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18-514: Sequoyah County may refer to more than one place in the United States: Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Finney County, Kansas was originally Sequoyah County, Kansas [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

36-598: A place called Tahlonteskee (Tahlontuskey), near the present town of Gore, Oklahoma . Tahlonteskee remained the capital until 1839, when it was superseded by Tahlequah . It continued as a meeting place for the "Old Settlers," as the Western Cherokee were known. This area, then known as the Sequoyah District, was dominated by Cherokee who were Confederate sympathizers during the Civil War, as were

54-533: Is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma . As of the 2020 census , the population was 39,281. The county seat is Sallisaw . Sequoyah County was created in 1907 when Oklahoma became a state. It was named after Sequoyah , who created the Cherokee syllabary and its written language. Sequoyah County is part of the Fort Smith , AR-OK metropolitan statistical area . Archaeological sites within

72-510: The Illinois River and Robert S. Kerr Reservoir . Interstate 40 runs east and west through Sequoyah County, while U.S. 59 runs north and south through the county. As of the census of 2000, there were 38,972 people, 14,761 households, and 10,982 families residing in the county. The population density was 22/km (57/sq mi). There were 16,940 housing units at an average density of 10/km (26/sq mi). The racial makeup of

90-595: The National Register of Historic Places : 35°30′N 94°45′W  /  35.50°N 94.75°W  / 35.50; -94.75 Tahlonteeskee, Oklahoma The area in which Tahlonteeskee was located was part of the 1816 Lovely's Purchase . The town itself was founded in 1828, near the mouth of the Illinois River, and became the capital of the Cherokee " Old Settlers " living in

108-566: The Cherokee Nation–West. Chief John Jolly , brother of Tahlonteeskee, posthumously named the town in his honor. The Christian Dwight Mission was re-located there with the early nineteenth century migration west of the Cherokee people. Tahlonteeskee continued as the western Cherokee peoples ' capital from 1828 through 1839, when new arrivals from the Trail of Tears flooded the area. At that time, Takatoka briefly became capital before

126-604: The Southeast, some Cherokee migrated to the west early, and settled here on land granted by the US. The area was then known as Lovely County, Arkansas Territory . The US forced removal of the Western Cherokee from Arkansas in 1829, resettling them in Indian Territory: present-day Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. Sequoyah was among the Cherokee who moved into this area, where he built a cabin that still stands. The Dwight Mission

144-427: The age of 18 living with them, 58.20% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.60% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.05. In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.40% under

162-477: The age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males. In 2000, the median income for a household in the county was $ 27,615, and the median income for a family was $ 32,673. Males had a median income of $ 26,613 versus $ 19,751 for females. The per capita income for

180-527: The borders of the present county date to the Archaic Period (6000 BC to 1 AD). A slightly smaller number of sites date to the Plains Village period (1000 to 1500 AD). French traders came to this area in the 1700s, as they had posts in neighboring present-day Arkansas, part of their La Louisiane colony. Spain claimed the area until 1800, when France under Napoleon re-asserted control. He

198-542: The county has a total area of 714 square miles (1,850 km ), of which 673 square miles (1,740 km ) is land and 41 square miles (110 km ) (5.7%) is water. The county is divided between the Ozark Plateau in the north and the Ouachita Mountains in the south. The Cookson Hills are in the northwest part of the county. The Arkansas River forms the southern border. Other major waterways are

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216-601: The county was $ 13,405. About 16.10% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line , including 24.80% of those under age 18 and 18.10% of those age 65 or over. The county law enforcement is the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office . The department patrols all of the county's rural areas and provides at least three investigators in the department. The current sheriff is Larry Lane. The following sites in Sequoyah County are listed on

234-509: The county was 68.12% White , 1.86% Black or African American , 19.64% Native American , 0.22% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.74% from other races , and 9.39% from two or more races. 2.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 95.8% spoke English , 2.1% Cherokee and 1.7% Spanish as their first language. In 2020, its population grew to 39,281, though it was a decline from 2010's 42,391. As of 2000, there were 14,761 households, out of which 34.20% had children under

252-424: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sequoyah_County&oldid=915100439 " Category : United States county name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Sequoyah County

270-585: The majority of the nation. Many of the Cherokee were slaveholders; they also had been told that the Confederates would provide them with a Native American state if victorious in the war. The only combat was on June 15, 1864, when Colonel Stand Watie and his Confederate troops conducted the ambush of the Union steamboat J. R. Williams on the Arkansas River . According to the U.S. Census Bureau ,

288-465: The transition of the council seat to Tahlequah, Oklahoma was finished—upon completion of the construction of the new capitol building—and the seat of the government permanently moved away. Tahlonteeskee continued for years as a council meeting place for Old Settlers in order to settle differences between differing tribal factions. Tahlonteeskee was the oldest governmental capital in Oklahoma, but

306-656: Was making a last effort for French colonization in North America. But he ceded control by selling the Louisiana in 1803, when the United States purchased all French territory west of the Mississippi River. Until 1816 the powerful Osage Nation dominated this and a much larger territory, reaching to the Mississippi River. With Lovely's Purchase , the US bought some of their land. Under pressure in

324-408: Was moved to a site on Sallisaw Creek, and it still stands. In the late 1830s, the US forced Indian Removal of most of the Cherokee in the Southeast from the remainder of their lands. They had to trek under Army escort to Indian Territory , a passage they called the Trail of Tears for its high fatalities and sorrows of leaving their homelands. The Cherokee Nation established its first capital at

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