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Oklahoma was the 46th state to be admitted into the Union on Saturday, November 16,1907.

Oklahoma covers 69,903 square miles with a population of 3,450,654 people. Oklahoma is the 20th largest state and the 27th most populous. The highest point in the state is Black Mesa in Cimarron County (4,973 feet); the lowest is due east of Idabel in McCurtain County (287 feet). Forests cover approximately 24 percent of Oklahoma. Oklahoma's four mountain ranges include the Ouachitas, Arbuckles, Wichitas and the Kiamichis.

Oklahoma origin is from the Choctaw Indian word "okla" meaning people and "humma".

Oklahoma has 43 colleges and universities. Oklahoma is the third largest gas-producing state in the nation. Oklahoma ranks fourth in the nation in the production of all wheat, fourth in cattle and calf production; fifth in the production of pecans; sixth in peanuts and eighth in peaches.

More facts about Oklahoma

Oklahoma City Capital Building Oklahoma's capital - Oklahoma City

Oklahoma's state capitol building is the only capitol in the world with an oil well under it. Although its legal description is Capitol Site #1, it is referred to as Petunia #1 because it was originally drilled in the middle of a flower bed.

Oklahoma is bordered on the North by Colorado and Kansas; on the East by Missouri and Arkansas; on the South and Southwest by Texas (with part of the line formed by the Red River); and on the extreme West by New Mexico.

Oil made Oklahoma a rich state, but natural-gas production has now surpassed it. Oil refining, meat packing, food processing, and machinery manufacturing (especially construction and oil equipment) are important industries. Minerals produced in Oklahoma include helium, gypsum, zinc, cement, coal, copper, and silver.

On April 22, 1889, the first day homesteading was permitted, 50,000 people swarmed into the area. Those who tried to beat the noon starting gun were called "Sooner's,"hence the state's nickname.

Oklahoma's rich plains produce bumper yields of wheat, as well as large crops of sorghum, hay, cotton, and peanuts. More than half of Oklahoma's annual farm receipts are contributed by livestock products, including cattle, dairy products, swine, and broilers.

Tourist attractions include the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, the Cherokee Cultural Center with a restored Cherokee village, the restored Fort Gibson Stockade near Muskogee, the Lake Texoma recreation area, pari-mutuel horse racing at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, and Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw.

Oklahoma fun facts

The world’s first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma Cityon July 16, 1935. Beaver's Bend - S.E. Oklahoma

Vinita, Oklahomawas the first town in the state to have electricity. It is also the oldest incorporated town in the state.

TheOklahoma State Capitol is the only capitol in the world surrounded by working oil wells. Not too many years ago, giant oil rigs dotted the grounds of the Oklahoma capital.

If you play catch in the streets of Bartlesville, you’re breaking the law.

Per square mile,Oklahoma has the most tornadoes of all U.S. states.

Boise City, Oklahoma was the only city in the United States to be bombed during World War II. On July 5, 1943, at approximately 12:30 a.m., a B-17 Bomber based at Dalhart Army Air Base (50 miles to the south of Boise City) dropped six practice bombs on the sleeping town.

Guthrie was Oklahoma's first capitol before a popular vote moved it to Oklahoma City.

The Pensacola Dam, built in 1940 is still the World's Longest Multiple Arch Dam. At 6,565 feet in length, the dam is located on the south shores of Grand Lake O' the Cherokees between Langley and Disney.

Don’t you dare carry a fishbowl full of fish on a public bus in Oklahoma. It’s against the law!

Tissues in the back of cars are illegal.

Sylvan N. Goldman of Humpty Dumpty Stores and Standard Food Markets invented the first shopping cart so that people could buy more in a single visit to the grocery store. He unveiled his creation in Oklahoma City on June 4, 1937.