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Choctaw
Oklahomacity
Choctaw
Total population
12,303
Median home value
$242,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$100,574
Founded
1890
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Choctaw is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, with a population of 12,182 at the 2020 census, a 9.3% increase from 2010. It is the oldest chartered town in Oklahoma Territory. The city is located approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) east of Oklahoma City and is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
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Geography
Choctaw is a city just east of Oklahoma City and has a total area of , of which 27.1 square miles is land and is water. Choctaw is located in the Cross Timbers ecoregion and the Frontier Country tourism region. Choctaw has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) and lies in an area known as Tornado Alley, characterized by frequent interaction between cold and warm air masses producing severe weather. An average of 54 tornadoes strike the state per year.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Choctaw, OK from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
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Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
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Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- CHOCTAW HSHigh · Choctaw · 1,811 students · 23.8:1 ratio
- MIDWEST CITY HSHigh · Midwest City · 1,368 students · 18.5:1 ratio
- OKLA. VIRTUAL CHARTER ACAD ESElementary · Midwest City · 1,316 students · 30.6:1 ratio
- DEL CITY HSHigh · Del City · 1,158 students · 18.1:1 ratio
- CARL ALBERT HSHigh · Oklahoma City · 1,115 students · 18:1 ratio
- MIDWEST CITY MSMiddle · Midwest City · 1,046 students · 16.1:1 ratio
- OKLA. VIRTUAL CHARTER ACAD HSHigh · Midwest City · 1,039 students · 27.3:1 ratio
- DEL CITY MSMiddle · Del City · 925 students · 16.8:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Notable people from here




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Nearby places in Oklahoma
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Choctaw




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Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-13 · 56 mi
- Wildfire 2690, Caddo, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 56 mi
- Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 68 mi
- Wildfire PINTO, Stephens, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-08 · 76 mi
- Wildfire MEERS, Comanche, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-08 · 91 mi
- Wildfire Calvary Creek, Washita, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-15 · 99 mi
- Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 99 mi
- Wildfire SOUTH RAILROAD, Comanche, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 102 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET