Byng

History

The beginnings of the town of Byng were established in 1917 with the building of a post office and power plant (about five miles north of Ada). The post office and power plant were named to honor the World War I exploits of British General Julian Byng who commanded the Canadian Corps and was later Governor General of Canada. The town was not formally formed until 1922 when the remains of two other communities were merged into Byng. Tyrola, about a mile north of Byng, was almost wiped out by a flooding of the South Canadian River in 1914. New Bethel, also approximately a mile north of present-day Byng, but lying east of Tyrola, had also been formed. The school at New Bethel and the school at Tyrola were combined to create New Bethel Consolidated Number 3 in 1925, and the name was changed to Byng in 1929. The town incorporated in 1972.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. The town is on U.S. Route 377. Ada is to the south, while the town of Konawa, as well as Lake Konawa, are to the north-northwest.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• HOMER ES
  Elementary · Ada · 628 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• ADA JHS
  Middle · Ada · 606 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• ADA HS
  High · Ada · 540 students · 12.3:1 ratio
• LATTA ES
  Elementary · Ada · 486 students · 18.7:1 ratio
• ADA EC CTR
  Elementary · Ada · 402 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• HAYES ES
  Elementary · Ada · 393 students · 15.7:1 ratio
• WASHINGTON ES
  Elementary · Ada · 361 students · 16.4:1 ratio
• BYNG JHS
  Middle · Ada · 357 students · 14.3:1 ratio