Shawnee, Oklahoma
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Shawnee (Meskwaki: Shânîheki[4]) is a city in and the county seat of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.[5] The population was 29,857 in 2010, a 4.9 percent increase from the figure of 28,692 in 2000.[6] The city is part of the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area and the principal city of the Shawnee Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Shawnee, Oklahoma
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Coordinates: 35°20′33″N 96°56′2″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Pottawatomie |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Mayor | Ed Bolt (D)[citation needed] |
Area | |
• Total | 40.91 sq mi (105.95 km2) |
• Land | 38.61 sq mi (99.99 km2) |
• Water | 2.30 sq mi (5.96 km2) |
Elevation | 1,053 ft (321 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 31,377 |
• Density | 812.75/sq mi (313.81/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 74801, 74802, 74804 |
Area code(s) | 405/572 |
FIPS code | 40-66800 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2411879[2] |
Website | ShawneeOK.org |
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With access to Interstate 40, Shawnee is approximately 45 minutes east of downtown Oklahoma City. To the east and northeast, Shawnee is 112 miles from the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, which provides shipping barge access to the Gulf of Mexico.