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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||
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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 | |||
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| Nickname(s): | |||
 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[4] | ||
| Incorporated | July 15, 1890[4] | ||
| 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 | |||
| • City | 579,999 | ||
| • Estimate (2017)[6] | 643,648 | ||
| • Rank | US: 27th | ||
| • Density | 930/sq mi (360/km2) | ||
| • Urban | 861,505 (US: 51st) | ||
| • Metro | 1,373,211 (US: 41st) | ||
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) | ||
| ZIP codes | Zip codes[7]
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| Area code | 405 | ||
| FIPS code | 40-55000 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1102140[8] | ||
| 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]
- Oklahoma City Thunder is the Basketball of Oklahoma City
Images[change | change source]
Downtown Oklahoma City
References[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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