Ponca City, OK Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2017: 24,220 (98% urban, 2% rural). >Population change since 2000: -6.6%

Population (male): 11,991

Median Age: 37.0 years

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Ponca City: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (breakdown): (12.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.2% for Black residents, 33.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 28.3% for American Indian residents, 38.6% for other race residents, 25.1% for two or more races residents)

Sex Offenders: According to our research of Oklahoma and other state lists, there were 63 registered sex offenders living in Ponca City, Oklahoma as of January 15, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Ponca City is 398 to 1.>

Ancestries: Ancestries: American (16.6%), German (14.2%), English (7.8%), Irish (6.4%), French (1.4%), European (1.3%).

Zip Codes: 74601

Races:
      White alone - 18,108 - 72.1%
      American Indian alone - 2,051 - 8.2%
      Hispanic - 2,013 - 8.0%
      Two or more races - 1,721 - 6.9%
      Black alone - 816 - 3.3%
      Asian alone - 267 - 1.1%

Another city, Cross, vied with Ponca City to become the leading city in the area. After the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had opened a station in Cross, people thought it would not open another in Ponca City because of the two cities' proximity. New Ponca boosters eventually secured a station after offering the Santa Fe station agent two town lots and the free relocation of his house from Cross. Ponca City reportedly obtained its first boxcar station by some Ponca City supporters going to Cross and returning with the town's station pulled behind them. Cross eventually became defunct, and today, what was once Cross is now a residential district in Ponca City. In 1913 New Ponca changed its name to Ponca City.

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Ponca City, OK Locations

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Ponca City, OK Testing Locations

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1715 N 5TH ST 1.2 miles

1715 N 5TH ST
PONCA CITY, OK 74601
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715 E HARTFORD AVE 1.3 miles

715 E HARTFORD AVE
PONCA CITY, OK 74601
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1900 N 14TH ST 1.6 miles

1900 N 14TH ST
PONCA CITY, OK 74601
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400 FAIRVIEW AVE STE 22 1.7 miles

400 FAIRVIEW AVE STE 22
PONCA CITY, OK 74601
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2101 N 14TH ST STE 114 1.8 miles

2101 N 14TH ST STE 114
PONCA CITY, OK 74601
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1009 W FERGUSON AVE B 13.5 miles

1009 W FERGUSON AVE B
BLACKWELL, OK 74631
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  1. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

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  10. National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)

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  11. CDC: Workplace Health Promotion

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  12. Mayo Clinic: Drug Testing

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  15. World Health Organization (WHO)

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  18. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

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Local Area Info: Ponca City, Oklahoma

Ponca City was created in 1893 as New Ponca after the United States opened the Cherokee Outlet for European-American settlement during the Cherokee Strip land run, the largest land run in United States history. The site for Ponca City was selected for its proximity to the Arkansas River and the presence of a fresh water spring near the river. The city was laid out by Burton Barnes, who drew up the first survey of the city and sold certificates for the lots he had surveyed. After the drawing for lots in the city was completed, Barnes was elected the city's first mayor.

Another city, Cross, vied with Ponca City to become the leading city in the area. After the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had opened a station in Cross, people thought it would not open another in Ponca City because of the two cities' proximity. New Ponca boosters eventually secured a station after offering the Santa Fe station agent two town lots and the free relocation of his house from Cross. Ponca City reportedly obtained its first boxcar station by some Ponca City supporters going to Cross and returning with the town's station pulled behind them. Cross eventually became defunct, and today, what was once Cross is now a residential district in Ponca City. In 1913 New Ponca changed its name to Ponca City.

Ponca City's history and economy has been shaped chiefly by the ebb and flow of the petroleum industry. E. W. Marland, a Pennsylvania oil man, came to Oklahoma and founded the Marland Oil Company, which once controlled approximately 10 percent of the world's oil reserves. He founded the 101 Ranch Oil Company, located on the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch, and drilled his first successful oil well on land which he leased in 1911 from the Ponca Tribe of American Indians. He was elected in 1932 as a U.S. congressman and in 1934 as governor of Oklahoma.

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Population (total): Population in 2017: 24,220 (98% urban, 2% rural). >Population change since 2000: -6.6%

Population (male): 11,991

Median Age: 37.0 years

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Ponca City: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (breakdown): (12.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.2% for Black residents, 33.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 28.3% for American Indian residents, 38.6% for other race residents, 25.1% for two or more races residents)

Sex Offenders: According to our research of Oklahoma and other state lists, there were 63 registered sex offenders living in Ponca City, Oklahoma as of January 15, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Ponca City is 398 to 1.>

Ancestries: Ancestries: American (16.6%), German (14.2%), English (7.8%), Irish (6.4%), French (1.4%), European (1.3%).

Zip Codes: 74601

Races:
      White alone - 18,108 - 72.1%
      American Indian alone - 2,051 - 8.2%
      Hispanic - 2,013 - 8.0%
      Two or more races - 1,721 - 6.9%
      Black alone - 816 - 3.3%
      Asian alone - 267 - 1.1%

Another city, Cross, vied with Ponca City to become the leading city in the area. After the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had opened a station in Cross, people thought it would not open another in Ponca City because of the two cities' proximity. New Ponca boosters eventually secured a station after offering the Santa Fe station agent two town lots and the free relocation of his house from Cross. Ponca City reportedly obtained its first boxcar station by some Ponca City supporters going to Cross and returning with the town's station pulled behind them. Cross eventually became defunct, and today, what was once Cross is now a residential district in Ponca City. In 1913 New Ponca changed its name to Ponca City.