Miami

Miami: Coleman Theatre

Miami, city, seat (1907) of Ottawa county, northeastern Oklahoma, U.S. The city is located in the Ozark foothills on Neosho River near Grand Lake o’ the Cherokees, impounded by Grand River Dam. Originally a trading post called Jimtown and renamed in 1890 for the Miami people, whose reservation was close by, it was laid out in 1891. The community, which is in an important cattle-raising and dairying region, developed rapidly as a commercial centre when lead and zinc were discovered nearby in 1905. Light manufactures include crushed particle board, steel springs, and furniture and carpeting. Miami is the seat of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (founded in 1919). Inc. 1910. Pop. (2000) 13,704; (2010) 13,570.