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The city was founded by Dixon Durant, a Choctaw who lived in the area, [6] after the MK&T railroad came through the Indian Territory in the early 1870s. It became the county seat of Bryan County [7] in 1907 after Oklahoma statehood. Durant is home to Southeastern Oklahoma State University and the headquarters of the
Bryan County is in southeastern Oklahoma, in a 10-county area designated as Choctaw Country for tourism purposes by the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation. [6] According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 944 square miles (2,440 km 2 ), of which 904 square miles (2,340 km 2 ) is land and 39 square miles (100 ...
Calera is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States, located five miles south of Durant and 10 miles north of the Oklahoma-Texas state line.The population was 2,906 at the 2020 census, an increase of 34.2 percent over the figure of 2,164 recorded in 2010 indicating that Calera is experiencing larger growth than Durant and other surrounding areas. [4]
The Durant Downtown Historic District (DDHD) in Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma is a 28 acres (11 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It is roughly bounded by 4th Ave., Lost St., Evergreen St. and 1st Ave. [ 2 ]
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 renamed.
The Yellow Sea lies to the west, the East China Sea and Korea Strait to the south, and the Sea of Japan (East Sea) to the east. [1] Notable islands include Jeju, Ulleung, and the Liancourt Rocks. At 223,179 km 2, the area of Korea is similar to the area of the United Kingdom (244,100 km 2) or the U.S. state of Minnesota (225,171 km 2).
The Bryan County Courthouse in Durant, Oklahoma, located at 4th Avenue and Evergreen Street, was built in 1917. It was designed by architect Jewell Hicks. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1] It is a three-story courthouse. It was deemed "significant because of its importance to the county's residents as a ...
On March 6, 2020, the OMB delineated six combined statistical areas, five metropolitan statistical areas, and 17 micropolitan statistical areas in Oklahoma. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK CSA, comprising the area around Oklahoma City, Oklahoma's capital and largest city.