Once the domain of various Plains Indian groups, by that time this region had become part of the Cherokee Outlet, opened to settlement by a land run in September 1893.

A year after the run several settlers, including John Barr and Frederick D. Webster, took up land near the railroad stop.

Eighteen months later, anti-liquor campaigner and Guthrie resident Carrie Nation, on one of her lecture tours through Oklahoma Territory, made a brief visit to Gage's saloons and met a cold reception.

The growing community served as a cattle and grain shipping point for the surrounding area.

Prosperity in the first decade after incorporation attracted two banks, five lumberyards, and more than two dozen retail establishments.

In 1920 the town had 804 inhabitants Because of the flat terrain and good weather, the U.S. Army maintained a 720-acre bomber-pilot training field outside Gage during World War II.

In the 1940s and 1950s Gage supported two dozen retail stores, gasoline stations, and other commercial establishments.

After paved highways allowed commuting to jobs in Woodward and Shattuck, Gage's population rose to 536 and 667 in 1970 and 1980, respectively.

The Bank of Gage, a turn-of-the-century two-story brick building on Main Street, is on the National Register of Historic Places in Ellis County, Oklahoma.

[6] The issue was hotly debated, with many parents still opting to take their children to the town of Shattuck due to the closer distance and more educational offerings.

This park contains a clear, spring-fed or artesian lake approximately the size of five football fields and it hosts what is claimed to be Oklahoma's largest outdoor swimming pool.

The natural swimming area has cement sides like a pool and a sandy, lake-like bottom.

[8] When an oil well drilled on the C. J. Minton farm produced only artesian water, the landowner created a swimming and boating area for the public.

[8] Early advertisements touted the water as good for kidney ailments, rheumatism, eczema, and stomach problems and people traveled from Kansas, Texas, and from various parts of Oklahoma to try the pool so full of minerals one can easily float.