Park Hill, Oklahoma

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official_name = Park Hill, Oklahoma
settlement_type = CDP
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map_caption = Location of Park Hill, Oklahoma


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Oklahoma
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Cherokee

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area_total_km2 = 90.3
area_land_km2 = 89.5
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area_total_sq_mi = 34.9
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area_water_sq_mi = 0.3

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 3936
population_density_km2 = 44.0
population_density_sq_mi = 113.9

timezone = Central (CST)
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elevation_m = 228
elevation_ft = 748
latd = 35 |latm = 51 |lats = 49 |latNS = N
longd = 94 |longm = 56 |longs = 52 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 74451
area_code = 918
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Park Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Cherokee County, Oklahoma in the United States. The population was 3,936 at the 2000 census. It lies near Tahlequah, east of the junction of U.S. Route 62 and State Highway 82.

History

The first post office was established at Park Hill May 18, 1838, with Samuel Newton as postmaster. In 1847, the post office was moved to Tahlequah. The post office at Park Hill was re-established April 22, 1892. The ZIP Code is 74451.

In 1940 the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in Oklahoma erected a marker at Park Hill declaring it the "Center of Cherokee culture". Park Hill was the home of the Park Hill Mission which had one of the earliest presses in Oklahoma, the Park Hill Publishing House. In and around Park Hill are several important sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Murrell Home, the Ross Cemetery, and the original Cherokee Female Seminary. The Cherokee Heritage Center and Tsa La Gi Indian Village are also at Park Hill.

Geography

Park Hill is located at coor dms|35|51|49|N|94|56|52|W|city (35.863727, -94.947829)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 34.9 square miles (90.3 km²), of which, 34.5 square miles (89.5 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (0.95%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,936 people, 1,254 households, and 1,014 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 113.9 people per square mile (44.0/km²). There were 1,363 housing units at an average density of 39.5/sq mi (15.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 44.51% White, 0.76% African American, 45.20% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.65% from other races, and 7.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.83% of the population.

There were 1,254 households out of which 47.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 20.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 35.3% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,099, and the median income for a family was $24,890. Males had a median income of $27,664 versus $21,419 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,802. About 29.7% of families and 35.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.9% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

History

Park Hill was the "home base" for many of the Cherokee after coming from the East on the "Trail of Tears". It was in Park Hill that Chief John Ross made his home as well as his brother-in-law George Murrell (who's home still stands). Also, it is here that the Cherokee National Female Seminary was built.

References

Further reading

*Editors. [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/chronicles/v019/v019p099.html "Historical Notes"] . "Chronicles of Oklahoma" 19:1 (March 1941) 99-103. (accessed March 8, 2007)
*Shirk, George H. "Oklahoma Place Names". Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .
*Wright, Murial. [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v019/v019p348.html "Notes of the Life of Mrs. Hannah Worcester Hicks Hitchcock and the Park Hill Press"] . "Chronicles of Oklahoma" 19:4 (December 1941) 348-355. (accessed March 8, 2007)

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