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Oklahoma City (/ oʊ k l ə ˌ h oʊ m ə-/ ⓘ), 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 .
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 ...
Interstate 40 in Oklahoma. Interstate 40 ( I-40) is an Interstate Highway in Oklahoma that runs 331 miles (533 km) across the state from Texas to Arkansas. West of Oklahoma City, it parallels and replaces old U.S. Highway 66 (US-66), and, east of Oklahoma City, it parallels US-62, US-266, and US-64. I-40 is the longest Interstate highway in ...
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 ...
Interstate 240. Interstate 240 ( I-240) is an Interstate Highway in southern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, that runs 16.22 miles (26.10 km) from I-40 to I-44. The Interstate overlaps State Highway 3 (SH-3), the longest Oklahoma state highway, for its entire length and functions as a southern bypass around the Downtown area .
Elohim City (also known as Elohim City Inc. and Elohim Village) is a private community in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States.The 400 acres (1.6 km 2) rural retreat was founded in 1973 by Robert G. Millar, a Canadian immigrant, former Mennonite, and "one of the most important leaders" in America's Christian Identity movement, a theology common to an assortment of right-wing extremist groups.
The state of Oklahoma is served by the following area codes: 405: Central Oklahoma including Oklahoma City (original area code created in 1947; 572 added as overlay on April 24, 2021 [1] [2] [3] 580: Western and southern Oklahoma (split from 405 in 1997) 539/918: Northeastern Oklahoma including Tulsa (918 created in 1953 as split from 405; 539 ...
14,215 (in 2004) The Washita Battlefield National Historic Site is located just a few miles west of the town of Cheyenne, on the north side of Oklahoma State Highway 47. The main body of the site is located between SR 47A and the Washita River, with the visitor center located near the junction of 47 and 47A. It is completely surrounded by the ...