Tahlequah ( TAL-ə-kwah; Cherokee: ᏓᎵᏆ, daligwa [dàlígʷá]) is a city in Cherokee County, Oklahoma located at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It is part of the Green Country region of Oklahoma and was established as a capital of the 19th-century Cherokee Nation in 1839, as part of the new settlement in Indian Territory after the Cherokee Native Americans were forced west from the American Southeast on the Trail of Tears.
The city's population was 15,753 at the 2010 census, an increase of 8.96 percent over the figure of 14,458 reported in 2000. The 2019 estimated population is 16,819.
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| Ethnicity | Tahlequah | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 50% | 60.1% |
| African American | 2% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 27.1% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 11.8% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 7.7% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Tahlequah | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 12% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 10% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 13% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 12.7% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 11.9% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 21.9% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 8.2% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 7.1% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 1.8% | 7.1% |
| Education | Tahlequah | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 6% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 7% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 24% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 22% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 6% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 21% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 10% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2% | 1.0% |