SperlingViews - Choctaw, Oklahoma

Choctaw, OK Population 11,430 Median Age 39.6 Pop. Density 422 Pop. Change 22.00% Married Population 59.89% Household Size 2.63 Unemployment Rate 5.50% Median Home Cost $125,700 Homes Owned 81.33% Home Appreciation -1.64% Percent Religious 63.20% Commute Time 27.6

87.71% of people are white, 2.62% are black, 0.75% are asian, 3.90% are native american, and 5.01% claim 'Other'. 3.74% of the people in Choctaw, OK, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 96.26% are non-hispanic).

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Rebecca Choctaw, OK

Origin of City Name - 3/2/2011 I would like to know the origin of the city of Choctaw's name. Even though it is the oldest chartered town in Oklahoma, there is not much information about the are of land before it was settled by whites.[read more...]