Quapaw, Oklahoma

Quapaw, Oklahoma
Town of Quapaw
Main façade of the Quapaw Town Hall
Main façade of the Quapaw Town Hall
Nickname: 
"The Hay Capital"
Location in Ottawa County and Oklahoma
Location in Ottawa County and Oklahoma
Quapaw is located in the United States
Quapaw
Quapaw
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°57′20″N 94°47′30″W / 36.95556°N 94.79167°W / 36.95556; -94.79167
Country United States
State Oklahoma
CountyOttawa
Incorporated1917 (107 years ago) (1917)
Area
 • Total0.98 sq mi (2.53 km2)
 • Land0.98 sq mi (2.53 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation843 ft (257 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total811
 • Density830.94/sq mi (320.75/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74363
Area code(s)539/918
FIPS code40-61400[3]
GNIS feature ID2412515[2]
Highways

Quapaw, officially the Town of Quapaw, is a town in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States, which serves as the capital of the Quapaw Nation. Located about 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Miami, it is part of the Joplin, Missouri metropolitan area. Incorporated in 1917,[4] Quapaw's population was 811 in 2020.[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: Quapaw, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Mickey Johnson, Quapaw, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Accessed March 15, 2015
  5. ^ "Quapaw town, Oklahoma". Census Bureau Profile. United States Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2023.