Local Info

Our history – and why we have two names

In the beginning.... Indians called this locale “Coo-Y-Yah” meaning place of the huckleberries. In commemoration, today, a street bears the name.

Nathaniel Pryor, great grandnephew of Pocahontas, and a scout with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, married an Osage Indian and set up a trading post near what is now the City of Pryor, Oklahoma.

Form of Government:
Mayor-Council. The Mayor and Council Members are elected officials.

 Population:
City - 8,675
County - 38,369

Climate:
The average January temperature in Pryor is 41 degrees Fahrenheit with a July temperature average of 78 degrees. The area receives an annual average of 40 inches of rain and 7 inches of snow. The average number of flying days is 300.

Local Links: 

· Pryor Area Chamber of Commerce

· Mid America Industrial Park

· Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation

· City of Pryor

· Grand River Dam Authority