Entered Union November 16, 1907 (46th state)
Oklahoma (3,959,411), Oklahoma City (681,084)
The limestone and granite capitol was originally completed in 1915 using the designs of Soloman Andrew Layton and S. Wemyss-Smith. It is located on Lincoln Street at 23rd Street. Interstate Highway 235 is 4 blocks west of the capitol. The Capitol is designed in Renaissance Revival and Neoclassical style. There are no supporting buildings as the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals are located in the capitol building in Oklahoma City. The state was officially created as the 46th state on November 16, 1907 from Native American lands and the Oklahoma Territory. Guthrie served as capital until 1910 when Oklahoma City assumed the role. The state is named for the Native American for “red people.” Oklahoma City is named for the state. Black Mesa in Cimarron County is the highest point and the lowest point is the Little River at the Arkansas border.
Oklahoma government, in the Executive, consists of a Governor, a Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Insurance Commissioner, Corporation Commissioner, Auditor, and Labor Commissioner. There are 48 Senators and 101 Representatives in the Legislature. Nine Supreme Court Justices and Five Court of Criminal Appeals Justices serve Oklahoma in the Judicial. Oklahoma is located in the south-central part of the United States. The geographic center is in Oklahoma County 4 miles south of Edmond. The state is surrounded clockwise by Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, and New Mexico.
The area is 69899 square miles. It is 20th largest state in the country. It is the 28th most populated state in the country. It has a density of 56.6 persons per square mile making it 35th in the country. Its major rivers are the Red, the Arkansas, the Canadian, the Cimarron, and the Verdigris. Oklahoma City is located in central part of the state.
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