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Pontotoc County is in the south central part of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,492.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40/40123.html )〕 Its county seat is Ada.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county was created at statehood from part of the Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory. It was named for a historic Chickasaw tribal area in Mississippi. According to the ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Pontotoc is usually translated "cattail prairie" or "land of hanging grapes." 〔Turner, Alvin O. ("Pontotoc County," ) ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed April 4, 2015.〕 Pontotoc County comprises the Ada, OK Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Chickasaw Nation's headquarters are in Ada. ==History== The present Pontotoc County was part of the land that the U. S. government granted in 1830 to the Choctaw tribe via the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. In 1837, the Chickasaw tribe was granted land within the Choctaw domain. In 1857, the Chickasaw Nation formed its own government on this land. However, few Chickasaw settled there until after the Civil War, mainly because of attacks by various Plains Indian tribes.〔 The first settlers located in the vicinity of Boggy Depot during the 1840s. Camp Arbuckle was established to protect migrants traveling on the California Road. After the Civil War, settlements began spreading through the area. Some of the new settlers were illegal white intruders and outlaws. The first post office was established at Stonewall in 1878. The town of Ada was founded in 1890. After three railroads built linesthrough Ada, it became the dominant community of the area. Ada was named county seat when Pontotoc County was created.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pontotoc County, Oklahoma」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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