Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
	State capital and city
	City of Oklahoma City
	From top left to clockwise: Downtown skyline, SkyDance Pedestrian Bridge, City Hall, Gold Star Memorial Building, Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City National Memorial, state capitol
; Flag	; Seal
	Nickname(s): "OKC", "The 405", "The City", "The Big Friendly"
	; Location in Oklahoma County and the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Location in Oklahoma County and the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (the US)
	Coordinates: 35°28′56″N 97°32′06″W / 35.48222°N 97.53500°WCoordinates: 35°28′56″N 97°32′06″W / 35.48222°N 97.53500°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Counties	Oklahoma, Canadian, Cleveland, Pottawatomie
Founded	April 22, 1889
Incorporated	July 15, 1890
Government
• Type	Council – Manager
• Mayor	David Holt (R)
• City manager	James D. Couch
Area
• City	620.34 sq mi (1,606.67 km2)
• Land	601.11 sq mi (1,556.87 km2)
• Water	19.23 sq mi (49.81 km2)
• Urban	410.6 sq mi (1,063.5 km2)
Elevation	1,201 ft (366 m)
Population (2010)
• City	579,999
• Estimate (2017)	643,648
• Rank	US: 27th
• Density	930/sq mi (360/km2)
• Urban	861,505 (US: 51st)
• Metro	1,373,211 (US: 41st)
Time zone	CST (UTC−6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP codes	Zip codes
Area code	405
FIPS code	40-55000
GNIS feature ID	1102140
Website	Oklahoma City official website

Oklahoma City is the capital city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and the largest city in the state. As of 2006, the population of the city was about 537,734.^[9] The Oklahoma City bombing happened in Oklahoma in 1995. Oklahoma City has an NBA team called the Oklahoma City Thunder. It is the county seat of Oklahoma County.

Sports[change | change source]

↑ NewsOK.com. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
↑ U.S. City Monikers, Tagline Guru website, accessed January 5, 2008
↑ "'Big Friendly' moniker is beginning to stick". NewsOK.com.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Oklahoma City". Oklahoma History Society. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
↑ "Zip Code Lookup". USPS. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
↑ http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40/4055000.html

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