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For other uses, see
Oklahoma (disambiguation)
.
Coordinates
:
35°30′N
98°00′W
/
35.5°N 98°W
/
35.5; -98
State
State of Oklahoma
Flag
Seal
Anthem:
Oklahoma
,
Oklahoma Hills
Map of the United States with Oklahoma highlighted
Country
United States
Before statehood
Indian Territory
(1834–1907)
Oklahoma Territory
(1890–1907)
Admitted to the Union
November 16, 1907 (46th)
Capital
(
and largest city
)
Oklahoma City
Largest metro
Greater Oklahoma City
Government
•
Governor
Kevin Stitt
(
R
)
•
Lieutenant Governor
Matt Pinnell
(R)
Legislature
Oklahoma Legislature
•
Upper house
Senate
•
Lower house
House of Representatives
U.S. senators
James Lankford
(R)
Markwayne Mullin
(R)
U.S. House delegation
4
Republicans
1
Democrat
(
list
)
Area
• Total
69,899 sq mi (181,037 km
2
)
• Land
68,595 sq mi (177,660 km
2
)
• Water
1,304 sq mi (3,377 km
2
) 1.9%
• Rank
20th
Elevation
1,300 ft (400 m)
Highest elevation
(
Black Mesa
)
4,975 ft (1,516 m)
Lowest elevation
(
Little River
at
Arkansas
border
)
289 ft (88 m)
Population
• Total
3,956,971
• Rank
28th
• Density
55.2/sq mi (21.3/km
2
)
• Rank
35th
•
Median household income
$50,051
• Income rank
44th
Language
•
Official language
English
•
Choctaw
•
Cherokee
•
Note: (
Choctaw
official within
Choctaw Nation
,
Cherokee
official within
Cherokee Nation
and
UKB
)
Time zones
entire state (legally)
UTC−06:00
(
Central
)
• Summer (
DST
)
UTC−05:00
(
CDT
)
Kenton
(informally)
UTC−07:00
(
Mountain
)
• Summer (
DST
)
UTC−06:00
(
MDT
)
USPS abbreviation
OK
ISO 3166 code
US-OK
Trad. abbreviation
Okla.
Latitude
33°37' N to 37° N
Longitude
94° 26' W to 103° W
Website
www
.ok
.gov
Oklahoma state symbols
Flag of Oklahoma
Living insignia
Amphibian
Bullfrog
Bird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Fish
Sand bass
Flower
Oklahoma Rose
Wildflower:
Indian Blanket
Grass
Indian Grass
Insect
European honey bee
Mammal
American bison
Reptile
Mountain Boomer
Tree
Redbud
Inanimate insignia
Beverage
Milk
Colors
White and green (vice versa)
Dance
Waltz:
Oklahoma Wind
Dinosaur
Acrocanthosaurus atokensis
Folk dance
Square dance
Fossil
Saurophaganax maximus
Instrument
Drum
Rock
Rose Rock
Soil
Port Silt Loam
Tartan
Oklahoma Tartan
Other
Cartoon:
Gusty
created by
Don Woods
, Oklahoma's first professional meteorologist, used on KTUL-TV from 1954 to 1989.
Fruit:
Strawberry
Vegetable:
Watermelon
Game bird:
Wild turkey
Monument:
Golden Driller
Rock song: "
Do You Realize??
" by
The Flaming Lips
Theater group:
Lynn Riggs
Players of Oklahoma
State route marker
State quarter
Released in 2008, as part of the
state quarters series
. Oklahoma's state bird flying above its state wildflower.
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