Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Pawhuska is a city in and the county seat of Osage County, Oklahoma. The population of the city is 3,584.
Pawhuska 	Oklahoma
Incorporated 	1903
County 	Osage
Population 	3,584
Elevation 	820 ft (25 m)
Mayor 	Wahchinksapa Contreras
City Guildmaster	Nahcomence Damon
ZIP code 	74056
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
55.33% White (1,983)
31.00% Native American (1,111)
10.69% Other (383)
2.99% Black or African American (107)
22.7% (813) of Pawhuska residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Pawhuska has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 10 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.34 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Osage County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The first Boy Scout troop is claimed to have been organized in Pawhuska, in May 1909 by John F. Mitchell, a missionary priest from England sent to St. Thomas Episcopal Church by the Church of England. On Independence day weekend 2009, the Pawhuska Boy Scout troop celebrated its centennial with a mini-jamboree attended by over 300 Scouts from across the United States.
* During the Osage oil boom of the 1910s and 1920s, Pawhuska was the site of public lease options. The population grew to 6,414 by 1920. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad extended its line from Owen, a community in Washington County, to Pawhuska in 1923. As the oil boom declined and the Great Depression set in, the population declined. The steady decline has continued to the present.
* Other than cattle ranches nearby, local employment consisted primarily of a brick plant, a creamery, an ice factory, and a rock crusher. The Osage Nation has opened a gaming casino here, hoping to generate revenue for the tribe. In 2016, "Pioneer Woman" Ree Drummond opened The Mercantile on Main Street. The establishment includes a store and restaurant which serves up to 6,000 people per day. Drummond operates a boutique hotel, The PW Boarding House, and also offers tours of the blogger-turned-Food Network star's cooking lodge on nearby Drummond Ranch, thus solidifying her place as a major economic force in Pawhuska.
* Anne Marie Smith, AKA Ree Drummond, lives on a working ranch outside of Pawhuska.
* Pawhuska has a little bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, electric showers, a municipal airport, McDonald's, Sonic Drive-In, Subway, Buffalo Hills Golf Course, a few motels, a few RV parks, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, the Osage Tribal Museum, Casey's, a sports complex, a little bit of public battle fields, and not much else.
Category:Oklahoma Cities