ick as aw ▁Nation ▁in ▁a ▁ge ographic ▁region ▁known ▁as ▁Indian ▁Territ ory . ▁Pe ach ▁orch ards ▁ab ound ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 1 , 5 2 5 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Str at ford ▁was ▁originally ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁McG ee , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ick as aw ▁Nation ▁in ▁an ▁un organ ized ▁ge ographic ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁known ▁as ▁Indian ▁Territ ory ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁Central ▁Rail road ▁built ▁the ▁rail road ▁two ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁McG ee . ▁The ▁town ▁placed ▁its ▁buildings ▁on ▁w ag ons ▁and ▁whe e led ▁them ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁train ▁tracks . ▁The ▁new ▁town ▁was ▁first ▁named ▁Wall ing , ▁but ▁by ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Str at ford . ▁Str at ford ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Pe ach ▁Capital ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁and ▁holds ▁its ▁Pe ach ▁Festival , ▁annual ▁rode o , ▁and ▁car ▁show ▁the ▁third ▁Saturday ▁each ▁July . ▁The ▁festival ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁while ▁the ▁rode o ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Str at ford ▁is ▁approximately ▁half way ▁between ▁Paul s ▁Valley , ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁Ada , ▁Oklahoma ▁along ▁State ▁Highway ▁ 1 9 , ▁where