Kinta

History

Kinta was founded in 1901 by George W. Scott, son-in-law of Greenwood McCurtain, the last chief of the Choctaw Nation before Oklahoma became a state. Scott named the town for nearby Beaver Creek, the name Kinta being the Choctaw word for "beaver." During the first three decades of the 20th century, the town economy was supported by coal mining and the production of wood products. When these two industries declined sharply in the 1930s, the railroad ceased operations. The town nearly failed with them. The town survived somehow, and by the start of the 21st century, the major employer was the Kinta Public School System.

Geography

Kinta is east of McAlester and south of Muskogee. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  122
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  73
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  67
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  67
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  64
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  58
• Pine Warbler

  Setophaga pinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  57
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  56

Largest nearby schools

• WHITEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL
  Elementary · Whitefield · 215 students · 17.9:1 ratio
• KINTA ES
  Elementary · Kinta · 107 students · 13.4:1 ratio
• KINTA HS
  High · Kinta · 52 students · 13:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.67 — 2026-08-13
  5 km NE of Wardville, Oklahoma
• M 2.55 — 2026-08-09
  4 km ENE of Wardville, Oklahoma
• M 2.94 — 2026-08-09
  4 km ENE of Wardville, Oklahoma
• M 2.69 — 2026-08-08
  4 km ENE of Wardville, Oklahoma
• M 2.5 — 2025-08-31
  12 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma
• M 2.65 — 2024-10-28
  14 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma