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Pawhuska

city in Oklahoma, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Oklahoma
County: Osage
Founded: 1872 (Deep Ford)
Named after: Paw-Hiu-Skah
Mayor: Steve Tolson
Total: 3.71 sq mi (9.61 km )
Land: 3.69 sq mi (9.57 km )
Water: 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km )
Elevation: 820 ft (250 m)
Density: 808/sq mi (312/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code: 539/918
Fips code: 40-57600
Website: www .pawhuska .com

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Pawhuska (/pɒˈhʌskə/ paw-HUSK-ə; Osage: 𐓄𐓘𐓢𐓶𐓮𐓤𐓘, romanized: hpahúska, lit. 'White Hair'; Iowa-Oto: Paháhga) is a city in and the county seat of Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,984. It was named after the 19th-century Osage chief Paw-Hiu-Skah, which means "White Hair" in English. The Osage tribal government, which opened offices in Pawhuska in 1872 when its reservation was established in Indian Territory, continues to be based in Pawhuska.

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