Tecumseh () is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. The population was 6,302 by the 2020 United States census. It was named for the noted Shawnee chief, Tecumseh. The locale was designated as the county seat at Oklahoma's statehood, but a county-wide election moved the seat to Shawnee in 1930.

History

200px|thumb|left|Post office in Tecumseh, Oklahoma

A site was opened for settlement September 23, 1891, as a result of the land run into reservations of the Sac and Fox, Kiowa, Kickapoo, Shawnee, and Pottawatomi peoples. The townsite, named Tecumseh by a U.S. Army major, had been designated as the seat of County "B" in the newly formed Oklahoma Territory by the Department of the Interior on July 17, 1891.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Tecumseh had a population of 6,302. The median age was 36.5 years. 27.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.8 males age 18 and over.

There were 2,395 households in Tecumseh, of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.8% were married-couple households, 18.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Percent

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| White || 66.7%

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| Black or African American || 3.0%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 14.9%

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| Asian || 0.5%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.1%

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| Some other race || 0.6%

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| Two or more races || 14.2%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 4.2%

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2000 census

As of the 2000 census, 6,098 people, 2,344 households, and 1,654 families were residing in the city. is an Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs correctional facility that holds both boys and girls. is located on a plat of land and occupies of it. The school opened in 1917 and was under the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs since 1995; previously, it was in the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. It previously served as an orphanage and mental-health center in addition to being a juvenile correctional facility. Known by its current name since 1992, it was previously known as Girls Town, the Oklahoma State Industrial School for Incorrigible Girls, the State Industrial School for White Girls, Russell Industrial School, and Central Oklahoma Juvenile Treatment Center.

Education

The majority of Tecumseh is in the Tecumseh Public Schools school district.<!--UNI 29610-->. Some pieces are in Shawnee Public Schools<!--UNI 27570-->, Bethel Public Schools<!--UNI 04230-->, and South Rock Creek Public School<!--ELM 27990--> (elementary).

Notable people

  • Terry Allen, big band vocalist
  • Mary Fallin, 27th governor of Oklahoma and 14th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma
  • Mike McClure, musician and founding member of The Great Divide
  • Ruben Rivers, United States Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
  • [Jason Murray]

Notes

References

  • City of Tecumseh/Chamber of Commerce
  • Tecumseh Public Schools
  • Tecumseh Countywide News
  • Tecumseh Public Library