Latta

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Latta is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Latta had a population of 1,465. Oklahoma State Highway 1 passes through the community.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Latta, OK from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Blake Shelton

American country music singer and television personality

Oral Roberts

Christian religious leader, healing evangelist, author, educator, television personality

Robert S. Kerr

American politician (1896–1963)

David Keirsey

American psychologist

Jeremy Shockey

player of American football

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Lee Shaw

American musician and pianist (1926–2015)

Johny Hendricks

American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist

R

Ron Williamson

American baseball player (1953-2004)

M

M. G. Kelly

American actor

B

Blaine Saunders

American actress

G

Grady Webster

American botanist (1927-2005)

Josh Fields

American baseball player

Nick Blackburn

American baseball player

Douglas Edwards

American television news anchor (1917–1990)

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Aaron Looper

American baseball player

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Tishomingo

19th-century Chickasaw leader

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Oklahoma

• Ada
  2.5 mi away · pop. 16,575
• Pickett
  4.2 mi away
• Fitzhugh
  7.4 mi away · pop. 197
• Byng
  8.1 mi away · pop. 1,316
• Vanoss
  9.2 mi away
• Stonewall
  12.6 mi away
• Konawa
  14.4 mi away · pop. 1,076
• Stratford
  14.6 mi away
• Sasakwa
  16.9 mi away
• Pontotoc
  18.8 mi away
• Allen
  18.9 mi away · pop. 883
• Tupelo
  19.4 mi away

Browse all places in Oklahoma →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Latta

Hitting home

Bernard Sternsher · 1970

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 42 mi
• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 47 mi
• Wildfire PINTO, Stephens, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 55 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 60 mi
• Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 83 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 83 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 83 mi
• Wildfire 2690, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 88 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Walnut Sphinx

Amorpha juglandis

Seen 2026-10-08

red spider lily

Lycoris radiata

Seen 2026-10-03

Eastern Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Seen 2026-10-01

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Seen 2026-10-01

Common Hentz Jumping Spider

Hentzia palmarum

Seen 2026-09-28

Differential Grasshopper

Melanoplus differentialis

Seen 2026-09-24

White-fringed weevil

Naupactus leucoloma

Seen 2026-09-23

Southern Black Widow

Latrodectus mactans

Seen 2026-09-19

Black Stink Bug

Proxys punctulatus

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS.