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www .okc .gov. Oklahoma City ( / oʊkləˌhoʊmə -/ ⓘ ), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, [9] it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, and is the 8th largest city in the Southern United States.
The Oklahoma City metropolitan area, being the state's principal and largest metropolitan statistical area, had a population of 1,425,695 at the 2020 census, up from 1,252,987 in 2010; the 2021 American Community Survey estimated its population increased to 1,441,647. [2] With a 2021 median age of 36.1, the sex ratio was 51% female and 49% male.
Map of Oklahoma City in 1920 Aerial view of Oklahoma City in 1926. The new city continued to grow at a steady rate until December 4, 1928, when oil was discovered in the city. Oil wells popped up everywhere, even on the south lawn on the capitol building, and the sudden influx of oil money within the city and throughout the state greatly ...
Oklahoma County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 796,292, [1] making it the most populous county in Oklahoma. The county seat is Oklahoma City, [2] the state capital and largest city. Oklahoma County is at the heart of the Oklahoma City metropolitan statistical area .
Downtown Oklahoma City. Downtown Oklahoma City itself is currently undergoing a renaissance.Between the mid-1980s and 1990s, downtown was unchanged and largely vacant. It was the scene of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on 5th Street between Robinson and Harvey Avenues, caused by convicted domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh; most buildings within a 1-mile (1.6 km) radius ...
Oklahoma originally had seven counties (Logan, Cleveland, Oklahoma, Canadian, Kingfisher, Payne, and Beaver) when it was first organized as the Oklahoma Territory. These counties were designated numerically, first through seventh. New counties added after this were designated by letters of the alphabet. The first seven counties were later ...
The Geography of Oklahoma encompasses terrain and ecosystems ranging from arid plains to subtropical forests and mountains. Oklahoma contains 10 distinct ecological regions, more per square mile than in any other state by a wide margin. [1] It is situated in the Great Plains and U.S. Interior Highlands region near the geographical center of the ...
Downtown Oklahoma City is located at the geographic center of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area and contains the principal, central business district of the region. Downtown has over 80,000 workers [1] and over 13,310,000 sq ft (1,237,000 m 2 ) of leasable office space to-date. [2]