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Ada is a city in and the county seat of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States. [ 4] The population was 16,481 at the 2020 United States Census. The city was named for Ada Reed, the daughter of an early settler, and was incorporated in 1901. [ 5] Ada is home to East Central University, and is the capital of the Chickasaw Nation.
Pontotoc County is a county in the south central part of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,065. [1] Its county seat is Ada. [2] The county was created at statehood from part of the Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory. It was named for a historic Chickasaw tribal area in Mississippi.
00000623 [1] Added to NRHP. 2000. The Wintersmith Park Historic District, known locally as simply Wintersmith Park, is a historic district located at 18th Street and Scenic Drive in Ada, Oklahoma. The park includes a lake, a lodge, bridges, trails, courts and a public amphitheater. The area is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. There are 9 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 19, 2024.
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Oklahoma has more than 200 lakes created by dams. All lakes listed are man-made. Oklahoma's only natural lakes are oxbow and playa lakes. Oklahoma has sixty-two oxbow lakes at least 10 acres in size. The largest, near the Red River in McCurtain County, is 272 acres. Playa lakes are found in saucer-shaped depressions in the high plains region.
List of casinos in the U.S. state of Oklahoma; Casino City County State District Type Notes Ada Gaming Center: Ada: Pontotoc: Oklahoma: South-Central - Arbuckle Country: Native American: Apache Casino Hotel: Lawton: Comanche: Oklahoma: Southwest - Great Plains Country: Native American: Border Casino: Thackerville: Love: Oklahoma: South-Central ...
County 6 in Oklahoma Territory in 1889, renamed to Payne County in 1907 [62] David L. Payne, the key figure in opening Oklahoma to white settlement: 121.50 83,352: 686 sq mi (1,777 km 2) Pittsburg County: 121: McAlester: 1907: Choctaw Nation land [63] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: 33.29 43,479: 1,306 sq mi (3,383 km 2) Pontotoc County: 123: Ada ...