Wetumka, Oklahoma
Wetumka | |
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Location of Wetumka, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′28″N 96°14′19″W / 35.24111°N 96.23861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Hughes |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.91 sq mi (4.94 km2) |
| • Land | 1.88 sq mi (4.88 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,135 |
| • Density | 602.44/sq mi (232.55/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74883 |
| Area codes | 405 and 572 |
| FIPS code | 40-80500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412245 |
Wetumka is a city in northern Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,135 as of the 2020 Census. The Muscogee Creek who first settled it after removal in the 1830s named it for their ancestral town of Wetumpka in Alabama. Wetumka is a Muskogee language word meaning "rumbling waters."
In the 21st century, it is the headquarters for two federally recognized tribes, the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town and the Kialegee Tribal Town. The town holds Sucker Day annually, on the last Saturday in September.