Miami, Oklahoma

Miami, Oklahoma
Miami, Oklahoma
City
	Downtown Miami (2008)
	Location within Ottawa County and Oklahoma
	Coordinates: 36°53′16″N 94°52′16″W / 36.88778°N 94.87111°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Ottawa
Government
• Mayor	Bless Parker (R)
Area
• Total	11.18 sq mi (28.96 km2)
• Land	11.10 sq mi (28.74 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation	778 ft (237 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	12,969
• Density	1,168.80/sq mi (451.27/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	74354-74355
Area code	539/918
FIPS code	40-48000
GNIS feature ID	2411093
Website	miamiokla.net

Miami (/maɪˈæmə/ my-AM-ə)^[3]^[4]^[5] is a city in and the county seat of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States, founded in 1891.^[1] Lead and zinc mining were established by 1918, causing the area's economy to boom.

This area was part of Indian Territory. Miami is the capital of the federally recognized Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, after which it is named; the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma, the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, the Peoria Tribe of Indians, and the Shawnee Tribe. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,969.^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miami, Oklahoma
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