White Eagle, Oklahoma
White Eagle is an unincorporated community and Census designated place in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States.
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Coordinates: 36°37′36″N 97°04′52″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Kay |
Area | |
• Total | 5.87 sq mi (15.20 km2) |
• Land | 5.87 sq mi (15.20 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 925 ft (282 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 520 |
• Density | 89/sq mi (34/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 580 |
FIPS code | 40-80750 |
GNIS ID | 2805362[2] |
History
White Eagle was named for the Ponca principal chief, White Eagle (ca. 1840-1914), who led the Ponca to their reservation in Indian Territory.[3] Other names for the town are Ponca, White Eagle Agency, and Whiteagle.[2]
Geography
White Eagle is located in southeastern Kay County, just east of the Salt Fork and approximately one and one quarter miles west-northwest of the confluence of the Salt Fork with the Arkansas River. The community is on U.S. Route 177, five miles south of Ponca City.[4]
Government
White Eagle is the headquarters for the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.[6]
Notable people
- Paladine Roye, Ponca painter, 1946-2001
References
- "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Eagle, Oklahoma
- Johansen, Bruce E. White Eagle. Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. 2009 (15 August 2009)
- Ponca City SE, OK, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- Van de Logt, Mark. Ponca. Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. 2009 (15 August 2009)
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