Watonga, Oklahoma

Watonga is a city in and the county seat of Blaine County, Oklahoma. The population of the city is 5,111.
Watonga 	Oklahoma
Incorporated 	1902
County 	Blaine
Population 	5,111
Elevation 	1,516 ft (462 m)
Mayor 	Sarah Parker
City Guildmaster	Gustavo Tafalla
ZIP code 	73772
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
55.44% White (2,833)
26.14% Hispanic or Latino (1,336)
9.27% Black or African American (473)
5.99% Native American (306)
3.16% Other (163)
13.5% (689) of Watonga residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Watonga has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 3 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.05 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Blaine County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The town began as a tent city on April 19, 1892. A post office opened in Watonga during the same year. However, the first railroad line through Watonga was not built until 1901-02, when the Enid and Anadarko Railway (later the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway) constructed a line from Guthrie.
* The dairy industry grew in western Oklahoma and led to the opening of the Watonga Cheese Factory in 1941. It was one of the state's five active dairy product plants in 2004. The plant subsequently closed in 2007. The city has hosted the Diamondback Correctional Facility, owned by the Corrections Corporation of America since 1998, but it rioted in May 2004 and closed in May 2010.
* The city hosts an annual cheese & wine festival in October. The festival was formed in 1976 by the Watonga Chamber of Commerce because the town had the only cheese factory in Oklahoma at the time. The festival has continued even after the closing of the factory in 2007. In 2013, a wine competition was added to the festival.
* One of Watonga's most notable citizens was Clarence Nash (1904–1985) whom Walt Disney hired to be the voice of Donald Duck in the 1930s. Nash provided Donald's voice exclusively for over 50 years.
* Watonga doesn't have a lot to offer. It has a Nintendo World, dollar stores, T.B. Ferguson Museum, Tractor Supply Co., Sonic Drive-In, Pizza Hut, Subway, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, Lucky Star Casino, Watonga Regional Airport, a sports complex, a little bit of public battle fields, Blaine County Fairgrounds, a couple of RV parks, a golf course, NAPA Auto Parts, and not much else.
Category:Oklahoma Cities