| Peggs, Oklahoma | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oklahoma |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cherokee |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 39.65 |
| Area Land Km2: | 39.65 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 789 |
| Population Density Km2: | 19.90 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 984 |
| Coordinates: | 36.0672°N -95.0717°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 74452 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 40-57950 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2584388 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 15.31 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 15.31 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 51.53 |
Peggs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. It had a population of 813 at the 2010 census, compared to 814 at the 2000 census.[2] A large minority of its residents are Native American, most of them members of 10 tribal groups such as the Cherokee Nation and the Muscogee Creek Nation.
The post office was established December 6, 1899. It was named for Thomas Pegg, acting principal chief of the Cherokee Nation during the Civil War.[3]
A tornado destroyed Peggs on May 2, 1920, killing 71 people, what was about 30 percent of the town's population at the time.[4] It is the deadliest tornado on record to have struck within NWS Tulsa's county warning area, and the third-deadliest in Oklahoma history (after Woodward in 1947 and Snyder pre-statehood in 1905).[5] In May 2019 another tornado hit Peggs, but the EF-2 caused no fatalities, only damage to a few homes and businesses.
Peggs is located in northwestern Cherokee County, along Oklahoma State Highway 82, which leads southeast to Tahlequah, the county seat, and northwest 10miles to Locust Grove in Mayes County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Peggs CDP has an area of 39.7sqkm, all land.[6]
There are three convenience stores and one post office in the small community. There is also a senior community center serving noon meals to senior citizens.
Much of Peggs CDP is in the Peggs Public School elementary school district. Portions are in the Locust Grove Public Schools school district for grades PK-12.[7]
The Peggs school district currently has one elementary (Pre-K-8) school, with 9-12 grade either going to neighboring Tahlequah, Hulbert, or Locust Grove to high school.