Geography of Bartlesville
Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the seat of Washington County. It is on the Caney River, 40 miles (64 km) due north of Tulsa. Oil refining and the manufacturing of oil-field equipment are the chief industries. Bartlesville was settled in 1875, and Oklahoma's first commercial oil well was drilled here in 1897. The city has the council-manager form of government.
Population: 34,748.