Midwest City, Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
| Motto: Where the Spirit Flies High[1] | |
 Location in Oklahoma County and the state of Oklahoma. | |
| Coordinates: 35°27′53″N 97°23′53″W / 35.46472°N 97.39806°W | |
| Place | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Oklahoma |
| Incorporated | March 11, 1943 [2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council – Manager |
| • Mayor | Matt Dukes [citation needed] |
| • City manager | Tim Lyon [citation needed] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.41 sq mi (63.23 km2) |
| • Land | 24.40 sq mi (63.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,221 ft (372 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 58,409 |
| • Density | 2,394.01/sq mi (924.33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 73110, 73130, 73140 |
| Area code | 405 |
| FIPS code | 40-48350[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411102[4] |
| Website | midwestcityok.org |
Midwest City is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,409, making it the eighth largest city in the state.
The city was developed in response to talk of an air field being located nearby and named for the Tinker Air Force Base's original designation as the Midwest Air Depot.[6] The city suffered damage during two tornadoes, the first in May 1999 and the second on May 8, 2003.[7][8]
- ^ "Welcome to Midwest City". Midwest City, Oklahoma. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "A History of Honoring the Future". Gatorade Player of the Year. Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Midwest City, Oklahoma
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Reise, Jack, Chief Historian, Tinker Air Force Base: A Pictorial History, Office of History, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 1983, pg. 3. Hedglen, Thomas L. "Midwest City Archived 2010-07-20 at the Wayback Machine", Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived 2015-02-01 at the Wayback Machine. (accessed January 13, 2010).
- ^ National Climatic Data Center Archived 2008-06-22 at the Wayback Machine (accessed January 13, 2010).
- ^ Brown, Jennifer L. "104 Injured in Oklahoma City Tornado Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine", Associated Press, May 9, 2003 (accessed January 13, 2010).