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The U.S. state of Oklahoma has 77 counties. It is ranked 20th in size and 17th in the number of counties, between Mississippi with 82 counties and Arkansas with 75 counties. [1] Oklahoma originally had seven counties (Logan, Cleveland, Oklahoma, Canadian, Kingfisher, Payne, and Beaver) when it was first organized as the Oklahoma Territory ...
Dewey F. Bartlett, Sr. (1919–1979), Oklahoma governor and U.S. senator; Dan Boren (born 1973), represents Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional district in the U.S. House; David Boren (born 1941), former governor of Oklahoma, U.S. senator and University of Oklahoma president; Donna Campbell (born 1954), physician and member of the Texas Senate; reared ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, Boswell has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km 2), of which 0.7 square miles (1.8 km 2) is land and 1.43% is water.. The town contains Boswell State Park, an Oklahoma State Park largely occupied by a lake, which has been stocked with channel catfish.
Ardmore is 90 miles (140 km) from both Oklahoma City and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, at the junction of Interstate 35 and U.S. Highway 70, and is generally considered the hub of the 13-county region of South Central Oklahoma, also known by state tourism pamphlets as "Chickasaw Country" and previously "Lake and Trail Country".
Duncan is known for crape myrtle trees, Oklahoma prairie, and rich farmland. [9] State lawmakers designated the city as Oklahoma's official "Crape Myrtle Capital". [10] Oklahoma's grasslands are made up of shortgrass, mixed-grass and tallgrass prairie. [11] The city is part of the Great Plains and has four lakes. [12] [13]
Flag of Oklahoma. The history of Oklahoma refers to the history of the state of Oklahoma and the land that the state now occupies. Areas of Oklahoma east of its panhandle were acquired in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, while the Panhandle was not acquired until the U.S. land acquisitions following the Mexican–American War (1846–1848).
By the time Oklahoma became a state on November 16, 1907, Owasso had a population of 379 within the town limits. [citation needed] The first newspaper was The Owasso Ledger which was first published on August 7, 1903, by U. P. Wardrip. The subscription price was $1.00 per year, paid in advance.
Oklahoma County is a county 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.