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1930 - The Pioneer Woman Statue was unveiled on April 22. Created by sculptor Bryant Baker, the 17-foot statue weighed 12,000 pounds, and cost $300,000. It is mounted on a pyramid limestone base, making the total height over 30 feet. The monument was conceived, directed and partially financed by E.W. Marland. More than 40,000 people gathered for the festivities and to hear Will Rogers speak. The event was broadcast nationally on NBC Radio. President Hoover addressed the crowd via NBC wire from Washington. Marland presented the statue and the land surrounding it to the State of Oklahoma.

Herman Smith opened Smitty's Boys and Men’s Wear, leasing the boys department in the Johnson Clothing Store.

A record number of turtles were entered in the 101 Ranch Terrapin Derby. Clara Day won first place with her turtle "Goober Dust" and collected $7,100.

Genuine Hickory-smoked Bar-B-Q was the specialty of The Pig restaurant, located north of the hospital on U.S. 77.

William Vanselous died April 7, leaving the Big V Ranch to his children, Edward, Grace, Kay, and Oklahoma, to operate. They continued their father's innovative practices.
They used a small airplane to patrol their acreage and helped pioneer the use of electric fences in Oklahoma.

The city passed an ordinance prohibiting barbed wire fencing in the city limits.

The 1930 census showed Ponca City's population at 16,136 citizens.

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