Heavener, Oklahoma

Heavener is a city in Le Flore County, Oklahoma. The population of the city is 3,414. The city is notable for the Heavener Runestone just outside the city limits.
Heavener 	Oklahoma
Incorporated 	1898
County 	Le Flore
Population 	3,414
Elevation 	554 ft (169 m)
Mayor 	Adam Bailey
City Guildmaster	Rhys Hendrix
ZIP code 	74937
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
49.59% White (1,693)
36.85% Hispanic or Latino (1,258)
9.46% Native American (323)
3.87% Other (132)
0.23% Black or African American (8)
31.7% (1,082) of Heavener residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Heavener's theft and murder rates are around average. The city reported 4 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.30 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Le Flore County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Heavener is the location of a Kansas City Southern railyard.
* Heavener has a bit to offer. It has a Sonic Drive-In, Subway, dollar stores, a Choctaw Travel Center and a few other convenience stores, an O'Reilly Auto Parts, a sports complex and a few public battle fields, a landing strip, a few local restaurants and businesses, a liquor store, and a few other things.
* Mining and timber became to the local economy in the 1930s. The 1930 census showed population of Heavener was 2,269. The Burnett Lumber Company opened a sawmill in 1935. Then the population began declining to 2,103 in 1950. A recovery began when the Heavener Charcoal Company began producing charcoal from its kilns in Heavener, shipping it to a plant in Arkansas. The 1970 census showed 2,566 residents in the town. However, the Burnett sawmill burned down in 1981. Poultry farming became an important activity in the late 20th century. OK Foods established a hatchery in 1986. In 1992, the company built a poultry processing plant, and in 1995, it built a poultry feed mill.
Category:Oklahoma Cities