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Dewey
Oklahomacity
Dewey
Total population
3,412
Median home value
$119,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$42,695
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Dewey is a city in Washington County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dewey had a population of 3,372. It is located near the north side of Bartlesville.
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History
In 1899, Jacob Bartles moved his grist mill and trading post three miles north from Bartlesville to property he owned along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. He built the Dewey Hotel in the following year. The town was named for Admiral George Dewey. The first newspaper in town, the Dewey Eagle, began publication in 1900, and the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad came to Dewey in 1903.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Dewey, OK from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- BARTLESVILLE HSHigh · Bartlesville · 1,642 students · 19.1:1 ratio
- MADISON MSMiddle · Bartlesville · 732 students · 18.8:1 ratio
- WAYSIDE ESElementary · Bartlesville · 694 students · 17.8:1 ratio
- CENTRAL MSMiddle · Bartlesville · 671 students · 15.6:1 ratio
- RANCH HEIGHTS ESElementary · Bartlesville · 616 students · 15.8:1 ratio
- DEWEY ESElementary · Dewey · 569 students · 17.2:1 ratio
- WOODROW WILSON ESElementary · Bartlesville · 560 students · 15.6:1 ratio
- RICHARD KANE ESElementary · Bartlesville · 514 students · 14.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Notable people from here
Nearby places in Oklahoma
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Dewey
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire BISON, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 23 mi
- Wildfire B.B, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 30 mi
- Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 109 mi
- Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 159 mi
- Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-13 · 164 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 164 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 164 mi
- Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 165 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET