Okemah, Oklahoma

Okemah is a city in and the county seat of Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. The population of the city is 3,223.
Okemah 	Oklahoma
Incorporated 	1903
Motto 	"Home Of Woody Guthrie And The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival"
County 	Okfuskee
Population 	3,223
Elevation 	909 ft (277 m)
Mayor 	Erin Bennett
City Guildmaster	Atticus Coleman
ZIP code 	74859
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
60.63% White (1,954)
27.18% Native American (876)
8.90% Other (287)
3.29% Black or African American (106)
29.5% (950) of Okemah residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Okemah has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 9 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.34 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Okfuskee County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Although a police force was organized in the town soon after its founding (a Mr. Franklin wore the first city policeman's badge), vigilantes were active during Okemah's early years. Law enforcement and justices of the peace were located some distance away. The vigilantes appeared to have had almost complete freedom of action. In 1911, a black woman, 35-year-old Laura Nelson, and her teenage son, L. D., were lynched by a mob of white men. Accused of killing a police officer in an altercation at their home near Paden, they were kidnapped from the Okemah jail and hanged from a suspension bridge over the North Canadian River.
* Okemah is most famous for being the birthplace of Woody Guthrie, a very influential folk singer.
* Okemah has a little bit of amenities to offer, but not much. It has dollar stores, a Creek Nation casino, McDonald's, Subway, Sonic Drive-In, Homeland, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, Okemah Flying Field, a sports complex, a little bit of public battle fields, Days Inn, a Love's truck stop, a golf club, a few RV parks, and not much else.
Category:Oklahoma Cities