Also known as Jay, Oklahoma, Jay, OK
city in and county seat of Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oklahoma
- County
- Delaware
- Total
- 3.33 sq mi (8.63 km )
- Land
- 3.33 sq mi (8.63 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 1,027 ft (313 m)
- Density
- 730/sq mi (281/km )
- Demonym
- Jayite
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Area codes
- 539/918
- Fips code
- 40-37650
- Website
- City website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Jay
- Population
- 2425
- Area
- 8.653411
- Elevation
- 318
- Image
- Lake eucha.JPG
- Households
- 829
Show 5 more facts
- postal code
- 74346
- P8168
- Jem
- Commons category
- Jay, Oklahoma
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 17005
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Jay is a city in and the county seat of Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Jay had a population of 2,425. Almost 40% of its residents are Native American, thus Jay is home to numerous Cherokee tribal offices and a health clinic for the Delaware District of the Cherokee Nation. Jay has a council-manager system of government. Becki Farley is the mayor with Kyle Stump serving as Vice Mayor.
The city is celebrated as the Huckleberry Capital of the World and has been host to the annual Huckleberry Festival each July 4 weekend since 1967.