Ponca City, Oklahoma

Ponca City, Oklahoma
Chína Uhánⁿdhe
City
Veterans Day Parade down Grand Avenue in front of the Ponca City Civic Center and Town Hall
Veterans Day Parade down Grand Avenue in front of the Ponca City Civic Center and Town Hall
Location of Ponca City, Oklahoma
Location of Ponca City, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°43′25″N 97°04′20″W / 36.72361°N 97.07222°W / 36.72361; -97.07222
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyKay
Founded1893[1]
Incorporated1899[1]
Government
 • TypeCouncil - Manager
 • MayorHomer Nicholson
 • Vice-MayorMaryBeth Moore
Area
[2]
 • Total19.61 sq mi (50.78 km2)
 • Land18.38 sq mi (47.60 km2)
 • Water1.23 sq mi (3.19 km2)
Elevation
[3]
1,017 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total24,424
 • Density1,329.05/sq mi (513.15/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
74601-74604
Area code580
FIPS code40-59850[4]
GNIS feature ID2411455[3]
Websiteponcacityok.gov

Ponca City (Iowa-Oto: Chína Uhánⁿdhe)[5] is a city in Kay County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The city was named after the Ponca tribe. Ponca City had a population of 24,424 in the 2020 census, [6] down from 25,387 at the time of the 2010 census.[7]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference collier was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ponca City, Oklahoma
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ (2009) Kansas Historical Society, Ioway-Otoe-Missouria Language Project, English to Ioway-Otoe-Missouria Dictionary, "Dictionary P (English to Baxoje)", "Ponca City, Okla.". [1]
  6. ^ "Quick Facts for Ponca City, Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Ponca City city, Oklahoma". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2019.