Pryor Wedding

Pryor Creek is a city in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 8,659 at the 2000 census.

Originally named Coo-Y-Yah, Cherokee for Huckleberry, it was renamed Pryor Creek, which was the name of the local railroad station (named, of course, for the creek). Due to confusion in distinguishing handwritten mailing addresses to Pryor Creek and Pond Creek, the U.S. Postal Service name for the town was shortened to Pryor, though the official name of the town remains Pryor Creek.

Pryor Creek is located at 361759N, 951850W (36.299667, -95.313798)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.9 km (6.5 mi). 16.8 km (6.5 mi) of it is land and 0.1 km (0.04 mi) of it (0.31%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 8,659 people, 3,567 households, and 2,343 families residing in the city. The population density was 514.3/km (1,332.5/mi). There were 3,887 housing units at an average density of 230.9/km (598.2/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 77.91% White, 0.29% African American, 14.12% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.97% from other races, and 6.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.78% of the population.