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Website. poncacityok.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.
Coordinates: 36.703°N 97.078°W. City Hall in Ponca City is a historic Spanish Colonial architecture city hall building and auditorium in Ponca City, Oklahoma. [1] It was designed by Solomon Layton 's firm, the designers of the Oklahoma State Capitol and many other significant buildings in the state. Originally built as an auditorium in 1916 ...
Ponca City Public Schools. Ponca City Public Schools is the public school district in Ponca City, Oklahoma. It operates seven elementary schools, two middle schools (one serves grades 6 and 7, the other serves grade 8), and Ponca City High School. It employs 760 people and has over 5,000 students. The entire school system shares the Wildcat mascot.
The E.W. Marland Mansion is a 43,561 square feet (4,046.9 m 2) Mediterranean Revival-style mansion located in Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States.Built by oil baron and philanthropist Ernest Whitworth (E.W.) Marland, as a display of wealth at the peak of the 1920s oil boom, the house is one of the largest residences in the southwestern United States, and is known as the "Palace on the Prairie."
Marland's Grand Home is a 1910s period mansion built in the Italian Renaissance Revival style. The Grand Home is owned by the City of Ponca City and includes exhibit rooms for Miller Brothers 101 Ranch history, Native American archaeology, artifacts and art, and Daughters of the American Revolution exhibits. The Grand Home was formerly known as ...
The Miller Brothers 101 Ranch was a 110,000-acre (45,000 ha) cattle ranch in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma before statehood. Located near modern-day Ponca City, it was founded by Colonel George Washington Miller, a veteran of the Confederate Army, in 1893. [ 4] The 101 Ranch was the birthplace of the 101 Ranch Wild West Show and one of the ...
The Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, also known as the Ponca Nation, is one of two federally recognized tribes of Ponca people. The other is the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. Traditionally, peoples of both tribes have spoken the Omaha-Ponca language, part of the Siouan language family. [2] They share many common cultural norms and characteristics ...
The Downtown Ponca City Historic District is a 73 acres (30 ha) area of historic buildings in Ponca City, Oklahoma. The historic district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [1] The listing included 109 contributing buildings and 33 non-contributing ones. [2]