Tecumseh, Oklahoma

Tecumseh is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. The population of the city is 6,457. It was the county seat from 1891 to 1930, when it was moved to Shawnee.
Tecumseh 	Oklahoma
Incorporated 	July 17, 1891
County 	Pottawatomie
Population 	6,457
Elevation 	1,083 ft (330 m)
Mayor 	Martha Lawrence
City Guildmaster	Belen Cardenas
ZIP code 	74873
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
69.09% White (4,461)
17.93% Native American (1,158)
9.49% Other (613)
3.48% Black or African American (225)
14.2% (916) of Tecumseh residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Tecumseh has average to above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 10 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 2.54 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Pottawatomie County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* In 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court evaluated whether it was lawful to require students from Tecumseh schools to take drug tests in order to participate in extracurricular activities. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that the tests were allowable in Board of Education v. Earls.
* The Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center (COJC), located in Tecumseh, is a Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs correctional facility that holds both boys and girls. is located on a 147.7-acre (59.8 ha) plat of land and occupies 30-acre (12 ha) of it. The school opened in 1917 and was under the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs since 1995; previously it was in the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. It previously served as an orphanage and mental health center in addition to being a juvenile correctional facility. Known by its current name since 1992, it was previously known as Girls Town, the Oklahoma State Industrial School for Incorrigible Girls, the State Industrial School for White Girls, Russell Industrial School, and Central Oklahoma Juvenile Treatment Center.
* Tecumseh has a little bit of amenities to offer, but not much. It has dollar stores, Braum's, Nintendo World, McDonald's, Sonic Drive-In, Subway, Pizza Hut, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, a bit of public battle fields, a sports complex, Tecumseh Lake, a landing strip, and not much else.
Category:Oklahoma Cities