Durant, Oklahoma
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| City of Durant | |
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| Nickname(s): City of Magnolias, Queen of Three Valleys | |
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| Coordinates: 33°59′59″N 96°23′5″W / 33.99972°N 96.38472°WCoordinates: 33°59′59″N 96°23′5″W / 33.99972°N 96.38472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Bryan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jerry Tomlinson |
| • Vice Mayor | Thomas Marcum |
| • City Manager | James Dunegan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.1 sq mi (49.4 km2) |
| • Land | 19.0 sq mi (49.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 636 ft (194 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 15,811 |
| • Density | 830/sq mi (322/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 74701-74702 |
| Area code(s) | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-22050[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1092307[2] |
| Website | http://www.durant.org/ |
Durant is a city in Bryan County, Oklahoma in the United States. It is the county seat of Bryan County. The population was 15,877 at the 2010 census.
Durant is home to Southeastern Oklahoma State University and the headquarters of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The city is officially known as the Magnolia Capital of Oklahoma.[3]
Sources[change]
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Master Plan – Section 2 The Campus of a Thousand Magnolias". Southeastern Oklahoma State University Master Plan. Southeastern Oklahoma State University. 2010. http://homepages.se.edu/master-plan/section-2-the-campus-of-a-thousand-magnolias/. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- Foreman, Grant (March, 1928). "Early Post Offices of Oklahoma". The Chronicles of Oklahoma (Oklahoma Historical Society) 6 (1). http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v006/v006p004.html. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- Phipps, B. L. (June, 1929). "First Exploration of the Headwaters of Red River". The Chronicles of Oklahoma (Oklahoma Historical Society) 7 (2). http://digital.library.okstate.edu/chronicles/v007/v007p180.html. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- Shirk, George (1987). Oklahoma Place Names. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-8061-2028-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=KpAmsIFdutAC.
Further reading[change]
- Blaisdell, Lowell L. "Anatomy of an Oklahoma Lynching: Bryan County, August 12–13, 1911," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 79 (Fall 2001).
- MacCreary, Henry. A Story of Durant: "Queen of Three Valleys" (Durant, Okla.: Democrat Printing Co., 1946).
- Milligan, James C., Norris, L. David, and Vanmeter, Ann. Durant, 1872–1990 (Durant, Okla.: Bryan County Heritage Association Inc., 1990).
- Norris, L. David. Southeastern Oklahoma State University Since 1909, Vol. 1 (Durant, Okla.: Mesa Publishing Co., 1986).
- Durant leading the state in economic development
Other websites[change]
- City of Durant
- Durant Area Chamber of Commerce
- Durant Daily Democrat
- KLBC 106.3 FM and The Buzz
- Durant Economic Development
- Durant, Oklahoma (OK 74701, 74702) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, sex offenders, news, sex offenders
- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture – Durant
- Durant Oklahoma
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