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Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) is the second-largest city in Oklahoma, following Oklahoma City, the state capital. As of 2005, the estimate for the city population was 382,457.[1] It is the county seat of Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) County. Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?)’s Metropolitan Statistical Area was estimated to have a 2005 population of 887,715 and Tulsa's ( looking for home in Tulsa?) Combined Statistical Area, which includes the Bartlesville Micropolitan Area, was estimated to have a 2005 population of 936,864. Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) is the 45th largest city in the United States and the 93rd largest city in North America.



Uptown is the name given to a fairly small area immediately to the south of Downtown. Referred to by residents as "Tulsa's ( looking for home in Tulsa?) Neighborhood with a River View" it is bounded by U.S. 51/75 to the North, the Arkansas River to the west, 21st Street to the south and South Cincinnati Avenue to the east. Located on a bluff above the Arkansas River it primarily contains homes built in the early 20th Century as well as mid and high rise condominiums overlooking the river. The historic Council Oak Park and larger Veterans Park are in the area, as well as the Boston District, a tightly packed collection of high-quality clubs and restaurants.

North Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) is home to a large percentage of Tulsa's ( looking for home in Tulsa?) African-American community. The area's Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa's ( looking for home in Tulsa?) African-American high school during the segregation era and now a magnet school, was judged in 2005 to be the 58th best high school in the United States by Newsweek Magazine. Also included in this area is the Brady District, the Greenwood Historical District and the adjacent campus of Oklahoma State University-Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?), the internationally famous Gilcrease Museum, the Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) International Airport, the Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) Zoo, the Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) Air and Space Museum, and the nation's third-largest municipal park, Mohawk Park. Many of the city's manufacturing and industrial areas are located in North Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?).

The city is located in Northeast Oklahoma, a part of the state often referred to as "Green Country." It is considered the cultural and arts center of Oklahoma, boasting two world-renowned art museums, full-time professional opera and ballet companies, and the third largest concentration of art deco architecture in the country, behind New York City and Miami, Florida. [citation needed] Many of Tulsa's ( looking for home in Tulsa?) downtown skyscrapers and also entire neighborhoods were constructed in the art deco style of architecture.

Downtown is known for its art deco architecture and, as expected, office buildings. At 667 ft, for example, the BOK Tower is the tallest building in any of the 5 "Plains States" (Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota) and was designed in 1975 by Minoru Yamasaki & Associates, the same architect who designed the World Trade Center in New York. Downtown contains Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) largest entertainment and convention venues, including the Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) Performing Arts Center, another Yamasaki designed building. Currently under construction is a multi-purpose 18,000-seat arena, the BOK Center, designed by renowned architect Cesar Pelli (the designer of Petronas Towers). Also located in downtown is the Blue Dome District containing a number of popular restaurants and live music venues. In 2006 it was announced that a major redevelopment of the eastern perimeter of downtown is being planned. Called the "East End" the development is to include a new minor-league baseball stadium, shopping, dining and entertainment venues, and urban housing.

Revitalization along the Arkansas River and landmark projects such as Downtown's BOK Center are parts of an ongoing massive city-wide revitalization plan. Contributing to the Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) cityscape are also its main suburbs of Bixby, Broken Arrow, Catoosa, Coweta, Glenpool, Jenks, Kiefer, Owasso, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Skiatook and Sperry.

Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?), located in the northeastern corner of Oklahoma, lies between the edge of the Great Plains and the foot of the Ozark Mountains in a generally forested region of rolling hills.

The city serves as the gateway to "Green Country," a popular and official designated name for northeast Oklahoma due to the region's dense green vegetation and relatively high amount of hills and lakes compared to that of Central and Western Oklahoma (which have geography similar to "the Great Plains" region of the U.S.). Northeastern Oklahoma contains more than half of the state's registered state parks and six of Oklahoma's 11 ecosystems, as well as the state's most diversified agricultural economy and outdoor sports and recreation industry.

The city is split by the prominent Arkansas River. The Arkansas River flows in a wide, sandy-bottomed channel. Its flow in the Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) area is controlled by upstream flood-control reservoirs and the river's flow may vary widely throughout the year. A low-water dam maintains a full channel in the area adjacent to downtown Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?).

Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) is heavily wooded, with abundant parks and water areas. Several prominent hills with names such as "Shadow Mountain" and "Turkey Mountain" create varied terrain mostly in the southern portion of the city. The central and northern sections are generally flat to gently undulating, although the Osage Hills extension into the northwestern part of the city further varies the landscape.

"Riverwalk Crossing" in the suburb of Jenks is the first of many developments planned or under construction along the Arkansas River in the Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) area.

At the main entrance to Oral Roberts University stands the well-known praying hands sculpture. At 60 feet in height, it is the largest praying hands monument in the world.

Primary universities in the city include the University of Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) (ranked among the top 100 universities in the nation by US News and World Report), founded in 1882; and Oral Roberts University, founded by evangelist Oral Roberts in 1963. Oklahoma State University has a fully-functioning branch campus in Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?), Oklahoma State University - Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?). The OSU Center for Health Science and the highly regarded OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine are also located in the city. The University of Oklahoma also has a graduate campus in Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?), known as the Schusterman Center, located in the Midtown neighborhood.

Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) Community College (TCC) is the largest community college in Oklahoma and operates 4 campuses spread across the city as well as a conference center in Midtown. Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) Technology Center (TTC) operates as an independent school district offering two-year vocational education programs. It is the largest Vo-Tech system in Oklahoma, with 6 campuses in Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) County.

Parks, gardens and nature preserves
The City of Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) manages 140 parks covering roughly 6,000 acres (24 km²), featuring 2 golf courses, 14 community centers, 21 swimming pools, 25 water playgrounds, 60 picnic shelters, 115 playgrounds, 123 tennis courts, 156 sports fields, The River SkatePark, fitness facilities, gymnasiums, meeting rooms and facilities, trails and more. One of the most popular parks is Woodward Park in the midtown area. The 45-acre tract boasts a wide variety of horticultural presentations, including 15,000 azalea plants, rock gardens, an English herb garden, ponds and waterfalls, a Victorian conservatory (Lord and Burnham), and the Linnaeus Teaching Garden. The Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) Municpal Rose Garden, containing 6,000 rose plants of 250 varieties, and the Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) Garden Center are also located adjacent to Woodward Park.

The Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) River Parks Authority (TRPA) maintains a linear park along more than 10 miles of the banks of the Arkansas River. Over 20 miles of hard-surfaced biking and running trails traverse the park. The park also contains a rugby field, sand volleyball courts, disc golf courses, playgrounds and a children's splash park, a bistro and cafe, a pedestian bridge with fishing platforms crossing the river, and a large collection of wildlife bronze sculptures. There is also a large "festival park" containing an amphitheatre and floating stage. It is the site of several community events each year, including the popular annual Oktoberfest.The TRPA also manages the "Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area" on a high hill along the west bank of the Arkansas River. The area covers a heavily wooded bluff and features rugged hiking and mountain biking trails and scenic vistas overlooking south Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?).

Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) County also owns and manages 4 large multi-purpose parks in Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) (Chandler, Haikey Creek, LaFortune and O'Brien), the Westbank Soccer Complex, 2 golf courses, 4 community centers, 21 lighted baseball and softball fields, 20 lighted tennis courts, and numerous athletic fields, jogging trails, picnic shelters and playgrounds. Chandler Park is a popular location for rapelling and rock climbing.

The Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) Zoo and Living Museum was named in 2005 as "America's Favorite Zoo" by Microsoft Game Studios in connection with a national promotion of their "Zoo Tycoon 2" computer game. It is located in the northeast part of the city in Mohawk Park, the third largest municipal park in the United States. The new Oklahoma Aquarium is the state’s only freestanding aquarium. It contains over 200 exhibits arranged in 9 galleries, and boasts a 500,000 gallon walk-through shark tank. It is located on the west bank of the Arkansas River in the suburb of Jenks, Oklahoma.

The City of Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) also manages the Mary K. Oxley Nature Center in Mohawk Park and the Redbud Valley Nature Preserve 12 miles northeast of Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?). The Oxley Center contains an interpretive building with hands-on displays, classrooms, a nature library and raised wildlife viewing areas. A boardwalk and several hiking trails extend acoss Blackbird Marsh and into the surrounding woods bordering Coal Creek and Lake Sherry. The Redbud Valley preserve is managed in cooperation with the Nature Conservancy. The preserve contains unique micro-climates with plants and animal found nowhere else in northeastern Oklahoma, springs and limestone caves. Trails there are rough and rocky.

Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) has a temperate climate of the continental variety. As is typical for the temperate zone, Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) climate varies throughout the seasons and experiences occasional extremes.

Summer temperatures of 40 °C (100 °F) or higher are often observed from July to early September. These are usually accompanied by high humidity, caused by warm air from the Gulf of Mexico brought in by southerly winds. Between May and September, Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) also experiences an "Ozone Season", caused by a combination of factors including climate and hydrocarbon emissions. During this season, Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) frequently issues "Ozone Alerts [5]", encouraging all parties to do their part in complying with the Clean Air Act and E.P.A. standards.

Winter temperatures, while generally mild, also occasionally experience extremes below -20 °C (0 °F).

The fall season is quite short, consisting of a brief period of pleasant, sunny days and cool nights.

Primarily during the spring and early summer months, the Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) area is often subjected to severe thunderstorms, some of which contain large hail, damaging winds and, not infrequently, tornadoes. Severe weather is not limited, though, to this season. On December 5th 1975, for example, Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) experienced a damaging tornado.

The spring and early summer thunderstorm pattern also provides the area with a disproportionate share of its annual rainfall, which averages around 100 cm (39 inches). Due to frequent flooding in past decades, Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) now has one of the most extensive flood control systems in the nation. In 2000, FEMA honored Tulsa ( looking for home in Tulsa?) as leading the nation in flood plain management.

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