Choctaw, Oklahoma

Choctaw is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the oldest chartered town in Oklahoma Territory. The city is located about 10 miles (16.1 km) east of Oklahoma City. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.  In 2020, 12,182 people lived there.

Choctaw became a community in 1890. It became a town in 1893 when a territorial governor was appointed for Oklahoma. It celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1993.City of Choctaw website  In 1950, Choctaw was in an agricultural area. It had a population of 355 in that year.Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 403 The town has no cultural or historical ties to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

Before Choctaw was chartered, the area was known for a trading post and a camping spot near a spring.Everett, Dianna. "Choctaw (City)," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed March 25, 2015.

A community formed on the east  of land John S. Muzzy claimed in the 1889 land run. It received a postal designation in early 1890.

The town incorporated in April 1904. When Oklahoma became a state in 1907, 230 people lived there. The town had four churches, a school, a bank, a newspaper and telephone service. The population grew very little during the Great Depression.

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Category:1890 establishments in the United States
Category:19th-century establishments in Indian Territory
Category:Cities in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma