Peggs, Oklahoma

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Peggs, Oklahoma
Census-designated place
Cherokee County Oklahoma incorporated and unincorporated areas Peggs highlighted.svg
Location within Cherokee County and the state of Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°04′02″N95°04′18″W / 36.06722°N 95.07167°W / 36.06722; -95.07167 [1]
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Cherokee
Area
[2]
 • Total
15.31 sq mi (39.65 km2)
 • Land15.31 sq mi (39.65 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
984 ft (300 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
789
 • Density51.53/sq mi (19.90/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
74452
FIPS code 40-57950
GNIS feature ID2584388 [1]

Peggs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. [1] It had a population of 813 at the 2010 census, compared to 814 at the 2000 census. [3] A large minority of its residents are Native American, most of them members of 10 tribal groups such as the Cherokee Nation and the Muscogee Creek Nation.

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History

The post office was established December 6, 1899. It was named for Thomas Pegg, acting principal chief of the Cherokee Nation during the Civil War. [4]

A tornado destroyed Peggs on May 2, 1920, killing 71 people, what was about 30 percent of the town's population at the time. [5] It is the deadliest tornado on record to have struck within NWS Tulsa's county warning area, and the third-deadliest in Oklahoma history (after Woodward in 1947 and Snyder pre-statehood in 1905). [6] In May 2019 another tornado hit Peggs, but the EF-2 caused no fatalities, only damage to a few homes and businesses. [6]

Geography

Peggs is located in northwestern Cherokee County, along Oklahoma State Highway 82, which leads southeast 15 miles (24 km) to Tahlequah, the county seat, and northwest 10 miles (16 km) to Locust Grove in Mayes County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Peggs CDP has an area of 15.3 square miles (39.7 km2), all land. [7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 789—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

Economy

There are three convenience stores and one post office in the small community. There is also a senior community center serving noon meals to senior citizens.

Education

Much of Peggs CDP is in the Peggs Public School elementary school district. Portions are in the Locust Grove Public Schools school district for grades PK-12. [9]

The Peggs school district currently has one elementary (Pre-K-8) school, with 9-12 grade either going to neighboring Tahlequah, Hulbert, or Locust Grove to high school.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peggs, Oklahoma
  2. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ CensusViewer:Peggs, Oklahoma Population. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ Muskogee Phoenix. "How places got their names." Archived 2012-07-12 at archive.today June 5, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ National Weather Service. "Weather trivia for May." Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "100 years later: Peggs was savaged by historic tornado, but calm after storm endures". Jimmie Tramel, Tulsa World, May 3, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Peggs CDP, Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cherokee County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 1–2, 4-5 (PDF pp. 2-3, 5-6/17). Retrieved October 13, 2024. - Text list
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