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History · Wyandotte

Wyandotte dates to 1867, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1907 on and the census since 1900.

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How Wyandotte began

When was Wyandotte founded?

1867

Wyandotte dates its founding to 1867 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 224 in 19002020 census: 488159 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1894.The full story ↓

What stands out about Wyandotte’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Wyandotte are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost a third of its people between 1940 and 1960, then more than doubled.On the map since 19073 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1982. Watch Wyandotte change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wyandotte’s history is told.

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People over time

Wyandotte, census by census

01002003004005001900192019401960198020002020348 in 1940Low: 226

Lost a third of its people between 1940 and 1960, then more than doubled.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Wyandotte’s Wikipedia page.

On the map

Wyandotte on the map, 1907 to 1982

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Wyandotte. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Wyandotte on the 1907 USGS mapWyandotte on the 1961 USGS mapWyandotte on the 1982 USGS map1907Wyandotte sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Wyandotte.

The story

How Wyandotte came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Wyandotte.

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The Wyandotte tribe was removed to this area in 1867. The Society of Friends (Quakers) established a mission here in 1869, and the Wyandotte Tribal Council donated land for the Quakers to establish a boarding school for Seneca, Shawnee and Wyandotte children. Construction of the school began in 1871 and classes began in 1872. Originally named Prairie City, the post office was renamed to the city's current name in 1894.

In the mid 1920s, Wyandotte was nationally known for having an all-female city government due to changes in the electorate of the town after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. The mayor of the town during this period, Mamie Foster, served for over five years as Oklahoma's first female mayor.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Wyandotte, 1867 to 2020

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1867
    FoundingWyandotte is established
  3. 1894Post officeThe Wyandotte post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1907On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1916Born hereBob Seymour is born here
  7. 1921Born hereLeaford Bearskin is born here
  8. 21st century
  9. 2020CensusPopulation peaks at 488
By decade

Wyandotte, decade by decade

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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Wyandotte

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Leaford BearskinNative American tribal leader and US Air Force … · b. 1921
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Bob SeymourAmerican football player · b. 1916

Questions about Wyandotte’s history

What year was Wyandotte founded?

In 1867, according to Wikidata. Wyandotte’s post office opened in 1894, and the census of 1900 counted 224 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.