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24-523: Stringtown School District is a school district located in Atoka County Oklahoma . It is public school district in the town of Stringtown, Oklahoma that consists of two schools, an elementary school and a high school/junior high. The high school and junior high are located in the same building. The schools share the same cafeteria located between the schools. It includes Stringtown. The district also receives high school students who graduated from

48-503: A 10-county area designated for tourism purposes by the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation as Choctaw Country . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 990 square miles (2,600 km ), of which 976 square miles (2,530 km ) is land and 14 square miles (36 km ) (1.5%) is water. Atoka County is drained by North Boggy, Clear Boggy and Muddy Boggy Creeks , which are tributaries of

72-605: A Choctaw Chief named Atoka. The county is part of Choctaw Nation reservation lands. The area forming Atoka County was part of the Choctaw Nation after the tribe was forced to relocate in the early 1830s to Indian Territory from its home in the Southeastern United States. Unlike the State of Oklahoma, whose county boundaries follow the precise north–south, east–west grid established with the state's township and range system,

96-525: A leader of a party that migrated from Georgia to Indian Territory; the name was retained when Oklahoma became a state. In 1858, the Butterfield Overland Mail established a stagecoach route through the area. It carried passengers, US Mail, and some freight. One station, Waddell's, was near Wesley ; a second station, Geary's, was between Waddell's and the Muddy Boggy River , while a third

120-406: Is available. McGee Creek and its tributaries flow through Sharp Hollow, Ray Hollow, Whiskey Hollow, Wildcat Canyon, and Bugaboo Canyon before reaching McGee Creek Lake, as well as through McGee Valley (as the western end of Jacksfork Valley is known), which is thought to be named for the creek. Two hollows—Grassy Hollow and Prairie Hollow—are now submerged beneath McGee Creek Lake. The terrain of

144-472: Is located in northwestern Atoka County, Oklahoma. From there it flows in a generally southeasterly direction toward its confluence with Muddy Boggy Creek. Tributaries, from south to north, include Medicine, Blue, Cat, Potapo, Panther, Bog Springs, Bear, Bugaboo, Little Caney, Grassy, Greasy, Ray, Ingersol, Doyal, and Nolleytubby creeks. No information regarding the length of the creek, volume of water it carries, or officially determined point of origin, if any,

168-411: Is the flooded valley of McGee Creek, and a western arm, which is the flooded valley of Potapo Creek. The reservoir extends about 14 miles up McGee Creek and about 12 miles up Potapo Creek. Its shoreline measures 80.30 miles, and its volume is 100,146 acre feet. The lake's maximum depth is 103.50 feet and its surface area is 3,709 acres. The lake dam is 1,968.5 feet long and 160.7 feet high. The dam

192-712: The 2010 United States Census , there were 14,182 people, 4,964 households, and 3,504 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile (5.4 people/km ). There were 5,673 housing units at an average density of 6 units per square mile (2.3/km ). 73.8% of the population were White , 13.8% Native American , 3.7% Black or African American , 0.4% Asian , 1.1% of some other race and 7.1% of two or more races . 2.9% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). 24.5% were of American , 11.7% Irish and 8.5% German ancestry. 97.4% spoke English and 1.4% Spanish as their first language. There were 4,964 households, out of which 31.30% had children under

216-585: The Choctaw Nation in the region beginning in the 1830s, found that fish and game remained abundant along McGee and Muddy Boggy creeks, and considered the area a prime hunting ground. No French name is known to have been assigned to McGee Creek, and it is possible they considered it as merely an extension of the Vazzures . The name “McGee Creek” first appears on official maps during the late 1890s, along with those of its principal tributaries. Its present-day name

240-509: The K-8 school district Lane Public School , which includes the communities of Lane and Farris . This Oklahoma school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Atoka County Atoka County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma . As of the 2020 census , the population was 14,143. Its county seat is Atoka . The county was formed before statehood from Choctaw Lands , and its name honors

264-508: The Red River , and by McGee Creek , which is a tributary of Muddy Boggy Creek. Atoka Reservoir is in the northern section of the county. The Ouachita Mountains are in the eastern part of the county, while the Sandstone Hills and Coastal Plains physiographic regions provide a more level terrain suitable for agriculture in the north and western part of the county. About 12 miles WSW of

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288-598: The 1700s. Several, such as the Poteau River and Kiamichi River , retain their original names. The French are thought to have called Muddy Boggy Creek the Vazzures . This was a corruption of the French word vaseaux , which meant boggy or "miry", because of the deep mud or mire in the channel bottom. Later, English-speaking traders named the stream, using the English translation. Many years later Choctaw Indians , who reestablished

312-503: The Choctaw Nation established its internal divisions using easily recognizable landmarks, such as mountains and rivers, as borders. The territory of present-day Atoka County fell within the Pushmataha District , one of the three administrative super-regions comprising the Choctaw Nation. Within that district, it was in parts of Atoka , Blue , and Jack's Fork counties. The Choctaw named their Atoka County in honor of Chief Atoka,

336-609: The McGee Creek watershed is very rough, hilly and isolated. This geographical characteristic means the region has few roads and is sparsely populated. Large portions of the watershed are now occupied by McGee Creek Lake and the McGee Creek State Park , McGee Creek State Natural Scenic Recreation Area, and McGee Creek Wildlife Management Area which surround it. Protected areas surround the lake on all sides. McGee Creek Wildlife Management Area covers 10,000 acres. Terrain within

360-514: The WMA ranges from steep to moderately steep. The wildlife management area surrounds the western arm of the lake. The adjacent state natural scenic recreation area, also called the Bugaboo Canyon natural scenic area, consists of approximately 8,900 acres. It surrounds the eastern arm of the lake. McGee Creek is impounded by McGee Creek Lake . Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on July 10, 1982, and

384-429: The age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were married couples living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.60% under

408-469: The age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 117.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 24,752, and the median income for a family was $ 29,409. Males had a median income of $ 26,193 versus $ 18,861 for females. The per capita income for

432-568: The county was $ 12,919. About 15.70% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line , including 25.40% of those under age 18 and 21.10% of those age 65 or over. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections operates the Mack Alford Correctional Center in an unincorporated area , near Stringtown . K-12 school districts include: There is one elementary school district, Lane Public School . Previously another elementary school district, Farris Public School ,

456-541: The decline of Boggy Depot. The economy of Atoka County has been largely built on coal mining, limestone quarrying, forestry, and agriculture. Cattle raising became the leading business in the mid-twentieth century. A major employer is the Oklahoma State Penitentiary Farm (renamed the Mack H. Alford Correctional Center), a medium-security prison that opened in 1933. Atoka County is in southeastern Oklahoma, in

480-531: The project was dedicated on August 22, 1986. The lake was built to help establish flood control in the Muddy Boggy and Red River basins, and to supply the city of Oklahoma City with water. Water from the lake reaches the state capital via an 18-mile-long aqueduct to Atoka Lake , from which it is piped to the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. McGee Creek reservoir consists of two major arms: an eastern arm, which

504-586: The town of Atoka is Boggy Depot State Park , the historic site of a once large community on the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach route. The Katian Age of the Ordovician Period of geological time is named for Katy Lake, which is two miles north east of Atoka . The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point ( GSSP ) of the Katian stage is the Black Knob Ridge Section in the county. As of

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528-602: Was at Boggy Depot. During the Civil War, Confederate troops established a supply depot named Camp Boggy Depot here. After the war, the town of Atoka was established. In 1872, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway (nicknamed the Christopher Casey) built a track through the county. It bypassed Boggy Depot and passed through Atoka; this access increased the importance of Atoka, but lack of the railroad contributed to

552-425: Was built one mile below the confluence of McGee and Potapo creeks and 3.4 miles above McGee Creek's confluence with Muddy Boggy Creek. In addition to the dam, a significant dike was constructed to block several small "saddles" on the west side of the reservoir rim. This dike is 4,800 feet long and 59 feet high. French fur trappers and traders named the most significant rivers and waterways in eastern Oklahoma during

576-668: Was in operation. In 2013 the Farris district closed and consolidated into the Lane district. The following sites in Atoka County are listed on the National Register of Historic Places : 34°23′N 96°03′W  /  34.38°N 96.05°W  / 34.38; -96.05 McGee Creek (Oklahoma) McGee Creek's headwaters may be traced to various points north and west of the unincorporated community of Wesley, Oklahoma . Wesley

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