Tonkawa (Oklahoma)
| Tonkawa | |||
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| Nickname : The Wheatheart of Oklahoma | |||
Location in Oklahoma
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1894 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Oklahoma | ||
| County : | Kay County | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 41 ′ N , 97 ° 19 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 3,164 (as of 2012) | ||
| Population density : | 218.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 14.5 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 300 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 74653 | ||
| Area code : | +1 580 | ||
| FIPS : | 40-74150 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1098940 | ||
| Website : | cityoftonkawa.net | ||
Tonkawa is a city with the status of City in Kay County in the US -amerikanischen State Oklahoma .
geography
Tonkawa is located 20 kilometers west of Ponca City . The nearest major city is Wichita (100 km north) in Kansas . The connecting road US Highway 77 runs right through the city, Interstate 35 touches it in the west. The Salt Fork Arkansas River crosses the city in a west-east direction.
history
The name of the city goes back to the Indian tribe of the Tonkawa and in their language means something like "They all stand together" (English: They All Stay Together ). After the Cherokee Outlet or the Oklahoma Land Run , the land was released for settlement. Then the city was founded in 1894. With the connection to the Blackwell and Southern Railway (later Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ) and the development of oil fields, the population grew by leaps and bounds by 1921. Although the population fell again due to falling oil demand, the oil and gas industry remained an important branch of the economy. From January 1943 to September 1945 there was a camp in Towanda for around 3,000, mostly German prisoners of war, most of whom came from the Africa Corps . The site of the former prisoner of war camp is now used as an industrial area. The city also runs farms, especially the cultivation of wheat .
National Register of Historic Places
The First Presbyterian Church of Tonkawa was listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Demographics
In 2012 a population of 3,164 people was determined, which means a decrease of 4.1% compared to the year 2000. The average age of residents in 2012 was 32.5 years, below the Oklahoma average, which was 40.6 years. About 6.8% of the population are of American Indian descent.
The main groups of immigrants during the early days of the city came 17.2% from Germany, 12.3% from Ireland and 11.9% from England .
sons and daughters of the town
- Henry Bellmon (1921–2009), politician
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ History ( Memento of the original from September 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ POW Camp
- ↑ city-data Tonkawa
