| Official Name: | Oktaha, Oklahoma |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oklahoma |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Muskogee |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.71 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.71 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.27 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.27 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 343 |
| Population Density Km2: | 485.17 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1256.41 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 597 |
| Coordinates: | 35.5775°N -95.4778°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 74450 |
| Area Code: | 539/918 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 40-55200[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2413077 |
Oktaha is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States.
Oktaha was named for a Muscogee chief, Oktarharsars Harjo[3] [4] (also known as Sands[5]). The town originated in 1872 as a stop on the MK&T "Katy" Railroad. By 1900, the town had its own post office; a small business district emerged as well. Local business lagged, however, by mid-century, and the town struggled even more when U.S. Highway 69 was rerouted to bypass Oktaha.[4] Nevertheless, Oktaha remains the site of a K-12 school that draws several hundred students from rural portions of Muskogee County.[6] [7]
Oktaha is located 14miles south-southwest of Muskogee.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3sqmi, all land.
The population was 390 at the 2010 census, a 19.3 percent increase over the figure of 327 recorded in 2000.[8]
As of the census of 2000, there were 327 people, 110 households, and 91 families residing in the town. The population density was 1256.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 127 housing units at an average density of 487.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 70.95% White, 3.36% African American, 16.82% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 7.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.
There were 110 households, out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,844, and the median income for a family was $30,556. Males had a median income of $23,958 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,174. About 18.5% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.