Chouteau is the second-largest town in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,059 at the 2020 census. The name was changed to Chouteau after the creek that flows north of town that was named for French fur trader Auguste Pierre Chouteau from the Chouteau family. Auguste created the first permanent white settlement in present-day Salina, northeast of Chouteau.
Geography
Chouteau is in southern Mayes County, near the junction of U.S. Routes 69 and 412. US-69 passes through the town center, leading north to Pryor Creek, the county seat, and south to Wagoner. US-412 passes through the southern end of the town, leading west to Tulsa and east to Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Chouteau has a total area of , of which , or 0.03%, are water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Chouteau had a population of 2,059. The median age was 37.1 years. 27.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.6 males age 18 and over.
There were 802 households in Chouteau, of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.5% were married-couple households, 16.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| White || 1,292 || 62.7%
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| Black or African American || 8 || 0.4%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 414 || 20.1%
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| Asian || 2 || 0.1%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 2 || 0.1%
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| Some other race || 9 || 0.4%
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| Two or more races || 332 || 16.1%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 51 || 2.5%
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2010 census
As of the 2010 census Chouteau had a population of 2,097. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 74.9% white, 0.2% black or African American, 16.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% some other race and 8.1% from two or more races. 1.8% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
2000 census
As of the census
- The Farmers and Merchants Bank at 201 W. Main Street.
Parks and recreation
Chouteau has a number of facilities in its general area, including:
- Guy Williams Park, located in town
- Pryor Creek Golf Course which is 11 miles away
- Lake Hudson which is 17 miles away
- Lake W. R. Holway, formerly Chimney Rock Lake, which is 20 miles away
- Chouteau Bend Recreational Area which is 6 miles away
- Mazie Landing Public Use Area which is 7 miles away
- Fort Gibson Lake, Blue Bill Point which is 14 miles away
Education
It is in the Chouteau-Mazie Public Schools<!--UNI 07670--> school district.
MidAmerica Industrial Park
Located four miles from Chouteau, the MidAmerica Industrial Park houses more than 80 companies, including Fortune 500 leaders such as Google, DuPont and Nordam. The facility includes its own airfield, the MidAmerica Industrial Park Airport, featuring a 5,000 foot runway refurbished in 2016.
Notable people
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- Johnny Ray (born 1957)Major League Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates and California Angels.