Waurika, Oklahoma

Waurika is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Oklahoma. The population of the city is 2,064.
Waurika 	Oklahoma
Incorporated 	May 1903
Motto 	"Parakeet Capital of the World"
County 	Jefferson
Population 	2,064
Elevation 	896 ft (273 m)
Mayor 	Shay Dunlap
City Guildmaster	Judah Kidd
ZIP code 	73573
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
80.33% White (1,658)
7.80% Hispanic or Latino (161)
6.40% Native American (132)
3.39% Other (70)
2.08% Black or African American (43)
20.3% (418) of Waurika residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Waurika has low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.74 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Jefferson County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The name is the anglicized version of the Comanche compound woarɨhka ("worm eater") from woa ("worm") + tɨhka ("eat") and presumably refers to a group of Comanche living in the area or to some early European settlers whose plowing may have humorously resembled digging for worms. Such humorous names were common in Comanche culture, such as the word for "rice", woarɨhkapɨh, literally "worm food".
* Waurika's economy has largely been based on cattle raising, agriculture and petroleum production since the founding of the city.
* The 1996 murder of Heather Rich brought notoriety to Waurika. Rich, a 16-year-old sophomore at the local high school, was murdered by two classmates and an acquaintance in a case that attracted national media coverage.
* Waurika Lake and Chisholm Trail Ridge Park are located north and west of the small city.
* There's little that Waurika has to offer. It has a Sonic Drive-In, dollar stores, a few local restaurants and businesses, a sports complex, a few public battle fields, a golf course, A-OK Motel, a small RV park, and that's about it.
Category:Oklahoma Cities