Talala is a town in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Talala had a population of 258.
History
The Talala Post Office was established June 23, 1890. Talala was named for Captain John Talala of the 3rd Regiment, Indian Home Guard and a prominent Cherokee. It is mentioned in the Talala History Book that the word ta la la is associated with the tapping of a woodpecker's bill, which the woodpecker is a red-headed woodpecker that had these numerous birds there and even today. Talala is a Cherokee word for the Red-Headed Woodpecker. An Indian made this discovery and so the town has taken this bird as part of its legacy, erecting signs on the North and South end of the town, and on its stationery at Town Hall and in the Museum.
Museum
On the property of the Museum, which was the original site of the Talala Post Office decades earlier, lies a statue made by the Talala artist Sandra VanZandt of two eagles with bricks surrounding it. In May 2012 three plaques honoring World War II veterans were displayed proudly nearby. Inside and within its walls lies most of the town's history.
Geography
Talala is northwest of Claremore, the county seat.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Talala had a population of 258. The median age was 36.3 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.9 males age 18 and over.
There were 95 households in Talala, of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.1% were married-couple households, 26.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| White || 154 || 59.7%
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| Black or African American || 0 || 0.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 40 || 15.5%
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| Asian || 0 || 0.0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 3 || 1.2%
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| Two or more races || 61 || 23.6%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 18 || 7.0%
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2010 census
As of the census