Nowata, Oklahoma

Nowata, Oklahoma
City
Location of Nowata, Oklahoma
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Nowata
Area
• Total	3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2)
• Land	3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	3,971
• Density	1,280.5/sq mi (494.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	74048
Area code	918
FIPS code	40-52900Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1096069Template:GR

Nowata is a city in Nowata County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,971 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Nowata CountyTemplate:GR.

Geography

Nowata is located at 36°41′43″N 95°38′15″W (36.695409, -95.637546)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 3,971 people, 1,622 households, and 1,026 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,280.5 people per square mile (494.6/km²). There were 1,853 housing units at an average density of 597.5/sq mi (230.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 70.08% White, 4.66% African American, 16.02% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 8.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 1,622 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,835, and the median income for a family was $31,836. Males had a median income of $26,556 versus $18,989 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,633. About 11.6% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

Population

Nowata has had many famous visitors and residents,such as Teddy Roosevelt, Will Rogers, Tom Mix and J.Paul Getty. In addition, many outlaws roamed Nowata's streets, including the James Gang, Dalton Gang, Bill Doolin, Henry Starr and Cherokee Bill.

Nowata filmography

Nowata was the setting for the 1998 movie Possums (movie). In the movie a man played by Mac Davis tries to bring back the town's cancelled high school football program. Scenes were filmed in town and guest starred Barry Switzer and many locals.

History

Nowata served as a train-stop of Native Americans from the East being resettled by the government. The Delaware tribesmen who passed through named it "nuwita," meaning "friendly" or "welcome." In Cherokee, the town is called ᎠᎹᏗᎧᏂᎬᎬ (A-ma-di-ka-ni-gunh-gunh, roughly), which means "Water is all gone," translating what it sounded like the word meant: No Water.