Etta is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States, within the Cherokee Nation. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

Etta, Oklahoma
Etta is located in Oklahoma
Etta
Etta
Etta is located in the United States
Etta
Etta
Coordinates: 35°49′59″N 94°54′13″W / 35.83306°N 94.90361°W / 35.83306; -94.90361
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCherokee
Area
 • Total4.11 sq mi (10.64 km2)
 • Land3.86 sq mi (10.01 km2)
 • Water0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2)
Elevation646 ft (197 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total80
 • Density20.70/sq mi (7.99/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
74471 (Welling)
Area code(s)918/539
FIPS code40-24500
GNIS feature ID2807002[2]

The CDP is in eastern Cherokee County, on the east bank of the Illinois River, extending from the Baron Fork in the north to downstream from the Etta Bend Public Use Area in the south, by which point the river is impounded as Tenkiller Ferry Lake. The CDP is bordered to the north by Welling, to the east by Caney, and to the southwest by Tenkiller. The CDP is bordered across the Illinois River by Keys to the southwest and Park Hill to the northwest. By road, Etta is 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Tahlequah, the Cherokee county seat.

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202080
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Etta, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.