congressman and in 1934 as governor of Oklahoma.

He founded the 101 Ranch Oil Company, located on the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch, and drilled his first successful oil well on land he leased in 1911 from the Ponca tribe of American Indians. Marland, a Pennsylvania oil man, came to Oklahoma and founded the Marland Oil Company, which once controlled about 10% of the world's oil reserves. Ponca City's history and economy has been shaped chiefly by the ebb and flow of the petroleum industry. Marland, founder of Marland Oil (later Conoco), who later was elected as a U.S. Petroleum industry The statue of oilman E. In 1913, New Ponca changed its name to Ponca City. Cross eventually became defunct, and today, what was once Cross is now a residential district in Ponca City. 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. 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. 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. Īnother city, Cross, vied with Ponca City to become the leading city in the area. After the drawing for lots in the city was completed, Barnes was elected the city's first mayor. 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. The site for Ponca City was selected for its proximity to the Arkansas River and the presence of a freshwater spring near the river. 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. History Ponca City was founded after the United States opened the Cherokee Outlet for European-American settlement in the Cherokee Strip land run, the largest land run in United States history.

Ponca City had a population of 24,424 in the 2020 census, down from 25,387 at the time of the 2010 census. The city was named after the Ponca tribe.

Ponca City ( Iowa-Oto: Chína Uhánⁿdhe) is a city in Kay County in the U.S.

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