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Oklahoma State Capitol building. Nickname:The Sooner State Capital and largest city: Oklahoma City Governor: Kevin Stitt Total area: 181,196 square kilometers (69,960 square miles)
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Eventually, Oklahoma became known as "The Sooner State". [1] The school fight song is titled "Boomer Sooner". The school "mascot" is a replica of a 19th-century covered wagon, called the "Sooner Schooner". When the OU football team scores the Sooner Schooner is pulled across the field by a pair of ponies named "Boomer" and "Sooner".
Oklahoma is a state located in the Southern United States. [1] According to the 2020 census, Oklahoma is the 28th most populous state with 3,959,353 inhabitants but the 19th largest by land area spanning 68,594.92 square miles (177,660.0 km 2) of land.
Detroit Pistons star Dennis Rodman gets a big welcome to Durant as the Southeastern State University standout is honored by the Oklahoma city in ceremonies and a parade on June 22, 1989.
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The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people". It is also known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State , in reference to the non-Native settlers who staked their claims on the choicest pieces of land before the official opening date, and the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889, which opened the door ...
Partially in the western extreme of the Upland South, it is the 20th-most extensive and the 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its residents are known as Oklahomans and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla, 'people' and humma, which translates as 'red