Downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||
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Downtown Tulsa's skyline in May 2008.
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| Nickname(s): Oil Capital of the World, Tulsey Town, T-Town, The 918 | |||
| Motto: "A New Kind Of Energy" | |||
 Location within Tulsa County, and the state of Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 36°07′53″N 95°56′14″W / 36.13139°N 95.93722°WCoordinates: 36°07′53″N 95°56′14″W / 36.13139°N 95.93722°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | Oklahoma | ||
| Counties | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Mayor-Council | ||
| • Mayor | G. T. Bynum (R) | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 196.8 sq mi (483.8 km2) | ||
| • Land | 192.7 sq mi (483.1 km2) | ||
| • Water | 4.2 sq mi (10.9 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 722 ft (194 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • City | 391,906 | ||
| • Estimate (2015) | 403,505 | ||
| • Rank | US: 47th | ||
| • Density | 2,074/sq mi (801/km2) | ||
| • Metro | 961,561 (US: 55th) | ||
| • CSA | 1,131,458 (US: 48th) | ||
| • Demonym | Tulsan | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) | ||
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| Area code(s) | 539/918 | ||
| FIPS code | 40-75000 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1100962 | ||
| Website | cityoftulsa.org | ||
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| Crime rates* (2012) | |
| Violent crimes | |
| Homicide | 42 |
| Robbery | 1,062 |
| Aggravated assault | 2,529 |
| Total violent crime | 3,949 |
| Property crimes | |
| Burglary | 6,235 |
| Larceny-theft | 12,162 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 2,410 |
| Arson | 238 |
| Total property crime | 20,807 |
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*Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population.
2012 population: 398,904
Source: 2012 FBI UCR Data |
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Tulsa /ˈtʌlsə/ is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. As of July 2015, the population was 403,505, an increase of 11,599 over that reported in the 2010 Census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 981,005 residents in the MSA and 1,151,172 in the CSA. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, with urban development extending into Osage, Rogers, and Wagoner counties.
Tulsa was settled between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka Band of Creek Native American tribe. For most of the 20th century, the city held the nickname "Oil Capital of the World" and played a major role as one of the most important hubs for the American oil industry.
Once heavily dependent on the oil industry, Tulsa experienced economic downturn. Subsequent diversification efforts created an economic base in the energy, finance, aviation, telecommunications and technology sectors. The Tulsa Port of Catoosa, at the head of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, is the most inland river port in the U.S. with access to international waterways. Two institutions of higher education within the city have sports teams at the NCAA Division I level, Oral Roberts University and the University of Tulsa.
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