Kay county is located in northern Oklahoma on the Kansas state line due north of Oklahoma City on Interstate 35with Newkirk serving as the county seat. Significant bodies of water include Kaw Lake, Lake Ponca and the Arkansas River which forms the southeastern county line with Osage County. The Salt Fork of the Arkansas and the Chikaskia rivers also flow through the county. Museum buffs will enjoy the Top of Oklahoma Historical Museum in Blackwell and the Pioneer Woman Museum in Ponca City. In addition, the Marland Mansion Estate, built for oil baron E.W. Marland, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is also located in Ponca City. The county population on July 1, 1999, was 46,448, a decrease of 1,608 over the 1990 census.
Location:
Newkirk Oklahoma
Other Oklahoma Counties nearby:
(Enid) Garfield County
(Medford) Grant County
(Newkirk) Kay County
(Pawhuska) Osage County
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04/19 Coming to The Newkirk area
OK Mozart Festival Bartlesville OK June9-15 Oklahoma's Premier Music Festival,
OK Mozart brings the highest quality professional musical and cultural experience to the state of Oklahoma and the middle United States.
Kansas State Fair Hutchinson KS September6-15 Each year, over 400,000 visitors flock to the Kansas State Fair to visit a wide array of exhibits, partake in fabulous Fair food, and see the amazing butter sculpture.
Tulsa Greek Festival Tulsa OK September19-21 Build your own Greek dinner, enjoy some Greek desserts, buy a Greek cookbook with an area flavor, and imagine the sights, sounds, and smells of Mediterranean life.
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