Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
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. The city is part of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 1,023,988 residents.
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | |
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Downtown Broken Arrow | |
Location within Tulsa County and the state of Oklahoma | |
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°2′11″N 95°47′1″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 |
| Website | brokenarrowok |
The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad sold lots for the town site in 1902 and company secretary William S. Fears named it Broken Arrow. 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.