tulsa

     

Tulsa (pronounce /ˈtʌlsə/) is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 45th-largest in the United States. With an estimated population of 382,872 in 2006, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 905,755 residents projected to reach one million between 2010 and 2012. In 2007, the Tulsa-Bartlesville Combined Statistical Area had a population of 955,643 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, and extends into Osage, Rogers, and Wagoner counties.

Trivia about tulsa

  • With a new waterway, this Oklahoma oil center became an inland port in 1971
  • In the 19th century, folks called it Tulsey Town
  • In Oklahoma, only Oklahoma City has more people than this oil town
  • Following Oklahoma City, this city of about 400,000 is the second most populous in the state
  • The "Oil Capital of the World", it's also Oklahoma's second-largest city
  • This Oklahoma city's name came from the Creek Indians' memory of their old home of Tallahassee, Alabama
  • Oklahoma's second-largest city, it's been called "The Oil Capital of the World"
  • Kathie Lee Gifford sang on Oral Roberts' TV show while studying at his university in this Oklahoma city
  • Like Florida's capital, this 2nd-largest Oklahoma city got its name from the Creek for "old town"
  • This Oklahoma city is known for its Art Deco buildings, including the Phillips Oil "Philcade"