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This is the current conditions weather report for Checotah. The report was made 79 minutes ago, at 07:53 UTC. The temperature was 19°F / -7°C, with a dew-point at 19°F / -7°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.65 inHg / 1039 hPa. The relative humidity was 68%. The skies were clear.

Checotah is a city in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States, named for the first elected Chief of the Creek Nation after the Civil War, Samuel Checote. Checotah is home to a large number of antique malls, a Civil War battle site and a downtown historic district. Checotah claims to be Steerwrestling Capital of the World.

Checotah is located at 35.471998, -95.523770, at an elevation of 652 feet, nestled among the intersection of I-40 and U.S. Route 69. Nearby is Lake Eufaula, which was once the largest man-made lake in the nation, with 640 miles of shoreline. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.0 mi² (23.3 km²). 8.9 mi² (23.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 mi² (0.2 km²) of it (0.67%) is water.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 77.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.5 males.

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