Gazetteer
Housing Units (2000): 1417
Land area (2000): 5.579458 sq. miles (14.450729 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.021821 sq. miles (0.056515 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.601279 sq. miles (14.507244 sq. km)
FIPS code: 74150
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 36.680362 N, 97.309219 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 74653
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Tonkawa
Wikipedia
The Tonkawa are a Native American tribe indigenous to present-day Oklahoma and Texas. They once spoke the now- extinct Tonkawa language; it is believed to have been a language isolate not related to any other indigenous tongues. Today, many descendants are enrolled in the federally recognized tribe Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.
In the 15th century, the Tonkawa tribe probably numbered around 5,000, with their numbers diminishing to around 1,600 by the late 17th century due to fatalities from new infectious diseases and warring with other tribes, most notably the Apache. By 1921, only 34 tribal members remained. Their numbers have since recovered to close to 700 in the early 21st century. Most live in Oklahoma.
The Tonkawa are a Native American tribe of Oklahoma and Texas.
Tonkawa may also refer to:
- Tonkawa, Oklahoma, a city in Oklahoma
- Tonkawa language, an extinct language formerly spoken by the Tonkawa people
- Tonkawa (YTB-786), a U.S. Navy tugboat
Usage examples of "tonkawa".
Suddenly, the Comanche, whose face was streaked in macabre designs with black war paint, wheeled his pony around to race headlong back into the midst of the Tonkawas.
The Comanche screamed his defiance of the Tonkawas, who had momentarily retreated, and charged them again with only a knife to defend himself.
The Comanche was quickly surrounded by the screeching Tonkawas, who raced in a circle around their victim, brandishing lances and tomahawks.
One of the Tonkawas dodged in and pierced the Comanche with his lance before quickly retreating.
He would not leave this brave Comanche in the hands of the Tonkawas, who ate the flesh of their enemies.