Bowring, Oklahoma

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Bowring (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°52′41″N96°07′12″W / 36.87806°N 96.12000°W / 36.87806; -96.12000
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Osage
Area
[1]
  Total0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
  Land0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
814 ft (248 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total78
  Density391.96/sq mi (151.27/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
74056
Area code 918
FIPS code 40-08000
GNIS feature ID2804702 [2]

Bowring is an unincorporated community and Census designated place [2] in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established November 12, 1923. It is said to have been named from the combination of the names of two local ranchers, Mart Bowhan and Richard Woodring.

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Geography

Bowring is located in northern Osage County, approximately 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the city of Bartlesville, and approximately 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Pawhuska, the county seat of Osage County. Bowring is also approximately 8.4 miles (13.5 km) south of the Oklahoma–Kansas state line. Bowring is served by Oklahoma State Highway 10 (SH-10), which runs from the nearby town of Copan from the east and the unincorporated hamlet of Herd to the west.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 78
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

Nearby communities

Railroad history

Bowring was once served by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF). Cattle ranchers once drove their cattle to the west side of town to be loaded onto cattle cars to be taken to markets throughout the area. The AT&SF Railroad into Bowring began in Owen Township south of nearby Caney, Kansas, in northern Washington County, through what was Hulah, east of Bowring, then south across the Caney River, then on the south side of Whippoorwill Point, through Bowring and further west into Pawhuska.

The old Hulah Depot that sat near SH-10 has since been moved to Johnstone Park in the nearby city of Bartlesville.

Recreation and fishing

Bowring has two lakes nearby on SH-10: Copan Lake and Dam, west of the town of Copan on the Little Caney River, and Hulah Lake and Dam on the Caney River near the unincorporated hamlet of Whippoorwill Point. Both lakes and dams are in the United States Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District. The lakes and dams provide flood control protection for the nearby cities of Dewey and Bartlesville. The Caney River has its confluence with the Verdigris River to the northeast of the city of Claremore and is a part of the greater Arkansas River watershed. Both the Little Caney and Caney rivers have their sources in central Kansas.

Education

It is in the Bowring Public School school district. [4]

Climate

Climate data for Bowring, Oklahoma
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)46.1
(7.8)
52.1
(11.2)
62.6
(17.0)
73.6
(23.1)
79.7
(26.5)
87.2
(30.7)
93.3
(34.1)
92.8
(33.8)
84.3
(29.1)
74.5
(23.6)
60.5
(15.8)
49.1
(9.5)
71.3
(21.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)22
(−6)
26.9
(−2.8)
36.5
(2.5)
47.7
(8.7)
56.2
(13.4)
65
(18)
69.8
(21.0)
67.6
(19.8)
60.3
(15.7)
47.9
(8.8)
36.7
(2.6)
26
(−3)
46.9
(8.3)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.3
(33)
1.8
(46)
3.3
(84)
3.3
(84)
4.8
(120)
4.5
(110)
3.2
(81)
3.6
(91)
4.9
(120)
3.2
(81)
2.8
(71)
1.7
(43)
38.4
(980)
Source: Weatherbase.com [5]

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References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowring, Oklahoma
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Osage County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  5. "Historical Weather for Bowring, Oklahoma, United States".

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