Hitchita is a town in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States. The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture says that the town was named for a band of Muskhogean Indians that had been absorbed into the Creek tribe. The population of Hitchita was 60 at the 2020 census,
Geography
Hitchita is located in northwestern McIntosh County, in the vicinity of the area known as the High Spring Mountains. It is less than a mile north of U.S. Route 266, which leads east-southeast to Checotah and west to Grayson.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Hitchita has a total area of , all land. It is north of Oklahoma’s largest lake, Lake Eufaula, a reservoir on the Canadian River.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Hitchita had a population of 60. The median age was 52.0 years. 23.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 71.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 76.9 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 16 households in Hitchita, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.0% were married-couple households, 18.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.