Facts About Yukon, Oklahoma
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Yukon was founded by A.N. Spencer in 1891 and was named for the Yukon River which flows from British Columbia, across the Yukon, and into Alaska.
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The city has a total area of 26.3 square miles, of which 26.2 square miles is land and 0.04 square miles is water.
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Yukon began to attract immigrants from Bohemia. Following World War I and the dissolution of Bohemia into Czechoslovakia and Moravia, the immigrants became known as “Czechs.” Yukon is known as the “Czech Capital of Oklahoma”.
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Yukon is a western suburb of Oklahoma City, and it is located in the central portion of the east side of Canadian County, Oklahoma at 35°30′8″N 97°44′57″W.
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Yukon is twinned with the following sister city Krnov in the Czech Republic.
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Yukon was incorporated in 1901 and voted to add water works, sewer, and electricity from the mill in 1910.
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The estimated population of Yukon, Oklahoma is 27,557, as of 2020.
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Yukon has a city government, which began with a three-man board and has progressed to a city manager system with a five-person city council.
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The town is traversed by historic Route 66 and state highways 4 and 92. It lies just north of Interstate 40. Downtown Oklahoma City is 16 miles (26 km) to the east.
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Community events include the Czech Festival in October and the Chisholm Trail Festival in June.
