Shawnee, Oklahoma
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 Santa Fe warehouse in downtown Shawnee |
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| Location in Oklahoma | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1895 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Oklahoma |
| County : | Pottawatomie County |
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 20 ′ N , 96 ° 56 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 29,857 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 272.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 115.7 km 2 (approx. 45 mi 2 ) of which 109.5 km 2 (approx. 42 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 323 m |
| Postcodes : | 74801, 74802, 74804 |
| Area code : | +1 405 |
| FIPS : | 40-66800 |
| GNIS ID : | 1097964 |
| Website : | www.shawneeok.org |
| Mayor : | Wes Maynord |
 Pottawatomie County Courthouse |
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Shawnee is an American city in the state of Oklahoma . It is in the administrative area of Pottawatomie County .
In 2000 the place had about 28,700 inhabitants. The city has two universities. St. Gregory's University goes back to St. Gregory's Abbey, founded by French Benedictines in 1875; Oklahoma Baptist University was founded in 1906.
Shawnee has a sister city in Japan with Nikaho .
sons and daughters of the town
- Bud Thackery (1903–1990), film technician and cameraman
- Joe Cobb (1916–2002), actor
- Gordon Cooper (1927-2004), astronaut
- James O'Neal (1949–1998), opera singer
- Brad Henry (born 1963), politician
- Brad Pitt (born 1963), actor
- Dan Boren (* 1973), politician
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Commons : Shawnee, Oklahoma - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
- Shawnee city website
- 2000 census ( memento from January 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive )