Langley

History

Langley, still located at its original site, is on State Highway 82 at the west end of the Pensacola Dam, which is on the National Register of Historic Places and holds back the Grand Lake. Langley incorporated on November 20, 1939, and a post office was established on January 20, 1939. The dam was completed in 1941, and the town began to promote itself to the recreation industry.

Geography

Langley is near the northeastern corner of Mayes County, with a small portion extending north into Craig County. State Highway 82 passes through the town as Third Street, leading north to Vinita and south to Salina. State Highway 28 passes through the north side of Langley, leading east across Pensacola Dam into Disney and leading to Jay, and leading west from Langley to Adair. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Langley has a total area of , all land. The town is bordered to the east by the Grand Lake o' the Cherokees, a reservoir on the Neosho River.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  413
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  339
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  326
• Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

  Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  319
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  306
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  297
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  291
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  285

Largest nearby schools

• WICKLIFFE PUBLIC SCHOOL
  Elementary · Salina · 98 students · 10.9:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.82 — 2024-03-23
  9 km SE of Foyil, Oklahoma
• M 2.7 — 2018-12-10
  1 km ENE of Zeb, Oklahoma
• M 2.7 — 2016-04-03
  Arkansas-Oklahoma border region
• M 2.7 — 2016-01-14
  7 km W of Talala, Oklahoma
• M 2.6 — 2015-09-03
  6 km WSW of Vera, Oklahoma
• M 2.6 — 2010-05-21
  2 km SW of Centerton, Arkansas