Welty | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Oklahoma#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Oklahoma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oklahoma |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Okfuskee |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 6.19 |
Area Land Km2: | 6.14 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 131 |
Population Density Km2: | 21.34 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 715 |
Coordinates: | 35.6192°N -96.4131°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 40-80000 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2805361 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.39 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.37 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 55.27 |
Welty is an unincorporated community in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. Named for the town developer, Edwin A. Welty, its post office was established October 12, 1905, with Jerimiah D. Wilson as the first postmaster.
Welty is south of Bristow and north of Castle on the west side of Oklahoma State Highway 48 off E 960 Rd.
Okemah Lake, southeast of town,[2] features swimming, boating, hunting, fishing, and camping.[3]