Tecumseh, Oklahoma

Tecumseh, Oklahoma
Tecumseh, Oklahoma
City
	Tecumseh City Hall
	Location of Tecumseh, Oklahoma
	Coordinates: 35°15′44″N 96°56′01″W / 35.26222°N 96.93361°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Pottawatomie
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• City Council	Eddy Parker, Mayor ; Linda Farris, Ward 1 ; Sharon Stewart, Ward 2 ; Linda Praytor, Ward 3 ; John Collier, Ward 4
Area
• Total	15.25 sq mi (39.50 km2)
• Land	15.02 sq mi (38.90 km2)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
Elevation	1,037 ft (316 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	6,302
• Density	419.60/sq mi (162.01/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	74873
Area code(s)	405/572
FIPS code	40-72650
GNIS feature ID	2412040
Website	City website

Tecumseh (Meskwaki: Takamithîheki^[4]) is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. The population was 6,302 by the 2020 United States census.^[5] It was named for the noted Shawnee chief, Tecumseh. The locale was designated as the county seat at Oklahoma's statehood, but a county-wide election moved the seat to Shawnee in 1930.^[6]

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tecumseh, Oklahoma
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Gordon Whittaker, 2005, "A Concise Dictionary of the Sauk Language", The Sac & Fox National Public Library Stroud, Oklahoma. [1]
^ "Tecumseh (city), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ Glenn Dale Carter and Don Holland, "Tecumseh." Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Accessed May 22, 2015.