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Also known as McAlester, Oklahoma, McAlester, OK, South McAlester, South McAlester, Oklahoma, South McAlester, OK, MacAlister, MacAlister, Oklahoma, MacAlister, OK

city in Oklahoma, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Oklahoma
County
Pittsburg
Named after
J. J. McAlester
Mayor
Justin Few
Total
17.93 sq mi (46.43 km )
Land
17.80 sq mi (46.10 km )
Water
0.13 sq mi (0.33 km )
Elevation
742 ft (226 m)
Density
1,020.9/sq mi (394.16/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip codes
74501–74502
Area codes
539/918
Fips code
40-44800
Website
www .cityofmcalester .com

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Encyclopedic overview

McAlester is a city in and the county seat of Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, McAlester had a population of 18,171. The town gets its name from James Jackson McAlester, an early settler and businessman who later became lieutenant governor of Oklahoma. Known as "J. J.", McAlester married Rebecca Burney, the daughter of a full-blood Chickasaw family, which made him a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation.

McAlester is the home of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, the former site of an "inside the walls" prison rodeo that ESPN's SportsCenter once broadcast. The prison's nickname, Big Mac, was derived from its location in the town.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “McAlester” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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