Seminole, OK

Seminole, Oklahoma
City
Location of Seminole, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°14′28″N 96°40′6″W / 35.24111°N 96.66833°W / 35.24111; -96.66833Coordinates: 35°14′28″N 96°40′6″W / 35.24111°N 96.66833°W / 35.24111; -96.66833
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Seminole
Area
• Total	14.5 sq mi (37.6 km2)
• Land	13.9 sq mi (36.1 km2)
• Water	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Elevation	892 ft (272 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	6,899
• Density	494.7/sq mi (191.0/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	74818, 74868
Area code(s)	405
FIPS code	40-66350
GNIS feature ID	1097908
Website	www.seminole-oklahoma.net

Seminole is a city in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 6,899 at the 2000 census. Seminole experienced a large population growth in the 1920s due to an oil boom.

The city was platted in 1906 as a relocation setting for the residents of Tidmore, when the railroad line was placed north of the town. When Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory merged to become the U.S. state of Oklahoma in 1907, there were 206 residents.

Seminole competed to be the county seat of Seminole County, but lost out to Wewoka.

Upon the discovery of a high-producing oil well in the city in 1926, Seminole transformed from a town of 854 to a boom town of 25,000 to 30,000 residents. In August 1970 Seminole hosted its first All-Night Gospel Singing. During its heyday an estimated twenty-five thousand people attended the annual event. After the boom, the population declined to about 11,000 and remained that way until 1970.

There are multiple structures in the Seminole area listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They include the Home Stake Oil and Gas Company Building, Mekasukey Academy, the Seminole Municipal Building, the Sinclair Loading Rack, Strother Memorial Chapel, and the W.E. Grisso Mansion.

Seminole is located at 35°14′28″N 96°40′6″W / 35.24111°N 96.66833°W / 35.24111; -96.66833 (35.241132, -96.668419).

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