Wagoner, Oklahoma

Wagoner is a city in and the county seat of Wagoner County, Oklahoma. The population of the city is 8,323.
Wagoner 	Oklahoma
Incorporated 	January 4, 1896
Motto 	"Proud Of Our Past Confident In Our Future"
County 	Wagoner
Population 	8,323
Elevation 	591 ft (180 m)
Mayor 	Zak Wells
City Guildmaster	Randy Dean
ZIP codes 	74467, 74477
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
65.41% White (5,444)
14.69% Native American (1,223)
12.21% Other (1,016)
7.69% Black or African American (640)
20.7% (1,722) of Wagoner residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Wagoner has average to above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 14 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 2.60 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Wagoner County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* In April 1914 Wagner was the location of a brutal lynching of a 17 year old colored girl and her parents. The paper reported that two half-drunken white men walked into her home during the absence of the mother and found the girl dressing. The men locked themselves into her room and criminally assaulted her. Her screams for help were heard by her brother, who, kicking down the door, went to her rescue. In defending his sister, he shot one of the brutes. The other escaped. Later in the evening the local authorities, failing to find the brother, arrested the sister, who was taken from jail buy a mob at 4 o'clock in the morning and lynched. From his hiding place the brother, who is 21 years old, could hear his sister's cries for help, but was powerless to aid her.
* World War II started a revival of Wagoner's fortunes. The city lay between two war-related Federal Government projects: Camp Gruber to the south and the Oklahoma Ordnance Works to the north. After the war, several small manufacturing industries took root. Completion of the nearby Fort Gibson Lake in 1950 stimulated the economy and turned Wagoner into a sports and retirement center. The McLellan-Kerr navigational channel made the agricultural area accessible by barges, stimulating farm-related businesses. Highway improvements made Wagoner a bedroom community for Tulsa and Muskogee.
* Bob Bogle, a founding member of The Ventures, was born in Wagoner.
* Wagoner has a bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, Hefner-Easley Airport, Walmart, Nintendo World, a few auto parts places and car dealerships, a few hotels/motels, a public pool, Braum's, a bit of fast food, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, some public battle fields, a sports complex, Fort Gibson WMA, Taylor Ferry, a few RV parks, and a few other things.
Category:Oklahoma Cities