Canton Lake is a lake in Blaine and Dewey Counties in Oklahoma , near Longdale and Canton . Its main source of water is the North Canadian River . It is about an hour away from Enid . The lake serves as a municipal water supply reservoir for Oklahoma City , which pays to have water released from the lake for water-supply purposes.
13-641: The Seiling Milling Company in Seiling, Oklahoma was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Its original mill building was built in 1917–18. A two-story engine room with basement was added in 1923. It was originally located in farm and prairie land, now is located within the limits of Seiling. This article about a property in Oklahoma on the National Register of Historic Places
26-543: A cotton gin and a feed mill. Wheat and rye became important crops before World War I. In 1918, the Seiling Milling Company opened a flour mill and marketed "White Rose Special" flour until it closed in 1952. Seiling is on US-60 , US-270 , US-281 , SH-3 , and SH-51 , some of which run concurrently through the town. US-183 is immediately to the west. Thus the town bills itself as the “Crossroads of Northwest Oklahoma.” Seiling Airport (FAA Identifier: 1S4)
39-498: A family was $ 58,466. Males who were employed full-time had a median income of $ 43,333. Females who were employed full-time had a median income of $ 32,500. The per capita income for the city was $ 24,410. Below the poverty line were 9.7% of people, 10.3% of families, 13% of those under 18 and 11.6% of those over 64. The local economy has been based on agriculture since the land was opened to non-Indian settlement. The major crops initially were broomcorn and cotton. Seiling soon had
52-551: A shoreline of 45 miles (72 km). Canton is owned and operated by the Army Corps of Engineers but Oklahoma City retains the storage rights. The lake is home to several species of fish, including largemouth bass, white bass, channel catfish, crappie, and walleye. Canton has become the primary source of walleye eggs for incubation and stocking of other state lakes. Since 1968, community leaders and local merchants have promoted an annual Walleye Rodeo. The four-day event offers visitors
65-530: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Seiling, Oklahoma Seiling is a city in Dewey County , Oklahoma , United States. The population was 850 at the 2020 census. The town was named in 1899 for Louis Seiling, a local store owner who had acquired a homestead in the Cheyenne-Arapaho land run of April 1892. The Hobson Town and Improvement Company established a town called Hobson, but
78-406: Is immediately adjacent to Seiling on the northwest. Seiling City Park is in the town, located on Seiling Creek. The 9-hole Seiling Golf Course was built in 1980. The Seiling Swimming Pool is open to the general public, and for special event rental. Canton Lake is to the east. Little Sahara State Park is about a half-hour to the north. The McAllister House at 311 N. Locust Ave. and
91-702: The Seiling Milling Company at 4th and Orange St. are on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Dewey County, Oklahoma . Canton Lake (Oklahoma) Canton Dam was a 1948 project of the Southwestern Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers . The earthen structure is 68 feet (21 m) high and 15,140 feet (4,610 m) long at its crest, with a maximum storage capacity of 383,000 acre-feet . The lake has
104-707: The Canadian rivers until 1906. A horse racing track was built in 1903. Seiling is located immediately south of the North Canadian River and 7 miles (11 km) north of the Canadian River , 10 miles (16 km) from Taloga , the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km ), all land. As of the 2010 census , there were 860 people, 325 households, and 216 families residing in
117-416: The age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 12% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. Individuals living alone accounted for 31.1% of households. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.24. The median age was 37.9 years. The median income for a household in the city was $ 45,650, and the median income for
130-437: The chance to win cash and other prizes that total over $ 30,000. Facilities at the lake include boat ramps, picnic areas, RV and tent campsites, drinking water, group shelters, restrooms, showers, a swimming beach, concession services, and a nature trail. In early 2013, Oklahoma City officials diverted 30,000 acre-ft of water from Canton Lake to Lake Hefner , to replenish the city's water supply. Later, spring rains replenished
143-441: The city. The population density was 1,000 inhabitants per square mile (390/km ). There were 402 housing units at an average density of 488.6 per square mile (188.6/km ). Residents self-identified as 95.1% white , 12.7% Native American , 4.9% of mixed heritage, 1.6% Asian , and 0.1% African American . Hispanic or Latino Americans made up 3.7% of the population. There were 325 households, out of which 29.5% had children under
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#1733114987067156-402: The level of that lake, which had to dump water into the North Canadian River to prevent the lake from overflowing. However, the effect was to leave Canton Lake 13 feet (4.0 m) below its normal level. This has contributed to an algae bloom. In April 2016, the lake finally replenished from the 2013 water diversion Oklahoma City made. In August 2022, Oklahoma City officials have requested
169-647: The name was changed to Seiling in January 1899. It incorporated in 1909. Seiling is now the largest city in Dewey County. Their girls basketball team has also won the Oklahoma State Championship four times in a row (2016-2019). Seiling developed as a local agricultural center and became the largest town in Dewey County despite the fact that the nearest railroad depot was in Canton , more than 25 miles (40 km) away . Moreover, there were no bridges across either of
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