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Byng is a town in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,175 at the 2010 census.

Byng town overview:
Name:	Byng town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Oklahoma
County:	Pontotoc County
Elevation:	974 ft (297 m)
Total Area:	6.52 sq mi (16.89 km²)
Land Area:	6.52 sq mi (16.89 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,393
Population Density:	213.58/sq mi (82.46/km²)
FIPS code:	4010600
GNISfeature ID:	1090774

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History

The beginnings of the town of Byng were established in 1917 with the building of a post office and power plant (about five miles north of Ada). The post office and power plant were named to honor the World War I exploits of British General Julian Byng who commanded the Canadian Corps and was later Governor General of Canada. The town was not formally formed until 1922 when the remains of two other communities were merged into Byng. Tyrola, about a mile north of Byng was almost wiped out by a flooding of the South Canadian River in 1914. New Bethel, also approximately a mile north of present-day Byng, but lying east of Tyrola, had also been formed. The school at New Bethel and the school at Tyrola were combined to create New Bethel Consolidated Number 3 in 1925, and the name was changed to Byng in 1929. The town incorporated in 1972.

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Geography

Byng is located at 34°51′46″N 96°40′8″W / 34.86278°N 96.66889°W / 34.86278; -96.66889 (34.862761, -96.668820). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.5 square miles (17 km), all land.

The town is on U.S. Route 377. Ada is to the south, while the town of Konawa, as well as Lake Konawa, are to the north-northwest.