Marland, OK

Marland is a town in Noble County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 184 residents. Marland was named for Ernest W. Marland, an oilman from nearby Ponca City who later became a governor of Oklahoma. A newcomer can read Marland through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Marland comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Marland is on SH-156, south-southwest of Ponca City. The surrounding countryside, formerly part of the Ponca reservation, had been leased for cattle grazing and was part of the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch.