Newalla, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Newalla
Newalla is an unincorporated community in eastern Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States. Newalla is an adaption of the Osage name for the Canadian River. The post office was opened June 22, 1904.
Located just west of State Highway 270, north of Interstate 40, it is a part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area.
Newalla, with a current elevation of 1,148 feet, is located within the Eastern bounds of Oklahoma County and appears on the Harrah, Oklahoma U.S. Geological Survey Map due to their proximity. Newalla is a geographic area which spans unincorporated Oklahoma County and unincorporated Cleveland County (also referred to as Little Axe). Portions of Newalla are also within Oklahoma City Limits. School districts that provide educational services to the community are the following: McLoud Public Schools, Harrah Public School, Choctaw Public Schools, Little Axe Public Schools, Mid-Del Public Schools, as well as Norman and Moore Public Schools. The estimated population of Newalla, Oklahoma is currently at 9,518.
Newalla has a site on the NRHP, being the Union School District 19 1/2 building. This is an historically black two-room schoolhouse with a poured-in-place concrete, partial, two-room basement constructed circa 1936. It is located at the southwest corner of 149th St. and S. Luther Rd.
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How Newalla is governed
Newalla appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Oklahoma County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Newalla does have local officials.
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Residents of Newalla
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Mayor
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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