The Shawnee Friends Mission is a historic Quaker mission and meeting house south of Shawnee, Oklahoma. It was built around 1880 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

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About Shawnee

City in Oklahoma, United States

1895Established

31,377Population

46.5 sq miArea

1,060 ftElevation

Shawnee is a city in and the county seat of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 31,377 at the 2020 United States census. Shawnee is approximately 35 miles (56km) east of Oklahoma City. It is the principle city of the Shawnee Micropolitan Statistical Area, which forms part of the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area. The city was incorporated on October 18, 1894.

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How Shawnee ranks

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#40Most educated in OK #43Lowest depression in OK #46Most active in OK All OK rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code74801, 74802, 74804

Area code405

Living in Shawnee

Housing in Shawnee

$179K▲ 2.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Shawnee home is worth about $179,000, up 2.5% in a year, 20% below the Oklahoma typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market45

Sale-to-list96.1%

Sold in May45

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Safety in Shawnee

Safety Grade D

Shawnee reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 88% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Shawnee 4.7

Oklahoma 4.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Shawnee 22.1

Oklahoma 18.4

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Shawnee

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About one in 3 of Shawnee’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Oklahoma City (22%), Norman (3%) and Tulsa (3%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Oklahoma City

22%

Norman

Tulsa

Seminole

29%Work in townlive and work in Shawnee 24 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 13,384Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Shawnee

C⁻

Health Grade C−

Healthier than 20% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 38% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Oklahoma

1worse than OK

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 31 are too close to call.

Conditions all close Habits all close Care all close Mind all close Everyday needs 1▼ 3 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

10.9%More adults without reliable transportationOK 9.6% · worse

Care nearby

Ssm Health St. Anthony Hospital - ShawneeShawnee · 1.1 mi · ER

Community Health Shawnee Family Medical CenterShawnee · 3.4 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Shawnee

High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.

🌪️ Tornadoes🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves

74Does Shawnee flood?paid flood claims since 1983 17Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Shawnee

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Climate in Shawnee

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Shawnee has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

53° / 30°Winter

72° / 49°Spring

91° / 69°Summer

74° / 50°Fall

How much snow does Shawnee get?About 6 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 5, with the last in spring around Mar 30.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.3° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Shawnee

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School Grade C

The public schools Shawnee’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 74% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictSHAWNEESchools14

Grove Public School AElementary · Grades PK–8 · 539 students North Rock Creek Es C-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 458 students Will Rogers Es C-Elementary · Grades 1–5 · 367 students Shawnee Ec CTRElementary · Grades PK–1 · 350 students Jefferson Es DElementary · Grades K–5 · 348 students Sequoyah Es BElementary · Grades K–5 · 293 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OK. Ratings are from neighbors.