Miami High School (Oklahoma)
| Miami, Oklahoma | |
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| City | |
Downtown Miami (2008)
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 Location within Ottawa County and Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 36°53′1″N 94°52′34″W / 36.88361°N 94.87611°WCoordinates: 36°53′1″N 94°52′34″W / 36.88361°N 94.87611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Ottawa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rudy Schultz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.8 sq mi (25.4 km2) |
| • Land | 9.7 sq mi (25.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 13,570 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 13,758 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (530/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 74354-74355 |
| Area code | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-48000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1095343 |
| Website | Miami, Oklahoma |
Miami (/maɪˈæmə/ my-AM-ə) is a city in and county seat of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States, founded in 1891. Lead and zinc mining established by 2008, caused it to boom. It is the capital of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, after which it is named, the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma, Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, Peoria Tribe of Indians and Shawnee Tribe. As of the 2010 census, it had 13,570 inhabitants a one percent decline since 2000.
Miami began in an unusual way, compared to other towns in Indian Territory. Per the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture "... it was settled in a business-like way by men of vision who looked into the future and saw possibilities. It didn't just grow. It was carefully planned."
W.C. Lykins petitioned the U.S. Congress to pass legislation on March 3, 1891 to establish the town. He met with Thomas F. Richardville, chief of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, who agreed to meet in turn with the U.S. Indian Commission and the Ottawa tribe. That meeting resulted in Congress authorizing the secretary of the Interior Department to approve the townsite purchase from the Ottawas. Lykins, Richardville and Manford Pooler, chief of the Ottawa, are identified in historical accounts as "fathers of Miami." Lykins' company, the Miami Town Company, bought 588 acres (238 ha) of land from the Ottawa for ten dollars an acre. On June 25–26, 1891 they held an auction of lots. In 1895, Miami incorporated and had more than 800 residents.
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