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Oklahoma City (/ ˌ oʊ k l ə ˈ 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] its population ranks 20th among United States cities and 8th 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]
The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Oklahoma was 3,911,338 on July 1, 2015, a 4.26% increase since the 2010 United States Census. [2]According to the U.S. Census, as of 2010, Oklahoma has a historical estimated population of 3,751,351 which is an increase of 300,058 or 8.7 percent, since the year 2000. [3]
The increase made Oklahoma City the 14th-fastest-growing city in 2023 aligning with an upward population trend in southern states.
These communities in Oklahoma with at least 5,000 residents grew the fastest between July 2022 and July 2023, according to the latest census data. State of growth: 10 Oklahoma cities where ...
By 2050, the number of Americans age 65 and older is expected to surge by 47%, and — for the first time in Oklahoma history — the number of adults age 60 and older will outnumber children by 2034.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
She sponsored the 2022 bill that created the census, which was conducted last year online and at events held in the population hubs of Pawhuska, Hominy, Grayhorse, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The law ...