Delaware, Oklahoma

Delaware, Oklahoma
Location of Delaware, Oklahoma
Location of Delaware, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°46′44″N 95°38′33″W / 36.77889°N 95.64250°W / 36.77889; -95.64250
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyNowata
Area
 • Total
0.39 sq mi (1.02 km2)
 • Land0.39 sq mi (1.02 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation715 ft (218 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
267
 • Density677.66/sq mi (261.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74027
Area code(s)539/918
FIPS code40-19850[3]
GNIS feature ID2412417[2]

Delaware is a town in Nowata County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 267 at the 2020 census, a decline of 35.9 percent from the figure of 417 recorded in 2010.[4] The town is named for the Eastern Delaware tribe that moved into this area from Kansas after signing a treaty with the Cherokee Nation in 1867.[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delaware, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ MuniNet Guide: Delaware, Oklahoma Archived August 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Cheatham, Gary L. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture "Delaware."[1] Archived December 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine