About Broken Arrow OK
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
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Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | |
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 Statue of an early 20th-century family, Centennial Park on Main Street | |
 Location within Tulsa County, and the state of Oklahoma | |
 Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 91607 in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°2′11″N 95°47′1″WCoordinates: 36°2′11″N 95°47′1″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Counties | Tulsa, Wagoner |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Incorporated | 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Manager | Michael L. Spurgeon |
| • Mayor | Craig Thurmond |
| Area | |
| • City | 62.46 sq mi (161.78 km2) |
| • Land | 61.85 sq mi (160.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.61 sq mi (1.59 km2) |
| Elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 98,850 |
| • Estimate (2018)[3] | 109,171 |
| • Rank | US: 279th |
| • Density | 1,765.12/sq mi (681.51/km2) |
| • Metro | 961,561 (US: 55th) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 74011-74014 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-09050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1090512[4] |
| Website | City of Broken Arrow |
Broken Arrow is a city located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma, primarily in Tulsa County, and western Wagoner County. It is the largest suburb of Tulsa. According to the 2010 census, Broken Arrow has a population of 98,850 residents and is the fourth-largest city in the state.[5] However, a July 2017, estimate reports that the population of the city is just under 112,000, making it the 280th-largest city in the United States. The city is part of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 961,561 residents.
The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad sold lots for the town site in 1902 and company secretary William S. Fears named it Broken Arrow.[6] The city was named for a Creek community settled by Creek Indians who had been forced to relocate from Alabama to Oklahoma along the Trail of Tears.
Although Broken Arrow was originally an agricultural community, its current economy is diverse. The city has the third-largest concentration of manufacturers in the state.[7]
