Kaw City Oklahoma Map
Kaw City, Oklahoma — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Kaw City, Kay County.
Interactive Map of Kaw City, Oklahoma
| City | Kaw City |
| State | Oklahoma (OK) |
| County | Kay |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 36.760314 |
| Longitude | -96.833367 |
| Population | 283 |
| Density | 39.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Kaw City, Oklahoma
Kaw City is a locality in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 283. The population density is 39.9 people per km². Kaw City is located at 36.7603°N, 96.8334°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74641.
Kaw City lies at the western edge of a vast expanse of Oklahoma prairie, where the land gently rolls, a subtle topography that belies the immense sky arching overhead. It lies 46.3 miles north-north-east of Stillwater, OK (from Stillwater, OK: bearing 16°T), and is situated 14.4 miles east-north-east of Ponca City. The air here, especially in the languid hours of late afternoon, carries a dry warmth, tinged with the scent of sun-baked earth and distant fields of grain. Sparse clusters of cottonwood trees, their leaves whispering secrets on the breeze, mark the edges of cultivated land, their roots grasping deep into the loamy soil. The character of Kaw City is one of quiet persistence, a place where the horizon seems to stretch into an eternity of possibility, and the rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow, deliberate turning of the sun. The history of Kaw City is intimately bound to the mighty Arkansas River and the vast reservoir it feeds, Lake Ponca, a shimmering blue expanse that shapes the local economy and recreational life. This region once echoed with the footsteps of the Kaw Nation, whose ancestral lands were here, their legacy a silent whisper in the wind that sweeps across the plains. Today, the economy relies on the bounty of the surrounding agricultural lands, fields that yield wheat and sorghum under that expansive sky, and on the steady draw of the lake, attracting anglers and boaters who find solace in its waters. A notable feature is the presence of the Kaw Dam, a concrete testament to human endeavor that tames the river and creates the very heart of this locality's appeal.
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About This Kaw City Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Kaw City, Oklahoma with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Kaw City and Kay County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Kaw City is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Kaw City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
