OVERVIEW
Originally part of the Cherokee Outlet, Pawnee county lies between the Cimarron River on the south and the Arkansas River on the north. The lands were opened to settlement by lottery in 1892, and the county was designated County "Q." Later the name was changed to honor the Skidi Pawnee Indians who located here in the 19th century.
At statehood, the county was created with an area slightly larger than Pawnee County, Oklahoma Territory. The county is primarily noted for agriculture and cattle. Today, Keystone Lake and the Pawnee Bill Museum in Pawnee, the county seat, are major tourist attractions along with Lone Chimney Lake south of Pawnee.
The major manufacturing company is Columbia Windows. Two newspapers, the Pawnee Chief and the Cleveland American, and two hospitals, Pawnee Municipal Hospital and Cleveland Hospital, serve the county. The Burlington Northern Railroad and the Cimarron Turnpike provide ready access to the county.
Information Courtesy of Oklahoma Department of Commerce - Revised May, 2000
Location: Pawnee County is in northeastern Oklahoma.
Climate: The average precipitation is 45.6 inches
yearly in this area. January's average temperature is
40.6 degrees Fahrenheit and July's average is 79.6 degrees
Fahrenheit.
County Seat : Pawnee - population 1,688
Distances: Pawnee to: Tulsa - 55 miles Enid -
69 miles Bartlesville - 74 miles
Land Area: 595 square miles.
2000 County Population: 16,612
Labor Force within 30 Miles: 114,200