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What is the history of Kay County Oklahoma? ›

1893--Kay County was created in 1893. It was an original county (Cherokee Outlet). Originally known as “K” County, it was part of the Cherokee Outlet and was formed after the famous Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893.

Kay County, Oklahoma has 919.6 square miles of land area and is the 28th largest county in Oklahoma by total area. Kay County, Oklahoma is bordered by Osage County, Oklahoma, Noble County, Oklahoma, Grant County, Oklahoma, Garfield County, Oklahoma, Cowley County, Kansas, and Sumner County, Kansas.

Newkirk (population 2,243) was platted by the Federal Government in 1893 to be a county seat in the newly opened Cherokee Outlet, a swath of land populated by the fourth, and largest, of Oklahoma's five land runs. It became the county seat of Kay County.

Ponca City

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Boley is the largest and most well-known “All Black” town in Oklahoma and only one of 13 that still exists. "It has grown. It has had some growing pains.

"The Oldest Town in Oklahoma." Colonel Matthew Arbuckle of the United States Army established Fort Gibson in 1824.

Canadian county is the state's fastest growing county, with a population exceeding 154,405. The county grew by 33.6% residents over the last decade.

Osage County, Oklahoma has 2,246.7 square miles of land area and is the 1st largest county in Oklahoma by total area.

The citizens held an election on November 8, 1893, and chose the name Newkirk in another effort to appeal to the railroad. The name was derived from Kirk, a small cattle-shipping depot located two miles directly north of present Newkirk on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway line.

What county is Ponca City, OK in? ›

Ponca City CCD, Kay County, Oklahoma is a city, town, place equivalent, and township located in Kay County, Oklahoma.

County Seat: The main town or city where the government offices of a county are located is called the county seat.

Oklahoma has 733 places, 597 incorporated places and 136 census designated places (CDPs). The incorporated places consist of 164 cities and 433 towns. There are four inactive towns - Erin Springs, New Woodville, Oak Grove, and Smithville.

Enid CCD, Garfield County, Oklahoma is a city, town, place equivalent, and township located in Garfield County, Oklahoma.

While the 10 counties that make up the Greater Oklahoma City metro are inextricably connected by their economic activities, each has unique characteristics and advantages. Look here to find high quality, reliable and comparable data each of our 10 counties.

McALESTER — With a population of 56 people, Carlton Landing in Pittsburg County has become Oklahoma's newest town.