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Guide to Oklahoma State

Capital: Oklahoma City

November 16, 1907 (46th state)

 Oklahoma Online and Campus Colleges and UniversitiesThe name Oklahoma comes from two Choctaw Indian words, okla, which means "people," and humma, which means "red." In 1889, Congress opened up 2 million acres for white settlement (it was previously open only to Native Americans who were forced to leave their homelands), and the first of a number of land runs began. Some of the state's settlers were called "Sooners" because they had already staked their land claims before the land was officially opened for settlement. Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state on November 6, 1907, with a population of 1,414,177, including residents in Indian Territory. Oklahoma's capital is an easy one to remember--Oklahoma City. The state flower is the mistletoe, a favorite for kissing under during the winter holidays.

 

 

Largest City - Oklahoma City
Area - 69,903 square miles [Oklahoma is the 20th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 3,450,654 (as of 2000) [Oklahoma is the 27th most populous state in the USA]
Major Industries - farming (wheat, cattle), oil, natural gas
Major Rivers - Arkansas River, Canadian River, Red River
Major Lakes - Lake Texoma, Eufaula Lake, Lake Hudson, Lake O' the Cherokees, Gibson Lake, Oologah Lake, Keystone Lake
Highest Point - Black Mesa - 4,973 feet (1,516 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas

 

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 Adair, Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cimarron, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Craig, Creek, Custer, Delaware, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Latimer, LeFlore, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major, Marshall, Mayes, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Roger Mills, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington, Washita, Woods, Woodward

 

 

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