Durant, Oklahoma
Durant is a city in Bryan County, Oklahoma in the United States. It is the county seat of Bryan County. The population was 15,877 at the 2010 census.
Durant, Oklahoma | |
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| Nickname(s): City of Magnolias and Gateway to Lake Texoma | |
 Location within the state of Oklahoma | |
  Durant, Oklahoma Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°59′59″N 96°23′5″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Bryan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jerry Tomlinson (D) |
| • Vice Mayor | Chad Hitchcock |
| • City Manager | Tim Rundell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.8 sq mi (69.3 km2) |
| • Land | 26.7 sq mi (69.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 636 ft (194 m) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 17,286 |
| • Density | 647/sq mi (249.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 74701-74702 |
| Area code(s) | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-22050[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1092307[2] |
| Website | www |
Durant is home to Southeastern Oklahoma State University and the headquarters of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The city is officially known as the Magnolia Capital of Oklahoma.[3]
Sources
- "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Master Plan – Section 2 The Campus of a Thousand Magnolias". Southeastern Oklahoma State University Master Plan. Southeastern Oklahoma State University. 2010. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- Foreman, Grant (March 1928). "Early Post Offices of Oklahoma". The Chronicles of Oklahoma. Oklahoma Historical Society. 6 (1). Archived from the original on March 5, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- Phipps, B. L. (June 1929). "First Exploration of the Headwaters of Red River". The Chronicles of Oklahoma. Oklahoma Historical Society. 7 (2). Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- Shirk, George (1987). Oklahoma Place Names. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-8061-2028-7.
Further reading
- Blaisdell, Lowell L. "Anatomy of an Oklahoma Lynching: Bryan County, August 12–13, 1911," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 79 (Fall 2001).
- MacCreary, Henry. A Story of Durant: "Queen of Three Valleys" (Durant, Okla.: Democrat Printing Co., 1946).
- Milligan, James C., Norris, L. David, and Vanmeter, Ann. Durant, 1872–1990 (Durant, Okla.: Bryan County Heritage Association Inc., 1990).
- Norris, L. David. Southeastern Oklahoma State University Since 1909, Vol. 1 (Durant, Okla.: Mesa Publishing Co., 1986).
- Durant leading the state in economic development Archived 2013-01-22 at Archive.today
Other websites
- City of Durant
- Durant Area Chamber of Commerce
- Durant Daily Democrat
- KLBC 106.3 FM and The Buzz
- Durant Economic Development
- Durant, Oklahoma (OK 74701, 74702) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, sex offenders, news, sex offenders
- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture – Durant Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Durant Oklahoma
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