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Osage The Osage Nation, a Native American tribe in the United States, is the source of most other terms containing the word "osage". Osage can also refer to: * Osage language, a Dhaegin language traditionally spoken by the Osage Nation * Osage (Unicode b ...

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Osage County, Oklahoma Osage County is the largest county by area in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Created in 1907 when Oklahoma was admitted as a state, the county is named for and is home to the federally recognized Osage Nation. The county is coextensive with the Os ...

, United States. The population was 1,034 at the 2020 census, a decline of 21.9 percent from the figure of 1,325 recorded in

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History

The town was founded in 1905 and originally named Bigheart, for the Osage Chief James Bigheart. It was initially a 160-acre site along the

Midland Valley Railroad The Midland Valley Railroad (MV) was a railroad company incorporated on June 4, 1903 for the purpose of building a line from Hope, Arkansas, through Muskogee and Tulsa, Oklahoma to Wichita, Kansas. It was backed by C. Jared Ingersoll, a Philadelph ...

in March 1905. The railroad opened Bigheart Station in September 1905 and the Bigheart Post Office opened in January 1906. The town was exempted from the Osage allotment, so lots could be sold to anyone. Lots were auctioned in May 1906. The first newspaper, the ''Bigheart Star'', first appeared in 1906.Jon D. May, "Barnsdall," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.
Accessed May 8, 2015. Joshua Cosden built the Southwest Refining Company oil refinery in 1910. He sold it to Stone and Webster of Boston, Massachusetts in 1917. The Barnsdall Oil Company had discovered the nearby Bigheart (later Barnsdall) oilfield in 1916. The Barnsdall Oil Company, bought the refinery in 1921. The town was renamed on January 1, 1922 in honor of Mr. Barnsdall. The town of Barnsdall experienced a

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in April 1911, a major fire in March 1913 and a flood in September 1915. Despite these calamities, the population increased from 307 in 1910 to 2,099 in 1920. That proved to be the high point of population in the town. Barnsdall Refining Company renamed itself Bareco Oil Company in 1940. It ceased refining oil in 1946 and began producing

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es that year. Petrolite Corporation (now part of Baker Hughes Inc.) bought Bareco and has continued to operate the plant. Henry L. Doherty bought the holdings of Theodore N. Barnsdall, founder of Barnsdall Oil Company, in 1912.Weaver, Bobby D. "Doherty, Henry Latham (1870 - 1939)." Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.
Accessed December 1, 2016 The Midland Valley trackage both north and south of Barnsdall has since been abandoned, the southern portion in 2000. At least some of the route south of Barnsdall has been converted into a

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Geography

Barnsdall is located at {{Coord, 36.559344, -96.161062, type:city_region:US-OK, format=dms, display=inline.{{cite web, url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html, publisher=

, access-date=2011-04-23, date=2011-02-12, title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 It is {{convert, 17, mile, km southeast of

Pawhuska Pawhuska ( osa, 𐓄𐓘𐓢𐓶𐓮𐓤𐓘 / hpahúska, ''meaning: "White Hair"'', iow, Paháhga) is a city in and the county seat of Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named after the 19th-century Osage chief, ''Paw-Hiu-Skah'', ...

, the Osage County seat, and {{convert, 40, miles, km northwest of

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, the city has a total area of {{convert, 0.6, sqmi, km2, all land.

Climate

{{Weather box , location = Barnsdall, Oklahoma , single line = Y , Jan high F = 46.7 , Feb high F = 52.5 , Mar high F = 63.1 , Apr high F = 74.1 , May high F = 80.5 , Jun high F = 88.3 , Jul high F = 94.5 , Aug high F = 93.8 , Sep high F = 85.2 , Oct high F = 75.0 , Nov high F = 61.2 , Dec high F = 49.7 , year high F = 72.1 , Jan low F = 22.5 , Feb low F = 27.4 , Mar low F = 37.0 , Apr low F = 48.1 , May low F = 56.5 , Jun low F = 65.2 , Jul low F = 69.8 , Aug low F = 67.6 , Sep low F = 60.3 , Oct low F = 48.0 , Nov low F = 37.0 , Dec low F = 26.4 , year low F = 47.2 , Jan precipitation inch = 1.4 , Feb precipitation inch = 1.9 , Mar precipitation inch = 3.7 , Apr precipitation inch = 3.3 , May precipitation inch = 4.8 , Jun precipitation inch = 4.7 , Jul precipitation inch = 2.9 , Aug precipitation inch = 3.5 , Sep precipitation inch = 5.6 , Oct precipitation inch = 3.2 , Nov precipitation inch = 3.0 , Dec precipitation inch = 1.9 , year precipitation inch = 39.9 , source 1 = Weatherbase.com {{cite web , url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=535043&refer= , title = Historical Weather for Barnsdall, Oklahoma, United States , date = August 2010 , source = , width = auto

Events

Scene on Main Street in Bigheart, Oklahoma

Barnsdall's annual Bigheart Day is held The Saturday before Memorial Day. It centered on a parade and other events, such as: * Fishing Tournament at Lake Waxhoma. Ages 4–12. * Frog Race and Turtle Race after the fishing tournament. * Carnival; depends on the city budget. * Tricycle races. * Live music. Bands that have played, Celestial Impulse (disbanded), Accusing of the Believing (disbanded), and Pake Mackentire * Street vendors. * Parade at noon. * Alumni panther football game. * Street dance; usually 7pm - Midnight. * Alumni Basketball game.

Demographics

{{US Census population , 1910= 307 , 1920= 2099 , 1930= 2001 , 1940= 1831 , 1950= 1708 , 1960= 1663 , 1970= 1579 , 1980= 1501 , 1990= 1316 , 2000= 1325 , 2010= 1243 , 2020= 1034 , footnote=2020 Cenus Results{{cite web , url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4004250, title=2020 Cenus Results, publisher=Census.gov, access-date=Sep 21, 2021 As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,325 people, 542 households, and 357 families residing in the city. The

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was 2,195.3 people per square mile (852.6/km²). There were 630 housing units at an average density of 1,043.8 per square mile (405.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.26%

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, 15.62% Native American, 0.30%

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, 0.23% from

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, and 9.58% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.81% of the population. There were 542 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were

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living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.00. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,598, and the median income for a family was $34,934. Males had a median income of $31,731 versus $18,472 for females. The

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for the city was $13,435. About 8.0% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the

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, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

*Singer

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(born, 1940), Miss America runner-up in 1958, was born in Barnsdall. *Movie Star

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, famous for his role in "

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", came to Barnsdall with his father for a short while when the town was in the oil business. The native stone shotgun house where he resided on West Walnut Street still stands. Clark was also noted to sing in a quartet while he lived in Bigheart (Barnsdall).

Attractions

Barnsdall has two properties listed on the

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: * The Bank of Bigheart, * The

Barnsdall Main Street Well Site {{Infobox settlement , official_name = Barnsdall, Oklahoma , settlement_type = City , nickname = Bigheart , motto = , image_caption = , image_flag = , image_se ...

, an oil well in the middle of Main Street. *The Woolaroc Ranch Historic District, 8 miles east of the junction of State Highway 11 and State Highway 123, is considered to be in Barnsdall. {{clear

References

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External links

''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' - Barnsdall
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