Pawnee County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, part of the Tulsa metropolitan statistical area. It had a population of 15,553 at the 2020 census and covers 595 square miles (1,540 km2) centred near 36°19′N 96°42′W.<\/p>\n
Pawnee is the county seat, and its postal code is 74058. The county contains two cities, nine incorporated towns, and roughly two dozen unincorporated communities, in the north-central part of the state. It sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n
Pawnee County has 36 named places on record: two cities, nine incorporated towns, and 25 unincorporated communities, several of them former post-office sites or ghost towns that survive only as a name on the map. Cities and towns run their own municipal government; the unincorporated communities do not.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawnee<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74058<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cleveland<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Blackburn<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hallett<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74034<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jennings<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74038<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Maramec<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74045<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oak Grove<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ralston<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Skedee<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Terlton<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74081<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Westport<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Quay<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Baugh<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Calida<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Casey<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cedar Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cody<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Curchece<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Empy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Esau Junction<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jobes<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jubys<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Leander<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lela<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Leroy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lone Chimney<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Masham<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mule Barn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Peterman Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rabornville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rambo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rigsby<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sha-To-She<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shady Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Timberlane<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Watchorn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wes<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n The old county listing labelled the community of Lone Chimney a “town”; it has never been incorporated and is carried here as an unincorporated place. No 2020 census population is published for any of the unincorporated communities, and several — Curchece, Sha-To-She, Rabornville, Empy, Jobes and Jubys among them — are historic place or former post-office names rather than active settlements.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nBlackburn, Oak Grove, Skedee, Westport and the unincorporated communities have no ZIP code of their own; mail there is delivered through one of the seven post offices above.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nPawnee County sits on the Osage Plains, a belt of low rolling prairie and cross-timbers hills where eastern Oklahoma’s woodlands give way to open grassland. Black Bear Creek and its tributaries drain much of the county before joining the Arkansas River system to the east; the Black Bear Creek Wildlife Management Area occupies part of the county’s northern reach. Terrain is gentler than the Osage Hills immediately to the north.<\/p>\n Pawnee County borders Osage County<\/a> to the northeast, Tulsa County<\/a> to the southeast, Creek County<\/a> to the south, Payne County<\/a> to the southwest, and Noble County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n The 2020 census counted 15,553 residents, with Pawnee and Cleveland the two largest communities in the county. That works out to roughly 27.4 people per square mile of land, well below the Oklahoma statewide average, reflecting the county’s rural, agricultural character. Median household income data specific to Pawnee County is not separately published here; Oklahoma’s statewide median stood at the Oklahoma median of $62,138 in the 2023 American Community Survey, and county incomes in this part of the state typically run below the state figure.<\/p>\n Agriculture anchors the county economy — cattle ranching and winter wheat on the upland prairie, with oil and gas production a long-running second industry across the surrounding Osage and Payne county fields. Pawnee is the headquarters of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, whose tribal government and services are a major local employer. The Pawnee Bill Ranch, a state historic site preserving Wild West showman Gordon “Pawnee Bill” Lillie’s home and grounds, draws visitors just west of Pawnee and hosts the annual Pawnee Bill Wild West Show.<\/p>\n Pawnee County was organized in 1893, formed from land opened when the Pawnee Nation’s reservation — established after the tribe sold its Nebraska homeland in 1874 — was allotted and its surplus opened to settlement. The county and its seat take their name directly from the Pawnee Nation. On September 3, 2016, a magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck near the town of Pawnee, the strongest ever recorded in Oklahoma; it damaged buildings in town but caused no fatalities.<\/p>\n U.S. Highway 64 and State Highways 18 and 99 are the main routes through the county, crossing near Pawnee and Cleveland.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial air service is Tulsa International Airport, roughly an hour’s drive southeast of Pawnee.<\/p>\n Where is Pawnee County?<\/strong> What is the population of Pawnee County?<\/strong> How big is Pawnee County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Pawnee County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Pawnee County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Pawnee County?<\/strong> |