Tulsa metropolitan area
Tulsa MSA U.S. Census Bureau Areas | ||
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Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area[1] | ||
Common names | Green Country, Tulsa Metro Area | |
Population | 1,034,123 (2022) | |
Largest city | Tulsa – 413,066 (2020) | |
Other Large cities | – Broken Arrow (113,730) – Owasso (38,415) – Bixby (28,700) | |
Elevation | Highest point: 1,360 feet | |
Density | 152.5/sq. mi. (58.88/km2) | |
Area | 6,269.3 sq. mi. (16,237.4 km2)[4] | |
Tulsa–Muskogee–Bartlesville Combined Statistical Area[5]
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Population | 1,142,906 in 2021 | |
Cities | Bartlesville, and Muskogee
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Counties | Washington and Muskogee. |
The Tulsa metropolitan area, officially defined as the Tulsa counties. It had a population of 1,034,123 according to the 2022 U.S. census estimates.
Counties
The Tulsa metropolitan area (TMA) consists of the following counties, listed in descending order of population (2010 census):
- Tulsa County
- Rogers County
- Wagoner County
- Creek County
- Osage County
- Okmulgee County
- Pawnee County
Osage County, the largest county by land area in Oklahoma constitutes 36 percent of the TMA. Wagoner County, with 8 percent of the area, is the smallest county of the TMA. Tulsa County has the highest population density by far (1,058.1 people per square mile) and Osage County has the lowest (21.1 people per square mile).[6][7]
Cities
The Tulsa metropolitan area's anchor city, Tulsa, is surrounded by two primary rings of
Largest cities
Tulsa
Tulsa, home to 413,066 people in 2020, is the principal cultural and economic hub of the Tulsa metropolitan area (TMA). The city, once known as the
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow is the metropolitan area's second largest city. According to the 2020 US Census, Broken Arrow has a population of 113,540 residents and is the fourth largest city in the state.[8] It is the 267th-largest city in the United States. Once a bedroom community for nearby Tulsa, Broken Arrow has emerged in recent decades as an economic center in its own right. In 2007, the city was rated the safest city in Oklahoma and 20th safest in the nation, as well as one of the nation's 100 best places to live.[9]
Owasso
Owasso, a bedroom community of 38,240 people in 2020, is the third largest city in the Tulsa metropolitan area and one of the fastest-growing in the state. Situated just north of the Tulsa International Airport and the
Bartlesville
Bartlesville is an
Muskogee
Muskogee is another
Bixby
Bixby, located south of Tulsa, is a rapidly growing city to the south of Tulsa. It had a population of 28,609 at the 2020 census, a 13.70 percent increase from the 2010 census. It also has the largest per capita income in the TMA. Originally an agricultural community known as "The Garden Spot of Oklahoma", it has largely become a bedroom community in the Tulsa area.
Jenks
Jenks, the sixth largest city in the TMA, is another rapidly growing suburb of Tulsa, located southwest of Tulsa largely between the Arkansas River and U.S. Route 75. A portion of the Jenks Public School District extends east of the Arkansas River encompassing a part of the city of Tulsa south of 91st street. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 26,017, compared to 16,924 in 2010, an increase of 49.4 percent. Jenks is known as the "Antiques Capitol of Oklahoma" and is home to the Oklahoma Aquarium.
Sapulpa
Sapulpa is a city in Creek and Tulsa counties, with its town center located approximately 14 miles southwest of downtown Tulsa. It is also the seat of Creek County. The population was 21,937 at the 2020 United States census, compared to 20,544 at the 2010 census), making it the seventh largest city in the TMC.[10] It is the county seat of Creek County.
Sand Springs
Sand Springs, a diverse urban community is one of the oldest suburbs of Tulsa, and eighth largest city in the TMA. The population was 18,906 in the 2010 U.S. Census and 19,926 in the 2020 U.S. Census. It is located along the Arkansas River, just five miles west of downtown Tulsa. It has a fast-growing residential population and is recognized as a hub of industrial activity. Attractions in Sand Springs include the Keystone Ancient Forest, Sand Springs Pogue Airport, the Canyons at Blackjack Ridge Golf Course and easy access to Keystone State Park. The city is connected to Tulsa by Highway 412/64, 41st Street and Avery Drive.
Claremore
Claremore, the ninth largest city in the TMA, is an outer suburb of Tulsa and the county seat of Rogers County. The population was 19,580 at the
Other communities
North – Skiatook, Collinsville, Oologah, Pawhuska, Dewey, Barnsdall.
West – Cleveland, Bristow, Mannford, Hominy.
East – Catoosa, Wagoner, Coweta, Porter, Inola, Verdigris, Pryor Creek.
South – Glenpool, Mounds, Beggs, Okmulgee, Henryetta and Haskell.
Metropolitan statistics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 1,390 | — | |
1910 | 34,995 | 2,417.6% | |
1920 | 109,023 | 211.5% | |
1930 | 187,574 | 72.0% | |
1940 | 193,363 | 3.1% | |
1950 | 251,686 | 30.2% | |
1960 | 503,090 | 99.9% | |
1970 | 574,229 | 14.1% | |
1980 | 711,652 | 23.9% | |
1990 | 761,019 | 6.9% | |
2000 | 859,532 | 12.9% | |
2010 | 937,478 | 9.1% | |
2020 | 1,015,331 | 8.3% | |
2022 (est.) | 1,034,123 | 1.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
As of the
- Non-Hispanic White)
- Black or African American: 8.4%
- American Indian and Alaskan Native: 8.3%
- Chinese)
- Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 6.4%
- Some other race: 4.2%
- Guatemalan)[14]
The median income for a household in the MSA was $47,760 and the median income for a family was $59,746. The per capita income was $26,029.[15][16]
Combined Statistical Area
Based on commuting patterns, the Federal Census Bureau defines the adjacent micropolitan areas of
Transportation
Interstate Highways and turnpikes
The Tulsa metropolitan area is heavily reliant on automobiles as a means of transportation.
Transit
Rail, seaport, and airport facilities
The area is home to the nation's farthest inland port, the
Education
Common education
The Tulsa metropolitan area, like much of the state of Oklahoma, is served by independent school districts. Each county contains several school districts and each school district is governed by a local school board. The region's largest school district is Tulsa Public Schools.[18]
Higher education
See also List of colleges and universities in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Tulsa metro is home to several colleges and universities. The Tulsa area's largest private schools are
Two medical schools are also located in the region: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences and University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, where students can attend all four years of medical school since 2017.
The only law school in
In 2021, seven higher education institutions and seven community organizations in the Tulsa MSA founded the Tulsa Higher Education Consortium (THE Consortium) . THE Consortium is a higher education collaborative designed to support cross-institutional and cross-sector work. In December 2022, an eighth institutional member joined THE Consortium, which now comprises Langston University,
As of 2011, 30% of adults in the City of Tulsa held a bachelor's degree or higher. In Broken Arrow 32% of adults held degrees, in Owasso 31% held degrees, in Bixby 38% held degrees, in Jenks 46% held degrees, and in Bartlesville 31% held degrees. This compares to 23.0% for all of Oklahoma and 28.2% for the entire U.S.[4][19] In 2009, Businessweek ranked Tulsa as one of the best cities for new college grads.[20]
Economy
The Tulsa metropolitan area is the economic engine of the Green Country as well as Eastern Oklahoma. In 2017 the Tulsa metropolitan area's GDP was $57.7 billion,
Among its residents, the Tulsa area is home to two billionaires, George Kaiser (BOK Financial Corporation), and Lynn Schusterman (philanthropist).[27]
As of Nov 2012, the Metro's unemployment rate is 5.1 percent.[28]
Shopping
Tulsa has many options for shopping. Some of the well known shopping areas are Downtown Tulsa, Brookside (Peoria Avenue), Cherry Street, Brady Arts District, and Utica Square.[29]
Recreation and tourism
Green Country
"Green Country" is a popular term used in different scenarios to describe different aspects of the Greater Tulsa Region, but may also refer specifically to the official Tulsa MSA. Each usage of the term is derived from its official meaning as the tourism designation for all of Northeastern Oklahoma. Its name was devised in the 1960s by the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation as one of six travel destination regions within the state, but is the most historically significant of all of them, as the name's usage can be traced to the early part of the 20th century.[30] While the Tulsa MSA only officially occupies a section of Green Country as it is defined by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the entire region is sometimes referred to as the Greater Tulsa Area. On the same accord, the term "Green Country" often applies to the immediate Tulsa urban area or the city of Tulsa proper, but neither of these are technically the proper use for the term.
Attractions
The area has several lakes and state parks. Major lakes include Keystone, Skiatook, Fort Gibson, and Oologah. Popular state parks include Keystone Lake and Osage Hills.
The area contains two world-renowned museums:
Lakes and reservoirs
- Birch Lake
- Claremore Lake
- Fort Gibson
- Heyburn Lake
- Hulah Lake
- Kaw Lake
- Keystone Lake
- Oologah Lake
- Skiatook Lake
- Lake Yahola
State parks
- Dripping Springs State Park, Okmulgee County
- Keystone Lake, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
- Osage Hills, Osage County, Oklahoma
- Okmulgee State Park, Okmulgee County
- Sequoyah Bay State Park, Wagoner County
- Wah-Sha-She State Park, Osage County, Oklahoma
- Walnut Creek State Park, Osage County, Oklahoma
Other natural attractions
- Mohawk Park, a city-owned park in northeastern Tulsa that includes the Tulsa Zoo and the Oxley Nature Center
- Tallgrass Prairie Preserve is in Osage County, Oklahoma, near Foraker, Oklahoma.
- Turkey Mountain (Oklahoma), an urban wilderness park in southwestern Tulsa
- Redbud Valley, a city-owned nature reserve and wilderness trail
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External links
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