Ingalls, Oklahoma

Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States

Ingalls, Oklahoma

Census-designated place

Ingalls

Location within the state of Oklahoma

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Ingalls

Ingalls (the United States)

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Coordinates: 36°6′6″N 96°52′53″W﻿ / ﻿36.10167°N 96.88139°W﻿ / 36.10167; -96.88139
Country| United States
State| Oklahoma
County| Payne
Government

Area

[1]

• Total| 2.59 sq mi (6.72 km2)
• Land| 2.59 sq mi (6.72 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

[2]

| 919 ft (280 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 192
• Density| 74.05/sq mi (28.59/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

74074

Area code| 405
FIPS code| 40-37000
GNIS feature ID| 2805329[2]

Ingalls is a census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Payne County, Oklahoma, about 9 miles (14 km) east of Stillwater. The town was settled as a result of the "Unassigned Lands" land run in 1889, and had a post office from January 22, 1890, until October 31, 1907.[3] It was named for Senator John J. Ingalls of Kansas.[4] During the 1890s the population peaked at about 150, then began to decline.[5]

## History[edit]

Ingalls Hotel Replica, E 19th Street (2007)

Ingalls was a peaceful community that rarely ever had any commotion, until it became notable as the site of the Battle of Ingalls on September 1, 1893, which was a shootout between U.S. Marshals and the Doolin-Dalton gang.[6]

A new post office, named Signet, Oklahoma, was established on a site slightly northwest of the old Ingalls townsite on June 21, 1921, and became part of a new community. The residents of the Ingalls part protested and the name was then officially changed back after its closure.[3]

Only a few deserted, old buildings are still present, including replicas of the Ingalls Hotel, its actual name the Pierce O.K. Hotel, a livery stable, saloon, and general store.[7]

## Demographics[edit]

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2020| 192| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingalls, Oklahoma
3. ^ a b McRill, Leslie. "Old Ingalls: The Story of a Town that Will Not Die." Archived 2006-09-05 at the Wayback Machine, Chronicles of Oklahoma Vol. 36. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 165.
5. ^ ""Oklahoma's Past: Payne County" Oklahoma Archaeological Survey. University of Oklahoma. 23 Oct 2007.
6. ^ Samuelson, Nancy B. "Dalton Gang," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society. Accessed February 19, 2016
7. ^ "The Ingalls Townsite." Oklahoma Archaeology Survey." Retrieved September 12, 2014.
8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## Sources[edit]

* McRill, Leslie. "Old Ingalls: The Story of a Town That Will Not Die", Chronicles of Oklahoma 36:4 (October 1958) 429-445 (retrieved August 17, 2006)
* "Oklahoma's Past: Payne County" Oklahoma Archaeological Survey. University of Oklahoma. 23 Oct 2007.
* Shirley, Glenn (July 1990). Gunfight at Ingalls: Death of an Outlaw Town. Barbed Wire Pr. p. 180\. ISBN 978-0935269062.

## External links[edit]

* US Marshals Service-Deputies versus the Wild Bunch

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Municipalities and communities of Payne County, Oklahoma, United States

County seat: Stillwater

Cities|

* Cushing
* Drumright‡
* Perkins
* Stillwater
* Yale

Map of Oklahoma highlighting Payne County

Towns|

* Glencoe
* Mulhall‡
* Orlando‡
* Ripley

CDPs|

* Ingalls
* Mehan
* Quay‡

Other
communities|

* Goodnight‡

Ghost town|

* Clarkson

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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