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Talequah, Oklahoma

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
City
Downtown Tahlequah
Downtown Tahlequah
Motto: "City Of Firsts"
Location within Cherokee County and the state of Oklahoma
Location within Cherokee County and the state of Oklahoma
Tahlequah, Oklahoma is located in the US
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°54′46″N 94°58′17″W / 35.91278°N 94.97139°W / 35.91278; -94.97139Coordinates: 35°54′46″N 94°58′17″W / 35.91278°N 94.97139°W / 35.91278; -94.97139
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Cherokee
Cherokee Nation founded 1838; second capital city
Government
 • Mayor Jason Nichols
Area
 • Total 12.45 sq mi (32.2 km2)
 • Land 12.45 sq mi (32.2 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 797 ft (243 m)
Population (2013)
 • Total 16,359
 • Density 1,300/sq mi (510/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 74464-74465
Area code(s) 539/918
FIPS code 40-72100
GNIS feature ID 1098721
Website cityoftahlequah.com

Tahlequah (/ˈtælkwɑː/ TAL-ə-kwah; Cherokee: ᏓᎵᏆ) is a city in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States located at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It is part of the Green Country region of Oklahoma and was established as a capital of the 19th-century Cherokee Nation in 1839, as part of the new settlement in Indian Territory after the Cherokee Native Americans were forced west from the American Southeast on the Trail of Tears.

The city's population was 15,753 at the 2010 census, an increase of 8.96 percent from 14,458 at the 2000 census. The 2014 estimated population is 16,496.

It is the county seat of Cherokee County. The main campus of Northeastern State University is located in the city. Tahlequah is the capital of the two federally recognized Cherokee tribes based in Oklahoma, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians and the modern Cherokee Nation.


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