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Tulsa County
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county in Oklahoma, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oklahoma
- Named after
- city of Tulsa
- Seat
- Tulsa
- Largest city
- Tulsa
- Total
- 587 sq mi (1,520 km )
- Land
- 570 sq mi (1,500 km )
- Water
- 17 sq mi (44 km ) 2.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 698,782
- Density
- 1,216.7/sq mi (469.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .tulsacounty .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Tulsa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 669,279, making it the second-most populous county in the state, behind only Oklahoma County. Its county seat and largest city is Tulsa, the second-largest city in the state. Founded at statehood, in 1907, it was named after the previously established city of Tulsa. Before statehood, the area was part of both the Creek Nation and the Cooweescoowee District of Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory. Tulsa County is included in the Tulsa metropolitan statistical area. Tulsa County is notable for being the most densely populated county in the state. Tulsa County also ranks as having the highest income.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tulsa County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.