About Oklahoma

Oklahoma City is the state capital of Oklahoma. The name "Oklahoma" comes from the Choctaw words: "okla" meaning people and "humma" meaning red, so the state's name literally means "red people." Oklahoma has the largest American Indian population of any state. Many of the 252,420 American Indians living in Oklahoma today are descendents from the original 67 tribes who inhabited Indian Territory, Oklahoma’s territorial name.

Oklahoma is bordered by six states: Texas to the south and west, Arkansas and Missouri to the east, Kansas and Colorado to the north, and New Mexico to the west.

Oklahoma has a land area of 69,919 square miles ranking 18th in the US in size. It is comprised of 77 counties. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the 2005 population estimate for Oklahoma is 3,547,884. Oklahoma's two most populous cities are Oklahoma City, with 528,042 residents, and Tulsa, with 383,764. The next largest cities are Norman, with a population of 100,923, and Lawton, which has 88,214 people.

America is steeped in the traditions of the West and the American Indian, and no state boasts a richer heritage of both than Oklahoma. Indians from more than 67 tribes, including the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole, Osage, Cheyenne, Sac and Fox, Delaware, Apache and Pawnee call Oklahoma their home today. The state is also the setting for vast horse and cattle ranches, rodeos and working cowboys.

About Stillwater

Situated approximately 100 km from two major metropolitan areas, Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Stillwater is never far from excitement.

Stillwater is known as a friendly and inviting town that offers a true country experience at the Tumbleweed Dance Hall, unique shopping opportunities in the historic downtown and campus corners as well as a community calendar of local entertainment throughout the year.

With a population of about 46,000 residents, Stillwater is a safe and friendly city to visit. In addition, its low living costs make Stillwater an excellent place to live. It is the hub where cultural, recreational, educational, agricultural and economic activities of the region take place.

For more information and pictures go to: www.visitstillwater.org/

Notable Oklahomans

Garth Brooks singer, Tulsa
Johnny Bench baseball player, Oklahoma City
John Berryman poet, MacAlester
Gordon Cooper astronaut, Shawnee
Jeremy Castle singer, Blanchard
Iron Eyes Cody Cherokee actor
Mickey Charles Mantle baseball player, Spavinaw
Reba McEntire singer, McAlester
Brad Pitt actor Shawnee
Vince Gill singer, Norman
Ralph Ellison writer, Oklahoma City
James Garner actor, Norman
Owen K. Garriott astronaut, Enid
Chester Gould cartoonist, Pawnee
Woodrow Wilson Woody Guthrie singer, composer, Okemah
Ike,Taylor, Zac Hanson music, Tulsa
Roy Harris composer, Lincoln Cty
Paul Harvey broadcaster, Tulsa
Van Heflin actor, Walters
Tony Hillerman author, Sacred Heart
Ron Howard actor, director, Duncan
Karl Guthe Jansky engineer, Norman
Ben Johnson actor, Pawhuska
Jennifer Jones actress, Tulsa
Jeane Kirkpatrick diplomat, Duncan
Shannon Lucid astronaut, Bethany
Shannon Miller Olympic gymnast, Edmond
Bill Moyers journalist, Hugo
Daniel Patrick Moynihan N.Y. senator, Tulsa
Patti Page singer, Clarence
Tony Randall actor, Tulsa
Oral Roberts evangelist, Ada
Dale Robertson actor, Oklahoma City
Will Rogers humorist, Oologah
Dan Rowan comedian, Beggs
Robert Stemmons whistler, Tulsa
Maria Tallchief ballerina, Fairfax
James Francis Jim Thorpe athlete, Prague
Jeanne Tripplehorn actress, Tulsa
Ted Shackleford actor, Tulsa
Wilma Mankiller Cherokee chief, Tahlequah

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