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Welling is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Welling had a population of 781. It is home to The Salvation Army's Heart o' Hills camp and conference center.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 771 people in 2010, 781 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1989.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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