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The state of Oklahoma historically had civil townships.On August 5, 1913, voters passed the Oklahoma Township Amendment, also known as State Question 58. [1] This allowed the creation or abolishment of townships on a county by county basis; by the mid-1930s, all Oklahoma counties had voted to abolish them. [2]
The brine in the Pennsylvanian Morrow Formation in the Anadarko Basin contains about 300 parts per million iodine, and is the only current commercial source of that element in the United States. Three companies extract iodine from brine produced as a byproduct of natural gas production from depths of 5,000 feet (1,500 m) to 13,000 feet (4,000 m).
Townships in Oklahoma Individual townships are not included in this category or in a 'Townships in Oklahoma by county' because the townships do not have articles. The main article for this category is List of Oklahoma townships
Since Elk City lies in a rich oil and natural-gas area on the shelf of Oklahoma's Anadarko Basin, the petroleum industry is the heart of the city's economy. Because of this, the city is the self-proclaimed "Natural Gas Capital of the World", complete with Parker Drilling Rig #114, located downtown.
Cushing is located in Payne County at the intersection of Oklahoma State Highway 18 and Oklahoma State Highway 33. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.6 square miles (20 km 2), of which 7.6 square miles (20 km 2) is land and 0.13% is water.
Oklahoma topographical map Geographic map of Oklahoma. The Geography of Oklahoma encompasses terrain and ecosystems ranging from arid plains to subtropical forests and mountains. Oklahoma contains 10 distinct ecological regions, more per square mile than in any other state by a wide margin. [1]
A view of Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Osage County, Oklahoma. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,304 square miles (5,970 km 2), of which 2,246 square miles (5,820 km 2) is land and 58 square miles (150 km 2) (2.5%) is water. [6] It is the largest county in Oklahoma by area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,004 square miles (2,600 km 2), of which 1,001 square miles (2,590 km 2) is land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km 2) (0.3%) is water. [7] Most of the county is drained by the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River and its tributaries (Pond, Deer, Osage, and Crooked creeks).