Welty, Oklahoma

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Welty
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Welty Fire Dept, July 2025
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Location within the state of Oklahoma
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Welty
Welty (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°37′09″N96°24′47″W / 35.61917°N 96.41306°W / 35.61917; -96.41306
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Okfuskee
Area
[1]
  Total
2.39 sq mi (6.19 km2)
  Land2.37 sq mi (6.14 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
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715 ft (218 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
131
  Density55.27/sq mi (21.34/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 40-80000
GNIS feature ID2805361 [2]

Welty is an unincorporated community in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. [2] Named for the town developer, Edwin A. Welty, its post office was established October 12, 1905, with Jerimiah D. Wilson as the first postmaster.[ citation needed ]

Welty is south of Bristow and north of Castle on the west side of Oklahoma State Highway 48 off E 960 Rd. [3]

Okemah Lake, southeast of town, [3] features swimming, boating, hunting, fishing, and camping. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 131
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Welty, Oklahoma
  3. 1 2 "Welty, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  4. "Okemah Lake". City of Okemah. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.