Tahlequah Area Data

TRANSPORTATION

AIR - The nearest commercial airport is 75 miles from Tahlequah at Tulsa, Oklahoma. This is a full service field with three runways. The longest runway is 10,000 feet. There are at least 10 operating commercial airlines at Tulsa International. There are also several air freight companies.

WATER TRANSPORTATION - Tahlequah is connected to the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi and Arkansas River navigation system beginning in at the Port of Muskogee, thirty miles away.

ROAD SYSTEM - Tahlequah is intersected by four-lane US 62, SH 82, SH 10, and SH 51. Interstate 40 is 40 miles south.

COMMUNITY

ACCOMODATIONS - Banquet facilities for 1,000. 178 rooms are available through seven local motels.

HOUSING - Tahlequah has 4,579 dwellings; 49.5% are owner occupied. (Rental housing is available.)

Tahlequah is the capitol of the Cherokee Nation; settled in 1839, it was the terminus of the Trail of Tears.

Tahlequah is also known as the Nursery Capitol of the Mid-west.

Tahlequah is ranked the fourth best retirement location in the US (1989).

Tahlequah is ranked the 75th best small town in America (1993).

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Tahlequah has 8 primary and secondary schools with approximately 3,100 students and 223 teachers.

Grade Facilities Students Teachers
K-6 3 1,656 104
7-9 1 831 49
10-12 1 930 70
Total 5 3,417 223

Tahlequah is the hometown of Northeastern State University, a four year school. Two junior colleges, Bacone College and Connors State College are within 50 miles of the community. Indian Capital Vo-Tech and the W.P. Willis Skills Center provide training to are residents. There are also three private schools serving K-12 in Tahlequah.

UTILITIES

Utility services are provided by the following carriers:
Electric - Municipal
Natural Gas - N.E. Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority
Telephone - Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

TAX STRUCTURE

Tahlequah's property tax rate is $79.29 per $1000 assessed value for the year 1994. The fractional assessment percentage for real and personal property is 11.00%. The property tax is distributed as follows:

City $00.00
County $17.86
School $51.43
Other $10.00
Total $79.29

BUSINESS

Employment data excludes government, railroad, and some other types of employment.

Sector Number of Establishments Number Employed
Agri., Forestry, & Fishing 8 17
Mining * 2 10
Construction 50 309
Manufacturing 24 336
Transp. & Util. 25 166
Wh. Trade 185 173
Retail Trade 185 1,795
Finance, Ins., & Real Estate 49 233
Services 193 2,115
Total 563 3,039

DISTANCE TO MAJOR CITIES

Oklahoma is centrally located in the U.S. The distance from Tahlequah to the following cities is:

City Miles to City Miles to
Atlanta 707 Memphis 342
Chicago 651 New Orleans 607
Dallas 270 New York 1,321
Denver 776 Oklahoma City 167
Detroit 879 San Francisco 1,812
Houston 489 St. Louis 366
Kansas City 240 Seattle 2,026
Los Angeles 1,505 Tulsa 67