Lenapah, Oklahoma

Lenapah, Oklahoma
Location of Lenapah, Oklahoma
Location of Lenapah, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°51′05″N 95°38′09″W / 36.85139°N 95.63583°W / 36.85139; -95.63583
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyNowata
Area
 • Total
0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2)
 • Land0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation755 ft (230 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
272
 • Density660.19/sq mi (255.10/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74042
Area code(s)539/918
FIPS code40-42300[3]
GNIS feature ID2412889[2]

Lenapah is a town in north central Nowata County, Oklahoma, United States, eleven miles north of Nowata and sixty two miles northeast of Tulsa. Its name is an adaptation of Lenape, the name of a Delaware Tribe of Indians.[4] The population was 293 at the 2010 census, a 1.7 percent decrease from the figure of 298 recorded in 2000.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lenapah, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. '^ Cheatham, Gary. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. "Lenapah".[1]