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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.
Congressional district. 4th. 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.
An incorporated community in Pontotoc County, Roff is situated along State Highway 1, eighteen miles southwest of Ada and ninety-five miles southeast of Oklahoma City. The town was named for Joseph T. Roff, a rancher who moved from Texas to the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, in 1871.
April 6, 2024 at 3:54 PM. Apr. 6—Longtime Pontotoc County Sheriff John Christian announced Friday that he will not seek reelection. Although Christian had been with the office previously, he was ...
The Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about an incident on the south Canadian River near Ada, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southeast of Oklahoma City, according to a July 11 news ...
Ada. 5. Mijo Camp Industrial District. Upload image. September 26, 1985. ( #85002560) Northern side of Pontotoc County Road 148. 34°52′10″N 96°48′30″W.
June 19, 2024 at 4:04 AM. Convicted murderer Larry Doil Sanders, in chains in the middle, is led by Pontotoc County sheriff deputies from the courthouse in Ada Tuesday morning after being ...
530 E. Main St., Ada, Oklahoma 74820 USA. Circulation. 5,000 Daily [1] Website. theadanews .com. The Ada News is a daily newspaper published five days a week in Ada, Oklahoma. The publication's coverage area includes Pontotoc County and portions of Coal County, Garvin County, Hughes County, Johnston County, Murray County and Seminole County.