Shawnee, Oklahoma
| Shawnee, Oklahoma | |
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Shawnee City Hall, December 2016
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 Location of Shawnee, Oklahoma |
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 Shawnee, Oklahoma
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| Coordinates: 35°20′33″N 96°56′2″W / 35.34250°N 96.93389°WCoordinates: 35°20′33″N 96°56′2″W / 35.34250°N 96.93389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Pottawatomie |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Richard Finley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.7 sq mi (115.7 km2) |
| • Land | 42.3 sq mi (109.5 km2) |
| • Water | 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,060 ft (323 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 29,857 |
| • Density | 706/sq mi (272.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 74801, 74802, 74804 |
| Area code(s) | 405 |
| FIPS code | 40-66800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1097964 |
| Website | ShawneeOK.org |
Shawnee is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 29,857 at the 2010 census, a 4.0 percent increase from 28,692 at the 2000 census. The city is part of the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area; it is also the county seat of Pottawatomie County and the principal city of the Shawnee Micropolitan Statistical Area.
With access to Interstate 40, Shawnee is about 45 minutes east of the attractions in downtown Oklahoma City. To the east and northeast, Shawnee is 112 miles from the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System which provides shipping barge access to the Gulf of Mexico.
The area surrounding Shawnee was settled after the American Civil War by a number of tribes that the federal government had removed to Indian Territory. The Sac and Fox originally were deeded land in the immediate area but were soon followed by the Kickapoo, Shawnee, and Pottawatomi Indians. Descendants of these federally recognized tribes continue to reside today in and around Shawnee.
Over the course of the 1870s, Texas cattle drovers pushed their herds across Indian Territory; there were four major trails, with the West Shawnee trail crossing near present-day Kickapoo and Main streets. With the cattle drives, railroads were constructed through the territory, with the government forcing tribes to cede rights of way.
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