Ponca City

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Ponca City
Nickname : Jewel on the Prairie
Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ponca City
Ponca City
Location in Oklahoma
Basic data
Foundation : 1893
State : United States
State : Oklahoma
Counties : Kay County
Osage County, Oklahoma
Coordinates : 36 ° 43 ′  N , 97 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 36 ° 43 ′  N , 97 ° 4 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 24,974 (as of 2012)
Population density : 532.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 50.0 km 2  (approx. 19 mi 2 ) of
which 46.9 km 2  (approx. 18 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 308 m
Postcodes : 74601, 74602, 74603, 74604
Area code : +1 580
FIPS : 40-59850
GNIS ID : 1096815
Website : www.poncacityok.gov
Mayor : Homer Nicholson

Ponca City is a city with a status of " City ", their parts, both in Osage County and in Kay County in the US -amerikanischen State Oklahoma are.

geography

Ponca City is affected in the southeast by the Arkansas River . The nearest major cities are Tulsa (125 km southeast), Oklahoma City (140 km south) and Wichita (110 km north) in Kansas . The connecting road US Highway 77 runs right through the city, Interstate 35 is 15 kilometers to the west.

Average Monthly Temperatures and Rainfall for Ponca City (1981-2010)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 7.6 10.7 16.1 21.4 25.9 30.7 33.7 33.6 28.8 22.1 14.9 8.3 O 21.2
Min. Temperature (° C) -4.4 -2.2 2.7 7.8 13.7 18.8 21.4 20.9 15.8 9.1 2.4 -3.3 O 8.6
Temperature (° C) 1.6 4.3 9.3 14.7 19.8 24.8 27.6 27.2 22.3 15.6 8.7 2.6 O 14.9
Precipitation ( mm ) 25.4 34.0 68.8 87.4 122.2 128.5 84.6 82.6 83.6 85.9 46.0 36.1 Σ 885.1
Rainy days ( d ) 5 5 7th 8th 10 10 7th 7th 7th 7th 6th 6th Σ 85
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history

Statue of EW Marland

The city was founded in 1883 under the name New Ponca . The name goes back to the Indian people of the Ponca . Because of the proximity to the Arkansas River, the place was very attractive, and immigrants came to the area, as the region with the Cherokee Outlet was opened for settlement. The place experienced a further boom after the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway passed nearby. In 1913 the place changed its name to "Ponca City". When oil was found in boreholes in the area, founded the of Pennsylvania native EW Marland , the Marland Oil Company , promoted soon large amounts of oil and a petroleum refinery built. In the 1920s, Ponca City experienced its heyday due to the oil boom. The Marland Oil Company was taken over in 1928 by the Continental Oil and Transportation Company (Conoco), which moved its headquarters to Ponca City. After another merger with the Phillips Petroleum Company to form ConocoPhillips in 2002, the new company is based in Houston , Texas . In 2009, ConocoPhillips announced that some of those not employed in the refinery would be relocated to other company locations. Although the refinery is still in operation, individual parts, for example the associated Fluid Catalytic Cracker, can be temporarily taken out of operation depending on the current market and price situation for refined products. Opposite the refinery is the Conoco Museum , opened in 2007 , in which historical documents and objects of the oil industry and the cultural development of Oklohomas are shown.

National Register of Historic Places

Many historically valuable buildings were erected in Ponca City during the oil boom, some of which were listed on the National Register of Historic Places . These include the Downtown Ponca City Historical District , the EW Marland Mansion , the Poncan Theater , the Marland-Paris House , the Blaine Stadium and Fieldhouse and the Big V Ranch House .

  • EW Marland Mansion

  • The Poncan Theater from 1927

Demographics

In 2012 a population of 24,974 people was determined, which means a decrease of 3.6% compared to the year 2000. The average age of residents in 2012 was 38.1 years, below the Oklahoma average of 40.6 years. About 7.6% of the population are of American Indian descent.

The main groups of immigrants during the early days of the city came from Germany (16.4%), England ( 11.8%) and Ireland ( 10.7%) .

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
  2. ↑ Cherokee Outlet
  3. ^ Document Center
  4. ↑ Fluid Catalytic Cracker
  5. ^ Conoco Museum
  6. ↑ city-data Ponca-City

Web links

Commons : Ponca City  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files