What is the population of Wright City, Oklahoma?

Wright City has a population of approximately 538 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Wright City, Oklahoma located?

Wright City is located in Oklahoma, United States, at approximate coordinates 34.0663°, -95.0070°.

What is the median household income in Wright City?

The median household income in Wright City is approximately $41,964 based on the most recent open data.

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Wright City

Total population

538

Median home value

$64,300

7.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$41,964

Wright City$42k

National$74k

Elevation121 m

Land area2.24 km²

Weather65°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates34.07°, -95.01°

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

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City facts

Elevation

121 m

Area

2.24 km²

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Overview

Wright City is a town in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States, along the Little River. The population was 616 at the 2020 census, down from 762 in 2010. Wright City hosts one of the oldest continuous rodeos in Oklahoma, known as Little Cheyenne, held each July 1 through 4. In 1933 a few local cowboys started it as a rodeo, barbecue, and dance. Since 1935, the American Legion, William Wright Post Number 74, has sponsored the event.

History & geography

History

Wright City, formerly known as "Bismark" and "Wright", was founded circa 1909 as the site for a major processing plant of the Choctaw Lumber Company, a subsidiary of the Dierks Lumber and Coal Company, that utilized abundant timber harvested from the region's virgin forests. At the time of its founding, the community was located in Towson County, a part of the Apukshunnubbee District, one of three administrative super-regions comprising the Choctaw Nation. On March 24, 1910, a post office charter was issued for Bismark, a name chosen by the Dierks brothers, the company founders, for a Nebraska town where they had operated a lumber outlet. The name of the town and post office changed to Wright during World War I because of public association of the Bismark name with that of the former German chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, despite the discrepancy in spelling. The present name was chosen to honor William Wiley Wright, the county's first war casualty. On May 18, 1920, the name was altered to Wright City.

Geography

Wright City is in western McCurtain County, north of Millerton and less than north of the Little River on State Highway 98. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.45%, are water.

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