An F4 tornado struck Woodward on May 14th, 1990. Luckily, there were no fatalities, but much of the city was devastated, and 57 were injured.
* Woodward serves as the regional center for a small rural nine-county area.
* Boiling Springs State Park, named for its artesian springs that seem to boil, has been established east of the city. Federal dockets were held annually in November through 1948, and sporadically at need after that.
* Will Rogers was employed when young as a cowboy at a ranch near Woodward.
* Woodward has a bit of amenities to offer. It has a Walmart, Nintendo World, a bit of public battle fields, dollar stores, a sports complex, a contest hall and showcase theater, Tractor Supply Co., the Northwestern Oklahoma Battle Academy, plenty of fast food, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, a bit of hotels/motels, West Woodward Airport, a roller blade rink, and a bit of other things.
* In 1894, Temple Lea Houston, former Texas state senator and son of Samuel Houston, moved his law practice and family to Woodward. After a personal disagreement in the Cabinet Saloon with the brother and father of the outlaw Al Jennings, Houston shot and killed the brother. Jack E. Love joined his close friend, Temple Lea Houston, in the gunfight. The events slowed the career of neither man. Authorities in Woodward charged and tried Houston for murder, but a jury acquitted him on grounds of self-defense. Houston won a reputation as a brilliant trial lawyer, known for his courtroom dramatics. He delivered his "Soiled Dove Plea" in a makeshift courtroom in the Woodward opera house, arguing on behalf of a prostitute who worked at the Dew Drop Inn; after ten minutes' consideration, the jury acquitted her. Houston died in 1905 in Woodward and is buried there.
Category:Oklahoma Cities