Oklahoma Vacation Guide System
Oklahoma Fun Facts
Capital: Oklahoma City
State abbreviation/Postal code: Okla./OK
Governor: Mary Fallin, R (to Jan. 2015)Lieut. Governor: Todd Lamb, R (to Jan. 2015)
Senators: Tom Coburn, R (to Jan. 2017); James Inhofe, R (to Jan. 2015)
U.S. Representatives: 5
Historical biographies of Congressional members
Secy. of State: Glenn Coffee, R (to Jan. 2015)
Treasurer: Ken A. Miller, R (to Jan. 2015)
Atty. General: Scott Pruitt, R (to Jan. 2015)
Organized as territory: May 2, 1890
Entered Union (rank): Nov. 16, 1907 (46)
Present constitution adopted: 1907
Motto: Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all things)
State symbols:
| flower | mistletoe (1893) |
| tree | redbud (1937) |
| bird | scissor-tailed flycatcher (1951) |
| animal | bison (1972) |
| reptile | mountain boomer lizard (1969) |
| stone | rose rock (barite rose) (1968) |
| colors | green and white (1915) |
| song | “Oklahoma” (1953) |
| beverage | milk |
| butterfly | black swallowtail |
| fish | white or sand bass |
| folk dance | square dance |
| furbearer | raccoon |
| game animal | white-tailed deer |
| grass | Indiangrass |
| insect | honeybee |
| musical instrument | fiddle |
| poem | “Howdy Folks,” David Randolph Milsten |
| waltz | “Oklahoma Wind” |
| wildflower | Indian blanket |
Nickname: Sooner State
Origin of name: From two Choctaw Indian words meaning “red people”
10 largest cities (2005 est.): Oklahoma City, 531,324; Tulsa, 382,457; Norman, 101,719; Lawton, 90,234; Broken Arrow, 86,228; Edmond, 74,881; Midwest City, 54,890; Moore, 47,697; Enid, 46,416; Stillwater, 40,906
Land area: 68,667 sq mi. (177,848 sq km)
Geographic center: In Oklahoma Co., 8 mi. N of Oklahoma City
Number of counties: 77
Largest county by population and area: Oklahoma, 684,543 (2005); Osage, 2,251 sq mi.
State parks: 50
Residents: Oklahoman
2005 resident population est.: 3,547,884
2000 resident census population (rank): 3,450,654 (27). Male: 1,696,895 (49.1%); Female: 1,754,759 (50.9%). White: 2,628,434 (76.2%); Black: 260,968 (7.6%); American Indian: 273,230 (7.9%); Asian: 46,767 (1.4%); Other race: 82,898 (2.4%); Two or more races: 155,985 (4.5%); Hispanic/Latino: 179,304 (5.2%). 2000 percent population 18 and over: 74.1; 65 and over: 13.2; median age: 35.5.
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