Welcome to Watonga ...

The city of Watonga is located in Blaine County<1> (at the time of its founding, Watonga was located in Oklahoma Territory) and is the County Seat for Blaine County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watonga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Watonga has a population of 2,851 people<2> (see below for details).

Watonga is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Watonga lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The ZIP code for Watonga: 73772<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Watonga had an population of 2,851 people. This is a decrease of 44.22% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 38.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Watonga had a population of 5,111 people (or 42.79% of the total population of Blaine County). This makes Watonga the county's most populous community.

The population of Watonga represents 0.14% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 73rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,111 people, the population of Watonga increased 9.73% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,658 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Watonga.

Communities near Watonga ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Watonga.

• Geary
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geary have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
  • Geary is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geary <6>
• Okeene
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeene
  • Okeene is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okeene <6>
• Canton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
• Hitchcock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
  • Hitchcock is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <6>
• Greenfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <6>
• Loyal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
  • Loyal is located in Kingfisher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyal <6>
• Oakwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <6>
• Eagle City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
  • Eagle City is located in Blaine County
• Omega
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Omega is located in Kingfisher County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omega <6>
• Fay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Fay is located in Dewey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fay <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Watonga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watonga.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Watonga. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Watonga.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Watonga. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Watonga.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watonga ...

Looking for more information about Watonga? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Watonga, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Watonga.

Adding Watonga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Watonga in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Watonga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Watonga post office opened in 1892.

We also found Watonga in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watonga.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watonga. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/