Nichols Hills, Oklahoma
| Nichols Hills, Oklahoma | |
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| City | |
City of Nichols Hills Town Hall
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 Location in Oklahoma County and the state of Oklahoma. |
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| Coordinates: 35°32′45″N 97°32′32″W / 35.54583°N 97.54222°WCoordinates: 35°32′45″N 97°32′32″W / 35.54583°N 97.54222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Oklahoma |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council – Manager |
| • Mayor | Steven J. Goetzinger(R) |
| • City Manager | S. Shane Pate, II |
| • Vice-Mayor | Sody Clements |
| • Councilman | E. Peter Hoffman, Jr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| • Land | 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,220 ft (372 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,710 |
| • Density | 1,880.9/sq mi (715.65/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 73116, 73120 |
| Area code(s) | 405 |
| FIPS code | 40-51800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1095866 |
| Website | http://www.nicholshills.net |
Nichols Hills is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 3,710 as of the 2010 census.
The 1,280 acres now known as Nichols Hills were developed as an exclusive residential area by Dr. G.A. Nichols in 1929. Between 1907 and 1929, Dr. Nichols, an Oklahoma City real estate pioneer, developed the University, Paseo Arts District, Military Park, Central Park, Winans, University Place, Gatewood, Harndale, Nichols University Place and Lincoln Terrace neighborhoods of Oklahoma City and designed the city of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma.
By 1928, Dr. Nichols saw many Oklahoma City residential neighborhoods being encroached by the Oklahoma City Oil Field and industrial districts. Recognizing the importance of protecting home owners, Dr. Nichols developed Nichols Hills by placing restrictions on undesirable commercial activity while at the same time comprehending the need for commercial shopping districts within the city. Dr. Nichols hired Hare and Hare, a Kansas City, Missouri landscape architecture firm known for its landscape designs for Kansas City's Country Club Plaza and Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, to design the city in such a way as to follow the natural terrain of the country side. The distinctive curving streets, named after English towns, were punctuated by small and large parks, two golf courses, bridle paths, a polo field, a club house, and tennis courts located throughout the city. Commercial districts were located by Dr. Nichols on the perimeter of the city. Nichols Hills was founded as a municipality in September 1929 and grew when Dr. Nichols dedicated additional property to the city.
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