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Facts About Oklahoma
Facts About OklahomaOklahoma is one of the 50 states of the United States of America. This state entered the Union on November 16, 1907. It became the 46th state. State Number of Counties: 77
More Oklahoma Facts:
State Flag: Adopted on April 2, 1925
State Motto: "Labor omnia vincit" - Labor Conquers All Things
State Capital: Oklahoma City
State Abbreviation: OK
State Name of Residents: Oklahomans
Date State Entered the Union: November 16, 1907
State Size: 69,903 square miles
State Colors: Green and white
State Song: "Oklahoma!" by Rodgers and Hammerstein
State Dance: Square dance
State Waltz: "Oklahoma Wind"
State Percussive Musical Instrument: Drum
State Nick Name: Sooner State
State Tree: Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
State Flower: Oklahoma Rose
State Wild Flower: Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella)
State Grass: Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans)
State Floram Emblem: Mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum)
State Animal: Buffalo (Bison bison)
State Game Mammal: White-tail deer
State Furbearer: Raccoon
State Bird: Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (Muscivora forficata)
State Game Bird: Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
State Fish: White or Sand Bass (Morone chrysops)
State Insect: Honey bee (Apis mallifera)
State Butterfly: Black swallowtail
State Fossil: Saurophaganax maximus
State Dinosaur: Acrocanthosaurus atokensis
State Reptile: Collared Lizard (Mountain Boomer) (Crotaphytus collaris)
State Rock: Rose rock - Barite rose
State Soil: Port Silt Loam (cumulic haplustolls)
State Beverage: Milk
State Major Rivers: Arkansas River, Canadian River, Red River
State Major Lakes: Lake Texoma, Eufaula Lake, Lake Hudson, Lake O' the Cherokees, Gibson Lake, Oologah Lake, Keystone Lake
State Highest Point: Black Mesa - 4,973 feet (1,516 m) above sea level
Bordering States: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas
State Name Origin: The name Oklahoma is from the Choctaw Indian words "okla" which mean people and "humma" meaning red.
State Largest City: Oklahoma City
State Other Largest Cities: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman, Lawton, Broken Arrow, Edmond, Midwest City, Moore, Enid, Stillwater
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