Dale, Oklahoma

Dale is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place located on State Highway 270 in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. It lies in the North Canadian River bottom, a few miles northwest of Shawnee. The 2010 census recorded a population of 186.[1]

Dale
Motto(s): 
"Go Dale"
Dale
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Dale
Dale (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°23′24″N 97°2′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyPottawatomie
Government
Population
 (2010)
  Total181
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)(405)

Dale was platted along the Rock Island railroad line before statehood. The Dale Post Office opened October 26, 1893. Initially named King, for John King, an Absentee-Shawnee Indian who owned the allotted land on which the community was founded. The community was renamed in 1895, for Frank Dale, the second Chief Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court (1893-1898).

References

  1. CensusViewer:Dale, Oklahoma Population. Retrieved August 7, 2013.

Sources

Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .


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