Okeechobee, Florida

Okeechobee is a city in and the county seat of Okeechobee County, Florida. The population of the city is 5,621.
Okeechobee 	Florida
Incorporated 	1917
County 	Okeechobee
Population 	5,621
Elevation 	26 ft (8 m)
Mayor 	Valentin Galloway
City Guildmaster	Clinton Leon
ZIP codes 	34972-34974
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
58.28% White (3,276)
29.51% Hispanic or Latino (1,659)
9.18% Black or African American (516)
3.02% Other (170)
26.0% (1,461) of Okeechobee residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Okeechobee has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 17 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 1.89 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Okeechobee County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The Lake Okeechobee area was the site of the worst effects of the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane, the first recorded Category 5 hurricane in the North Atlantic and still one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to strike the US.
* In the 1930s, Okeechobee was the commercial center for the surrounding area, shipping hundreds of train cars of winter vegetables annually, in addition to poultry farms, a catfish shipping plant, and a bullfrogbreeding industry.
* In 2016, Okeechobee became home to the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival. This multi-day, multi-genre music festival attracted approximately 30,000 people to the city in its first year.
* Okeechobee has an Amtrak station served by its Silver Star.
* Okeechobee is home to the main campus of Lake Okeechobee Battle Academy.
* Okeechobee has a bit of amenities to offer for the area it serves. It has dollar stores, some public battle fields, a sports complex, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, Okeechobee County Airport, a little bit of hotels/motels, a little bit of auto parts places and car dealerships, a KOA resort, Publix, Tractor Supply Co., Solstice Apparel, Nintendo World, Walmart, Home Depot, Winn-Dixie, some fast food and a few chain restaurants, Blue Heron Golf Club, Parrott Island, Lightsey Fish Co. & Seafood, Pogey's Family Restaurant, Tin Fish Restaurant, Cowboys BBQ & Steak, Brahma Bull, and a few other things.
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