Sasakwa, Oklahoma
| Sasakwa, Oklahoma | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Sasakwa, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 34°56′52″N 96°31′34″W / 34.94778°N 96.52611°WCoordinates: 34°56′52″N 96°31′34″W / 34.94778°N 96.52611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Seminole |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 150 |
| • Density | 714.8/sq mi (276.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 74867 |
| Area code(s) | 405 |
| FIPS code | 40-65500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1097843 |
Sasakwa is a town in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was documented as 150 in both the 2010 and 2000 census.
Sasakwa was originally located at a site 12 miles (19 km) west of the present townsite, where Governor John E Brown, Seminole, established a trading post, cotton gin, and 16 room mansion where he fed vagrants and poor. A post office was established in 1880, and took the name from that given his trading post by Gov John E Brown, from the Seminole word meaning "wild goose". Sasakwa Female Academy existed at Sasakwa from 1880 to 1892. At that time Sasakwa was part of the [not sure it was Creek, part of Seminole nation today] Nation in the Indian Territory. The site of the present town was moved to where the train station was located.
In 1917, hundreds of men gathered on a farm near Sasakwa to protest the draft in World War I, an event called the Green Corn Rebellion.
Sasakwa is located at 34°56′52″N 96°31′34″W / 34.94778°N 96.52611°W (34.947915, -96.526206). It is 13 miles (21 km) south of Wewoka, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 150 people, 58 households, and 41 families residing in the town. The population density was 714.8 people per square mile (275.8/km²). There were 77 housing units at an average density of 367.0 per square mile (141.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 61.33% White, 1.33% African American, 28.67% Native American, and 8.67% from two or more races.
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