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Bixby Oklahoma real estate
Bixby (contact us about Bixby Oklahoma real estate)
is a city in Oklahoma, and is a suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The
population was 18,600 at the 2005 census, a 40 percent
increase from the 2000 census. It is nick-named "The
Garden Spot of Oklahoma" for its rich agrarian heritage.
Though one of the fastest growing communities in Oklahoma, it
remains a sod-growing center and a popular location for
purchasing fresh vegetables.
Bixby (contact us about Bixby Oklahoma real estate) is located
at 35°57′39″N, 95°52′42″W
(35.960898, -95.878258)GR1. According to the United States
Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 65.0 km˛ (24.1 mi˛).
62.3 km˛ (24.0 mi˛) of it is land and 2.7 km˛ (1.0 mi˛) of
it (4.15%) is water. The average elevation is 750 ft above MSL.
The town is bisected into north and south portions by the
Arkansas River; the original town center is located south of
the river.
Bixby (contact us about Bixby Oklahoma real estate) became a
government town site with a post office in 1899. Located in
the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Indian Territory, Bixby (contact
us about Bixby Oklahoma real estate) was named in honor of
Tams Bixby (contact us about Bixby Oklahoma real estate), a
chairman of the Dawes Commission. The original 80-acre town
site was approved in 1902.
Many settlers were attracted to the area by the rich, though
sometimes swampy river bottom land. In 1904 the Midland Valley
Railroad laid tracks and built a depot in Bixby (contact us
about Bixby Oklahoma real estate). It created factions that
briefly split Bixby (contact us about Bixby Oklahoma real estate)
into two towns. The new part of town was deliberately surveyed
so that the new streets did not align with the existing ones.
Bixby (contact us about Bixby Oklahoma real estate)
incorporated as an independent, self-governing town in 1906.
The first mayor, recorder and five aldermen were elected in
February, 1907. In 1911, a two-story brick schoolhouse was
built on Main Street. Bixby (contact us about Bixby Oklahoma real estate)
Central Elementary is now near the original site. A traffic
bridge was built over the Arkansas River in 1911, and for a
time was said to be the longest bridge west of the Mississippi
River.
Bixby (contact us about Bixby Oklahoma real estate) was
impacted and enriched by the discovery of nearby oil fields in
1913, but farming remained the backbone of the community well
into the 20th Century. Early farmers focused on production of
cotton, wheat and alfalfa in the rich river bottom. During the
1930's, truck farming of vegetables slowly replaced those
crops. In 1941 Bixby (contact us about Bixby Oklahoma real estate)
became an important regional center for shipping produce by
railroad. It was at that time that Bixby (contact us about Bixby Oklahoma real estate)
was christened with it nick-name "The Garden Spot of
Oklahoma," a designation still carried on the town seal
and public vehicles. Cantaloupes, potatoes, radishes, squash,
turnips, spinach and sweet corn were shipped from Bixby
(contact us about Bixby Oklahoma real estate) all over the
U.S. In time, the majority of the truck farms were converted
to the production of sod, typically Bermuda grass, or
developed for residential and other purposes. Only a small
percentage of Bixby (contact us about Bixby Oklahoma real estate)
residents now work in agriculture, but the town continues to
celebrate its earthy roots with a yearly "Green Corn
Festival" in June.
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