Sallisaw
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Location in Oklahoma
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| Foundation : | 1886 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Oklahoma | ||
| County : | Sequoyah County | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 27 ′ N , 94 ° 48 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 8,623 (as of 2013) | ||
| Population density : | 101.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 87.0 km 2 (approx. 34 mi 2 ) of which 85.0 km 2 (approx. 33 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 213 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 74955 | ||
| Area code : | +1 539,918 | ||
| Website : | www.sallisawok.org | ||
| Mayor : | Julie Ferguson | ||
 Sequoyah County Courthouse in Sallisaw |
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Sallisaw is a city with a status of " City " and the seat of the county seat of Sequoyah County in the US state of Oklahoma with 8623 inhabitants (2013).
geography
The nearest major city, Fort Smith, is 25 miles to the east in the state of Arkansas . Sallisaw is affected in the south by Interstate 40 Highway . The connecting roads US Highway 59 and US Highway 64 run through the town. The Robert S. Kerr Reservoir , a reservoir formed by the Arkansas River , is 6 miles to the south.
history
The area of today's Sallisaw was a prairie landscape populated by bison herds . The bison were first hunted by the Cherokee Indians and later also by Spanish and French settlers. Since salt deposits were also found on the surrounding streams, the salt was used to preserve the buffalo meat. The place was based on the French word salaiseau meaning "salted meat" Salisaw called. The founding date is March 17, 1886. The residents were mainly active in agriculture and were able to market their products cheaply after the Missouri Pacific Railroad passed through the town. Cotton was primarily cultivated until the 1930s, after which the activity shifted to other branches of the economy, for example to the coal and wood industries. At the end of the Second World War , Sallisaw was briefly a camp for German prisoners of war .
Some historically valuable buildings have been added to the National Register of Historic Places .
Dwight Mission
First Presbyterian Church
Judge Franklin Faulkner House
Demographic data
In 2013 a population of 8623 people was determined, which means an increase of 7.9% compared to 2000. The median age in 2013 was 37.8 years, on the order of Oklahoma's 36.2 years.
sons and daughters of the town
- Houston Barks (born 1928), country musician
- John Jarman (1915–1982), politician
