Dale, Oklahoma

Dale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located on State Highway 270 in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. It lies in the North Canadian River bottom, a few miles northwest of Shawnee. The 2010 census recorded a population of 186.[3]

Dale
Unincorporated community and census-designated place
Motto: 
"Go Dale"
Dale is located in Oklahoma
Dale
Dale
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Dale is located in the United States
Dale
Dale
Dale (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°23′03″N 97°02′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyPottawatomie
Government
Area
[1]
 • Total0.74 sq mi (1.92 km2)
 • Land0.74 sq mi (1.92 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,034 ft (315 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total175
 • Density235.85/sq mi (91.08/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)405/572
FIPS code40-19150
GNIS feature ID2629915[2]

Dale was platted along the Rock Island railroad line before statehood. The Dale Post Office opened October 26, 1893. Initially named King, for John King, an Absentee-Shawnee Indian who owned the allotted land on which the community was founded. The community was renamed in 1895, for Frank Dale, the second Chief Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court (1893-1898).

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020175—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dale, Oklahoma
  3. CensusViewer:Dale, Oklahoma Population. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Sources

Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .


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