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Capital City:
Oklahoma City
Location:
35.467° North
97.513° West
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Admission to Statehood:
November 16, 1907
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Area:
69903 square miles (20th Largest in the Nation)
Land 68679 square miles (19th Largest in the Nation)
Water 1224 square miles (29th Largest in the Nation)
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Area Codes:
405 -
Central Region of Oklahoma
918 -
Northeastern and Eastern Regions of Oklahoma
580 -
North Central, Southern and Western Regions of Oklahoma
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Biographies:
Famous Oklahomans
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Bird:
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Bordering States:
Arkansas (East), Colorado (West), Kansas (North), Missouri (North East),
New Mexico (West), Texas (South)
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Constitution:
46th State
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County Profile:
77 Counties
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Economy:
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Agriculture:
Cattle, wheat, milk, poultry, cotton.
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Industry:
Transportation equipment, machinery, electric products, rubber and plastic products, food processing.
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Flag:
The Oklahoma state flag honors more than 60 groups of Native Americans and their ancestors. The blue field comes from a flag carried by Choctaw soldiers during the civil war. The center shield is the battle shield of an Osage warrior. It is made of buffalo hide and decorated with eagle feathers. Two symbols of peace lie across the shield. One is the calumet, or peace pipe. The other is an olive branch. Crosses on the shield are Native American signs for stars, representing high ideals.
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Flower:
Mistletoe - Phoradendron serotinum
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Geographic Center:
8 miles north of Oklahoma City
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Governor:
Brad Henry
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Halls of Fame:
National Cowboy Hall of Fame,
National Softball Hall of Fame,
and the
Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame
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Highest Point:
Black Mesa - 4,973 feet (23rd Highest in the Nation)
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Largest Cities:
Oklahoma City (528,042), Tulsa (387,807), Norman (99,197), Lawton (92,757), Broken Arrow (92,000+),
Edmond (71,643), Midwest City, Enid (47,045), Moore (44,987), Stillwater (39,065)
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Lowest Point:
Little River - 287 feet (34th Lowest in the Nation)
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Motto:
Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all things)
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Nickname:
Sooner State
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Origin of state's name:
Based on Choctaw Indian words for "red man"
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Population:
3,450,654 (27th largest in the Nation)
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Song:
Oklahoma
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Words By:
Oscar Hammerstein II
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Music By:
Richard Rodgers
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Topography:
High plains predominate in the west, hills and small mountains in the east; the east central region is dominated by the Arkansas River Basin, and the Red River Plains are in the south.
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OFFICIAL SONG OF THE
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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OKLAHOMA!
Brand new state! Brand new state, gonna treat you great!
Gonna give you barley, carrots and pertaters!
Pasture fer the cattle, spinach and termayters!
Flowers on the prairie where the June bugs zoom,
Plen'y of air and plen'y of room,
Plen'y of room to swing a rope!
Plen'y of heart and plen'y of hope!
Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain,
And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet
When the wind comes right behind the rain.
Oklahoma, ev'ry night my honey lamb and I
Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk makin' lazy circles in the sky.
We know we belong to the land
And the land we belong to is grand!
And when we say YEEOW! A-Yip-I-oee-ay!
We're only sayin'
You're doin' fine, Oklahoma!
Oklahoma-- O.K.
Words by:
Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by:
Richard Rodgers
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