Place:Waurika, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States

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NameWaurika
TypeCity
Coordinates34.17°N 98.001°W
Located inJefferson, Oklahoma, United States
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Waurika is the county seat of Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,064 at the 2010 census, a 4.36 percent decrease from 2,158 at the 2000 census.

An article from 1985 in The Oklahoman claimed that Waurika promoted itself as "The Parakeet Capital of the World". It gave no explanation for using this slogan. The Waurika Chamber of Commerce website in 2020 echoes that the town was "once a parakeet paradise," but currently seems to be promoting the motto On The Trail, By The Lake, complete with a logo of a cowboy bronc-riding a fish.

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