Kaw City, OK

Kaw City is a city in eastern Kay County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 325 residents. Kaw City was named for the Kanza Indians, called the Kaw by locals. In 1902, the original Kaw City was founded, prior to Oklahoma statehood, as a farming community in the fertile oxbow bend of the Arkansas River. The Kaw City Museum is housed in the town's 1902 train depot, and has exhibits relating to the history of the area. Kaw City makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Kaw City is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. Kaw City was across the river from the Kaw Indian reservation and the Kaw Agency. Kaw City is located on a peninsula extending into the Kaw Lake impoundment of the Arkansas River. Washunga lies to the north across the lake.