Good Ole Oklahoma

Oklahoma is located in the south central United States. Oklahoma is placed in the south, but is partially in the Great Plains by definitions of hypothetical geographical-culture regions. Oklahoma is the 20th most expanded state and also the 28th most populous out of the total 50 states in the United States. Residents living in Oklahoma are often referred to as “Oklahomans” or “okies”. A major part of Oklahoma is its capital city Oklahoma City, which is where I was born and raised. Much of the western land of Oklahoma was part of the "unassigned land" including present day Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City is Oklahoma’s largest city in the state. Oklahoma has a big population and is currently 29th among United States cities in population. A 2012 census shows the population count of Oklahoma City is 599,199 residents. Oklahoma City is ranked as the 8th largest city in the United States by its land area. Oklahoma City is also the second-largest city in the United States by land area whose government is not stabilized. Throughout my paper I will discuss and give information about Oklahoma’s history, climate, economy, and government.

. Oklahoma’s name is borrowed from the Choctaw words okla and humma, which means “red people”. Oklahoma has been nicknamed “the sooner state”. Oklahoma became the 46th state to enter the union on November 16, 1907. Oklahoma seem small, but yet it the Unites States Census Bureau estimates the population is 3,850,568 during the summer of 2013. The population has since increased by two percent. Evidence exist that native people traveled through Oklahoma as early as the Ice age. Ancestors lived in small areas of what is now Oklahoma. During the 19th century, thousands of Native American were forced from their ho...

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...es are located in Oklahoma, Oklahoma City and Tulsa, and 65 percent of Oklahomans live within their metropolitan areas, or spheres of economic and social influence defined by the United States Census Bureau as a metropolitan statistical area. Oklahoma City, the state's capital and largest city, had the largest metropolitan area in the state in 2010, with 1,252,987 people, and the metropolitan area of Tulsa had 937,478 residents. Oklahoma is where I was born and raised and I would not trade the experience to live here to live anywhere in the world. Oklahoma is my family and I love being able to tell people I am originally from Oklahoma and this is where I will remain. Oklahoma is beautiful, friendly, and home. Although the weather gets out of control at times, and I never really know what tomorrow will hold. I know that Oklahoma will always be the place I call home.