Durant, Oklahoma

Coordinates: 33°59′59″N 96°23′5″W / 33.99972°N 96.38472°W / 33.99972; -96.38472
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Durant, Oklahoma
Main Street in Durant
Main Street in Durant
Nickname(s): 
City of Magnolias and Gateway to Lake Texoma
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Durant, Oklahoma is located in the United States
Durant, Oklahoma
Durant, Oklahoma
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°59′59″N 96°23′5″W / 33.99972°N 96.38472°W / 33.99972; -96.38472
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyBryan
Area
 • Total27.83 sq mi (72.08 km2)
 • Land27.76 sq mi (71.89 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation669 ft (204 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total18,589
 • Density669.68/sq mi (258.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
74701-74702
Area code580
FIPS code40-22050[3]
GNIS feature ID2410375[2]
Websitewww.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 18,589 at the 2020 census.[4]

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.[5]

Sources[change | change source]

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durant, Oklahoma
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  5. "Master Plan – Section 2 The Campus of a Thousand Magnolias". Southeastern Oklahoma State University Master Plan. Southeastern Oklahoma State University. 2010. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2010.

Further reading[change | change source]

  • 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 Archived 2013-01-22 at Archive.today

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