Atoka, Oklahoma Atoka, Oklahoma The Atoka County Chamber of Commerce Building in Atoka.
The Atoka County Chamber of Commerce Building in Atoka.
Location of Atoka, Oklahoma Location of Atoka, Oklahoma County Atoka Atoka is a town/city in, and the governmental center of county of, Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. The populace was 3,107 at the 2010 census, an increase of 4.0 percent from 2,988 at the 2000 census. The town/city was settled by the Choctaw and titled in 1867 by a Baptist missionary for Chief Atoka, whose name means "ball ground" in English.
7.1 Atoka High School Atoka was established by the Choctaw Indians in the 1850s, and titled for Captain Atoka, a prestige of the Choctaw Nation and the signer of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, which began the process of re-locating the Choctaw citizens from Mississippi to Oklahoma in 1830.
The name "Atoka" is derived from the Choctaw word hitoka (or hetoka), which means "ball ground" in English. He is believed to be buried near the town of Farris.
Atoka is the site of the earliest Catholic church in the Indian Territory, the earliest chapter of the Freemasons in Oklahoma, and the earliest chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in Oklahoma.
Although the Choctaw Indians had inhabited the region since the 1830s with a small town positioned near the town/city today, the town/city was officially established by a Baptist missionary titled J.S.
Murrow in 1867 and quickly supplanted the dying town of Boggy Depot as the chief town/city in Atoka County.
The barns provided the economic lifeblood to Atoka that any isolated non-urban town needs to survive and flourish.
Many businesses quickly moved to Atoka from Boggy Depot. Williams, who would turn into the third Governor of Oklahoma and first Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, moved to Atoka (then a part of the old Indian Territory) from Troy, Alabama.
69, a primary transportation artery in the region), Atoka is struggling to problematic a town attractive to both new company and new residents.
Two suburbs located to the south of Atoka, Durant, Oklahoma, and Sherman, Texas, are experiencing tremendous economic and populace growth.
As this wave of evolution gradually moves north, the next town in line is the town/city of Atoka.
Main article: National Register of Historic Places listings in Atoka County, Oklahoma National Register of Historic Places sites in Atoka include the Atoka Armory Building, Atoka Community Building, Boggy Depot Site, First Methodist Church Building, the Indian Citizen Building, the Old Masonic Temple building, the Middle Boggy Battlefield Site and Confederate Cemetery, Old Atoka County Courthouse, Old Atoka State Bank, Pioneer Club, Joe Ralls House, Captain James S.
Atoka is positioned at 34 23 3 N 96 7 39 W (34.384206, -96.127577). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.5 square miles (22.1 km2), of which 8.3 square miles (21.6 km2) is territory and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 2.00%, is water. The town/city of Atoka operates under a home-rule charter with a council-manager form of government. The Atoka City Council has five propel members, which include the Mayor and Vice Mayor.
The office of Mayor of Atoka is largely a ceremonial position, as most executive authority is held by the City Manager, who acts on behalf of the council.
Atoka County's initial courthouse, which was torn down in favor of a more undivided structure in 1962 Being the governmental center of county of Atoka County, Atoka is the center of the county judicial system.
Atoka is encompassed in Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district, of which Markwayne Mullin is the representative.
The town/city is also encompassed in State House District 22 and State Senate District 6, from which State Representative Charles Mc - Call and Senator Josh Brecheen presently serve in the state legislature.
In the 19th Century, the economy of Atoka and the encircling area was established on wood products.
In the early 20th Century, Atoka became a ranching and farming community, with its economic base firmly planted in agriculturally related venues.
However, in recent years, accomplishments have been made by the Chamber of Commerce, the City Council, and various other small-town leaders to problematic new industrialized jobs in Atoka and Atoka County.
In August 2006, the city's biggest employer, Ethan Allen Furniture, announced that it would be method its Atoka plant in favor of "selected off-shore vendors", as reported in The Oklahoman following the announcement of the plant's closing.
Four highways intersect in Atoka: U.S.
In addition to revenue generated at convenience stores, fast food restaurants, etc., Atoka (and Atoka County) is a prominent hunting and fishing area; as well, scenic tourism plays a small, albeit meaningful part in the city's economy.
Atoka is served by a several media outlets, including the Atoka County Times, presented weekly on Wednesdays, 102.1 KHKC, a airways broadcast headquartered on the county line between Atoka and Coal counties, and KXII and KTEN, tv stations transmitting from Sherman, Texas.
Being the biggest in the county and having the best opportunities for education, the Atoka Public Schools System has students from all over Atoka County, although there are three other small high schools in Caney, Stringtown, and Tushka.
The Atoka Public Schools mascot is the Wampus cat.
There are also three elementary schools in Atoka County, at Harmony, Lane, and Farris.
Atoka High School The Atoka High School ground is positioned on the west side of the town, and enrollment averages between 300 and 400 students from grades 9 to 12.
Besides offering the basic courses and a several Advanced Placement programs, Atoka High School offers classes in Spanish, Choir, Agricultural Education (FFA), and Drama, among others.
The school also offer sports such as baseball, softball, track and field, football, golf, and powerlifting and have represented Atoka in the state playoffs in many sports.
The Atoka Elementary School is positioned north of the high school.
Julia Ham, first female police officer for Atoka County.
New Atoka Mayor takes oath of office, KXII.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Atoka city, Oklahoma".
City of Atoka Atoka County Chamber of Commerce Atoka Public Schools Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Atoka Municipalities and communities of Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States National Register of Historic Places in Atoka County, Oklahoma
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