Shawnee, Oklahoma

Shawnee, Oklahoma
Shânîheki
Shawnee City Hall (2016)
Coordinates: 35°20′33″N 96°56′2″W / 35.34250°N 96.93389°W / 35.34250; -96.93389
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyPottawatomie
Government
  TypeMayor-Council
  MayorEric Stephens(R)
Area
  Total
40.91 sq mi (105.95 km2)
  Land38.61 sq mi (99.99 km2)
  Water2.30 sq mi (5.96 km2)
Elevation
1,053 ft (321 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
31,377
  Density812.75/sq mi (313.81/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
74801, 74802, 74804
Area code(s)405/572
FIPS code40-66800
GNIS feature ID2411879
WebsiteShawneeOK.org

Shawnee (Meskwaki: Shânîheki) is a city in and the county seat of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 29,857 in 2010, a 4.9 percent increase from the figure of 28,692 in 2000. The city is part of the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area and the principal city of the Shawnee Micropolitan Statistical Area.

With access to Interstate 40, Shawnee is just under 40 miles (64 km) east of downtown Oklahoma City. To the east and northeast, Shawnee is 112 miles (180 km) from the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, which provides shipping barge access to the Gulf of Mexico.