Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Broken Arrow (2007) | |
 Location within Tulsa County and the state of Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 36°2′11″N 95°47′1″W / 36.03639°N 95.78361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Counties | Tulsa, Wagoner |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Incorporated | 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Debra Wimpee (R) |
| • City Manager | Michael L. Spurgeon |
| Area | |
| • City | 63.54 sq mi (164.58 km2) |
| • Land | 62.96 sq mi (163.07 km2) |
| • Water | 0.58 sq mi (1.51 km2) |
| Elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 113,540 |
| • Rank | US: 279th |
| • Density | 1,803.34/sq mi (696.28/km2) |
| • Metro | 411,401 (US: 54th) |
| 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[2] |
| Website | brokenarrowok |
Broken Arrow is a city in Tulsa and Wagoner counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the largest suburb of Tulsa. According to the 2020 census, Broken Arrow has a population of 113,540 residents and is the 4th most populous city in the state.[3] The city is part of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 1,023,988 residents.
The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad sold lots for the town site in 1902 and company secretary William S. Fears named it Broken Arrow.[4] The city was named for a Creek community settled by Creek Native Americans 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.[5]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ US Census Bureau. "U.S. Census Bureau Delivers Oklahoma's 2010 Census Population Totals". Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ^ "History of Broken Arrow, OK". Tulsaokhistory.com. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "Broken Arrow Chamber of Commerce; Quick Facts". Brokenarrowchamber.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2008.