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Quay
OklahomaCDP
Quay
Total population
0
Median home value
$0
Median income
$0
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Quay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on the boundary line between Pawnee and Payne counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 47 at the 2000 census, when it was still a town; the community disincorporated on August 23, 2000. No population was recorded in the census of 2010. But the 2020 Census recorded 39 persons.
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History
This community was originally named Lawson, for the townsite owner, Stonewall J. Lawson. A post office was established here January 17, 1894. Lawman Heck Thomas and his posse killed outlaw Bill Doolin in Lawson in 1896. Lawson was renamed Quay in honor of Pennsylvania Senator Matthew Quay on February 24, 1903. Initially, Quay was an agricultural center. The discovery of oil nearby caused the population to mushroom from about one hundred to about four thousand during the early 1920s. Oil production dried up and the town population declined to 186 at the 1930 census. The post office closed in 1957 and the school closed in 1965.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town had a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2), all land.
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Demographics & economy
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
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Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- JENNINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLElementary · Jennings · 247 students · 13.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
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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 Quay
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire B.B, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 53 mi
- Wildfire BISON, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 54 mi
- Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 73 mi
- Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-13 · 103 mi
- Wildfire 2690, Caddo, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 108 mi
- Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 125 mi
- Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 128 mi
- Wildfire PINTO, Stephens, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-08 · 131 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).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET