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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]
In Oklahoma, incorporated municipalities may petition for dissolution [1] or be declared dissolved after missing two concurrent municipal elections [2] (held April of odd numbered years). Platted unincorporated communities do have some right under the laws of Oklahoma that non-platted communities do not enjoy.
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. Oklahoma is divided into 77 counties and contains 596 municipalities consisting of cities and ...
Oklahoma County: 109: Oklahoma City: 1891: Unassigned Lands in Indian Territory, the County 2 in Oklahoma Territory [59] From two Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning people and red: 1,140.85 808,866: 709 sq mi (1,836 km 2) Okmulgee County: 111: Okmulgee: 1907: Creek Nation land: Creek word meaning boiling water: 53.13 37,035: 697 sq mi (1,805 ...
Oklahoma township disambiguation pages (3 P) Pages in category "Townships in Oklahoma" This category contains only the following page.
Apache Public Works Authority provides water, sewer, and sanitation services to the town. Electric service is provided by American Electric Power Public Service Company of Oklahoma or CKEnergy Electric Cooperative. Natural Gas service is provided by Oklahoma Natural Gas. Digital telephone service, and DSL internet is provided by Pioneer Telephone.
By the end of the day, 240 acres (0.97 km 2) had been claimed and designated as Stillwater Township and a tent city with a population numbering 300 had sprung up on the prairie. [8] The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture simply says that the name officially became Stillwater only when the post office opened on May 28, 1889. [9]
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.