The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusZena is a census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States, along State Highway 127. As of the 2020 census, Zena had a population of 181. Established on Courthouse Prairie in District 5 of the old Indian Territory, its post office existed from April 11, 1896, until January 31, 1956.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 122 to 181 (+48%). Half of its homes were built before 1996.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Zena yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Zena’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Zena’s history is told.
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Zena, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Zena is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Zena has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Delaware School, District No. 64 in White Water, 3.7 miles away.
Zena and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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