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Welty, Oklahoma

Coordinates: 35°37′09″N 96°24′47″W / 35.61917°N 96.41306°W / 35.61917; -96.41306
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Welty
Welty is located in Oklahoma
Welty
Welty
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Welty is located in the United States
Welty
Welty
Welty (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°37′09″N 96°24′47″W / 35.61917°N 96.41306°W / 35.61917; -96.41306
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyOkfuskee
Area
 • Total2.39 sq mi (6.19 km2)
 • Land2.37 sq mi (6.14 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation715 ft (218 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total131
 • Density55.27/sq mi (21.34/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code40-80000
GNIS feature ID2805361[2]

Welty is an unincorporated community in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] Named for the town developer, Edwin A. Welty, its post office was established October 12, 1905, with Jerimiah D. Wilson as the first postmaster.[citation needed]

Welty is south of Bristow and north of Castle on the west side of Oklahoma State Highway 48 off E 960 Rd.[3]

Okemah Lake, southeast of town,[3] features swimming, boating, hunting, fishing, and camping.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020131
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Welty, Oklahoma
  3. ^ a b "Welty, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Okemah Lake". City of Okemah. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.