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In Oklahoma, cities are all those communities which are 1,000 or more in population and are incorporated as cities. [2] Towns are limited to town board type of municipal government. Cities may choose among aldermanic, mayoral, council-manager, and home-rule charter types of government. [3] Cities may also petition to incorporate as towns. [4
Oklahoma (/ ˌ oʊ k l ə ˈ h oʊ m ə / ⓘ OHK-lə-HOH-mə; [7] Choctaw: Oklahumma, pronounced) [8] is a landlocked state in the South Central region of the United States. [9] It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northeast, Arkansas to the east, New Mexico to the west, and Colorado to the northwest.
Map of Oklahoma highlighting Northwestern Oklahoma. The Glass Mountains are a series of mesas south of the Cimarron River.. Northwestern Oklahoma is the geographical region of the state of Oklahoma which includes the Oklahoma Panhandle and a majority of the Cherokee Outlet, stretching to an eastern extent along Interstate 35, and its southern extent along the Canadian River to Noble County.
Municipalities (incorporated settlements) in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, which includes cities and towns. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Oklahoma City is the capital of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city is the 30th largest in the U.S.. The city's estimated population as of 2006 was 537,734, with a 2006 estimated population of 1,172,339 in the metropolitan area.
Of Oklahoma's federally protected park or recreational sites, the Chickasaw National Recreation Area is the largest, with 4,500 acres (18 km 2). [18] Other federal protected sites include the Santa Fe and Trail of Tears national historic trails, the Fort Smith and Washita Battlefield national historic sites, and the Oklahoma City National ...
Map of South Central Oklahoma. South Central Oklahoma is an amorphous region in the state of Oklahoma , perhaps encompassing 10 counties. It is centered on the Arbuckle Mountains , an ancient, eroded range traversing some 70 miles (110 km) across the region, and surrounded by rivers and lakes, notably Lake Texoma , Lake Murray and Lake of the ...
The coal industry also played an important role, with several strip coal mines located near the city in the early 20th century. The city's newspaper, the Broken Arrow Ledger, started within a couple of years of the city's founding. Broken Arrow's first school was built in 1904. [8] The city did not grow much during the first half of the 1900s.