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Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) is a state located in the southern Great Plains and Eastern Woodlands regions of the United States, and is part of a region commonly known as the American "Heartland." The Congressional Quarterly and Census report place Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) in the Southern United States. However, since Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) is near the geographic center of the U.S., the regional influences are readily apparent in the state's largest urban areas, adding to Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma)'s unique character. Southern influence and its charm are most notable in southeastern Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma). This part of the state was earlier settled by many Southerners displaced by reconstruction during the Post-Civil War era, and is commonly known as Little Dixie.

Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) became the 46th state in the Union on November 16th, 1907. The state's name comes from the Choctaw words okla meaning people and homma meaning red, literally meaning "red people"[2] and was chosen by Allen Wright, Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation between 1866 and 1870. [3] It is a state with a colorful history, including its days as a frontier state, it being a destination of recently freed slaves looking for opportunity and equality, and being at the heart of the oil boom in the early 20th century. Individuals from Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) are known as Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma)ns or "Okies" (though the latter phrase is considered mildly offensive).

Most notably, Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) has the nation's second largest American Indian population. In honor of its large American Indian population, and for tourism purposes, Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) is called "Native America." Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma)'s early history is forever tied to the Trail of Tears, which was the forced removal of the Five Civilized Tribes from the southeastern United States to present-day Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma). As a testament to the state's western and American Indian heritage, Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) (Tulsa) is the home of the world-renowned Gilcrease Museum, which houses the world's largest, most comprehensive collection of American Western and American Indian art, artifacts, manuscripts, documents, and maps.

The Ouachita Mountains dominate the southeastern quarter of Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma)Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) is one of the six states on the Frontier Strip. It is bounded on the east by Arkansas and Missouri, on the north by Kansas and northwest by Colorado (both at 37°N), on the far west by New Mexico (at 103°W), and on the south and near-west by Texas. The panhandle's southern boundary is at 36.5°N, then turning due south along 100°W to the southern fork of the Red River), completing the round trip back to Arkansas.

Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma)'s four main mountain ranges include the Ouachitas, Arbuckles, Wichitas, and the Kiamichis. In addition to several smaller ranges, Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) also notably encompasses a portion of the Ozarks.

The state's highest peak, 4,973 feet (1,515 m) Black Mesa, resides in the far northwestern corner of the panhandle near the town of Kenton. The lowest elevation in the state is in the far southeastern corner, near Idabel, at 324 feet (99 m). Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) also has what is officially considered the highest hill in the world, Cavanal Hill, at 1,999 feet (609 m); this is considering the fact that a "mountain" is anything 2,000 feet or higher. It is located in Poteau, Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma).

With 200 man-made lakes, Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) has more man-made lakes than any other state and boasts over one million surface-acres of water and 2,000 more miles (3,200 km) of shoreline than the Atlantic and Gulf coasts combined. Lake Eufaula is the largest lake in the state, covering 102,000 surface acres (413 km²) of water. 


The Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) Tourism Department divides the state down into six "countries" for tourism promotion purposes: Red Carpet Country (Northwestern Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) and The Panhandle), Great Plains Country (Southwestern Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma)), Frontier Country (Central Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma), including the Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) City Metropolitan area), Green Country (Northeastern Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma), including the Tulsa Metropolitan area), Kiamichi country (Southeastern Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma)), and Lake & Trail Country (South Central Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma)).

Popular but "unofficial" regional designations include Green Country (most often used to refer to Northeastern Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma), but used by some to refer to either all of Eastern Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) or just the Tulsa Metropolitan Area), Little Dixie (Southeastern Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma)), Western Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma), and the Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) Panhandle.

Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) has some of the strongest thunderstorms in the world because of cold and warm airmasses colliding east of the Rocky Mountains plus added force from the Jet Stream, making the state the heart of Tornado Alley.

The state capitol building of Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma), located in eastern Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) City.The Legislature of Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate has 48 members serving four-year terms, while the House has 101 members with two year terms. The state has term limits for their legislature that restrict any one person to a total of twelve years service in both the House and Senate. In the 2005–2006 state legislature, control is split between the major parties, the Democrats control the Senate (26 to 22) while the Republicans control the House (57 to 44). This changes the government's make-up; before the 2004 election the Democrats had controlled both chambers since 1921. Republicans have never controlled the State Senate.

The state's judicial branch consists of the Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, and 77 District Courts which serve one county apiece. The Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) judiciary also contains two independent courts: a Court of Impeachment (which is the Senate sitting) and the Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) Court on the Judiciary. Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) is unusual in that it has two courts of last resort, the state Supreme Court hears civil cases, and the state Court of Criminal Appeals hears criminal cases (the state of Texas uses a similar system). Judges of those two courts, as well as the Court of Civil Appeals are appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the state Judicial Nominating Commission, and are subject to a non-partisan retention vote on a six-year rotating schedule.

Due to Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma)'s restrictive ballot access laws (deemed by many to be the most restrictive in the nation), no third parties have access to the primary ballots, however the state does have the following active third parties: Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) Libertarian Party, Green Party of Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma), Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) Constitution Party. There are also organizers from the Communist Party USA working in the state.

The state is divided into 77 counties which deliver local government. Each is governed by a three member commission. Other county elected officials are the tax assessor, clerk, court clerk, treasurer, and sheriff.

Cities and towns are established under the rights granted in the Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) statutes (in comparison, Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) gives municipal governments a great deal of latitude in chartering new governments). Towns are municipalities of under 1000 residents, while cities have more than 1000 residents. Major cities are also allowed to form "charter governments," in which the voters choose the form of government they want to use in place of the statutory forms.

Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) is a major fuel and food-producing state; thousands of oil and natural gas wells dot the Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) landscape, and the state is among the highest food producing states in the nation. Its main agricultural outputs are soy, wheat, cattle, dairy, poultry, and cotton. Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in 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 eight in peaches. Its industrial outputs are transportation equipment, machinery, electric products, rubber and plastic products, and food processing. Its 1999 total gross state product was $86 billion, placing it 29th in the nation. Its 2000 per capita personal income was $23,517, 43rd in the nation. Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) City suburb Nichols Hills is ranked first on Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) locations by per capita income at $73,661.

Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) City is a primary economic engine of the state, centered on the finance, retail, governance, entertainment, and tourism sectors. The city has numerous manufacturing and processing plants as well as a growing biotech research and health center. Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) City has a large aviation market and its location at the intersection of I-35, I-40, and I-44 makes Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) City an important distribution point.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2005, Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) has an estimated population of 3,547,884, which is an increase of 24,338, or 0.7%, from the prior year and an increase of 97,232, or 2.8%, since the year 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 80,753 people (that is 264,324 births minus 183,571 deaths) and an increase due to net migration of 21,128 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 36,546 people, and migration within the country produced a net decrease of 15,418 people.

The five largest ancestry groups in Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) are German (14.5%), American (13.1%), Irish (11.8%), English (9.6%), Native American (7.9%, with Cherokees as the largest tribe).

German-Americans are present in the northwestern part of the state. American Indians predominate in eastern Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma). Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma)ns of British ancestry dominate Tulsa and some other areas. Americans of African descent are a plurality in Lawton and Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) City, while Pittsburg county has many Irish-Americans. Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) City has the largest Asian and Asian American populations. A few western counties have significant Mexican American populations.

6.8% of Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma)'s population was reported as under 5, 25.9% under 18, and 13.2% was 65 or older. Females made up approximately 50.9% of the population.

Descendants of these people still live in Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) today. Counties with the names of these tribes also exist. Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) has the second highest number of Native Americans/Amerindians in the country estimated at 395,219 as of 2003. Only California has a higher Amerindian population at 682,720 [2]. Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) also has the second highest concentration of Native Americans/Amerindians in the nation with 11.4% of the state's population, topped only by Alaska at 19% of that state's population. [3]. 39 of the Amerindian tribes currently living in Oklahoma (contact us for home for sale in Oklahoma) are headquartered in the state.

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