Pryor Creek, Oklahoma

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The 2000 Census showed that Pryor Creek had a population of 8,659 people^<1>. This represents 0.25% of the total population of Oklahoma, making it the state's 45th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
42	Jenks	SW	42 mi [67.6 km]	15,590	63.13% increase
43	Choctaw	SW	123 mi [197.9 km]	11,354	21.08% increase
44	Clinton	W	212 mi [341.2 km]	8,768	0.74% decrease
-45-	Pryor Creek			9,293	7.32% increase
46	Cushing	W	83 mi [133.6 km]	8,767	4.73% increase
47	Glenpool	SW	45 mi [72.4 km]	9,914	22.05% increase
48	Sallisaw	SE	64 mi [103 km]	8,742	9.43% increase

Pryor Creek had 3,887 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Pryor Creek has an area^<4> of 6.5 square miles [16.83 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Pryor Creek had a 2000 population density of 1,332 people per square mile [514 people/km²], making it the state's 87th most densely populated area.

Mayes County

The city of Pryor Creek is located in Mayes County.

The county had a population of 38,432 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 8,659 people, Pryor Creek contained 22.53% of the Mayes County total.

In addition, where the community of Pryor Creek has a population density of 1,332 people per square mile [514 people/km²], Mayes County averages 58.6 people per square mile [22.62 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Mayes County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Pryor Creek and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Pryor Creek. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Pryor Creek.

A Census Quickfact is available for Mayes County (QF-40097).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Mayes County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cherokee	QF-40021	S	45,733	7.17% increase
	Craig	QF-40035	N	15,132	1.36% increase
	Delaware	QF-40041	NE	40,425	8.68% increase
	Rogers	QF-40131	W	84,300	18.12% increase
	Wagoner	QF-40145	SW	68,960	19.52% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Pryor Creek:

Pryor Creek is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Pryor Creek.

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Pryor Creek. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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