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Population (year 2000): 14,458. Estimated
population in July 2005: 16,075 (+11.2% change)
Males: 6,794 (47.0%), Females: 7,664 (53.0%)
Cherokee County
Zip codes:
74464.
Median resident age: 26.4 years
Median household income: $23,238 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,600 (year 2000)
Races in Tahlequah:
- White Non-Hispanic (57.0%)
- American Indian (32.8%)
- Hispanic (7.3%)
- Two or more races (6.9%)
- Other race (4.1%)
- Black (2.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.9%), Irish (7.8%),
English (7.4%), United States (7.3%), Scottish (2.5%), French
(2.2%).
Elevation: 780 feet
Land area: 12.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tahlequah
- High school or higher: 80.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.7%
- Unemployed: 9.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tahlequah city
- Never married: 34.0%
- Now married: 43.2%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 12.4%
4.8% Foreign born (3.9% Latin America, 0.5%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,352 (+30.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Tahlequah:
- TAHLEQUAH CITY HOSPITAL (1400 EAST DOWNING
STREET, P O BOX 1008)
- W W HASTINGS INDIAN HOSPITAL (100 S BLISS)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Tahlequah:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; STILWELL, OK)
- WAGONER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; WAGONER,
OK)
- INTEGRIS MAYES COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 32
miles; PRYOR, OK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tahlequah:
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 53 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
- DRAKE FIELD (about 56 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; ID:
FYV)
- FORT SMITH REGIONAL (about 58 miles; FORT SMITH, AR;
ID: FSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tahlequah:
- TAHLEQUAH MUNI (about 2 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; ID:
TQH)
- TENKILLER LAKE AIRPARK (about 15 miles; COOKSON, OK;
ID: 44M)
- HEFNER-EASLEY (about 26 miles; WAGONER, OK; ID: H68)
Colleges/Universities in Tahlequah:
- NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 6,610; Location: 600 N GRAND; Public;
Website: www.nsuok.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- INDIAN CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER-TAHLEQUAH
(FT enrollment: 139; Location: 240 Vo-Tech Road; Public;
Website: www.icavts.tec.ok.us)
- BEAUTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE INC (FT enrollment:
35; Location: 1600 DOWNING; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Tahlequah:
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 59 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 13,324)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
- TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; TULSA, OK;
FT enrollment: 8,727)
- ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; TULSA, OK;
FT enrollment: 3,309)
- UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 70 miles; TULSA, OK; FT
enrollment: 3,760)
- WESTARK COLLEGE (about 71 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT
enrollment: 3,472)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 88 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
Public high schools in Tahlequah:
- TAHLEQUAH HS (Students: 1,032; Location: 625
N. JONES; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 360;
Location: PO BOX 948; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Tahlequah:
- MARKOMA BIBLE ACADEMY (Students: 43;
Location: RT 6 BOX 237; Grades: 7 - 12)
- BOUDINOT BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 39;
Location: ROUTE 3 BOX 200; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Tahlequah:
- TAHLEQUAH JHS (Students: 803; Location: 623
N. JONES; Grades: 05 - 09)
- GREENWOOD ES (Students: 580; Location: 400
EAST ROSS; Grades: PK - 04)
- BRIGGS ES (Students: 563; Location: 17210 S.
569 ROAD; Grades: PK - 08)
- WOODALL ES (Students: 515; Location: 14090 W.
835 RD; Grades: PK - 08)
- CHEROKEE ES (Students: 472; Location: 800
EAST GOINGSNAKE; Grades: PK - 04)
- CENTRAL ES (Students: 425; Location: 400 WEST
MORGAN ST; Grades: 05 - 06)
- GRAND VIEW ES (Students: 378; Location: 15481
N. JARVIS ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
- SEQUOYAH ES (Students: 294; Location: 425
S.COLLEGE; Grades: PK - 04)
- LOWREY ES (Students: 141; Location: 21132
EAST 640 ROAD; Grades: PK - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Tahlequah:
- SHILOH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 47;
Location: RT 6 BOX 232-2; Grades: PK - 6)
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