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Tulsa

Tulsa

About Tulsa

393,987 in city
979,721 in metro
473 km² (183 mi²)
220.06827603 m
Located on the Arkansas River in northeastern Oklahoma, Tulsa is the second largest city in the state. In the 1830s the Creek Indians began to settle in this part of Indian Territory and in 1898 Tulsa was incorporated as a city. Tulsa remained a small town for a couple of years. However, in 1901 oil was discovered off the banks of the Arkansas River and then in 1905 one of the largest and richest oil wells was discovered in present day Glenn Pool just south of Tulsa. The Glenn Pool discovery led to an economic boom and gave Tulsa the nickname of "Oil Capital of the World" for a portion of the 20th Century. During this time Tulsa's population soared from just 1,300 in 1900 to over 140,000 in the 1930s. Oil barons began constructing their own city that was reaching into the sky. Tulsa began to slow some during the oil bust of the late 20th Century, but has remained a strong and viable city. Today Tulsa is home to some of the largest companies in the fields of natural gas, telecommunications, and aerospace. One such company is Williams, with their headquarters located in the BOK Tower, which once was the tallest building in the "Five Plains States." Even though Tulsa has expanded into other industries, oil is still the driving force of the economy.

Metro Cities

Barnsdall, Bartlesville, Beggs, Bixby, Bristow, Broken Arrow, Catoosa, Claremore, Cleveland, Collinsville, Coweta, Dewey, Glenpool, Inola, Jenks, Kellyville, Mannford, Mounds, Okmulgee, Owasso, Pawhuska, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Skiatook, Tulsa, Wagoner

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
318 All Buildings
290
existing
3
under construction
6
planned
2
unbuilt
17
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 BOK Tower 667 ft 1976
2 Cityplex Tower 648 ft 1979
3 First Place Tower 516 ft 1973
4 Mid-Continent Tower 513 ft 1918
5 Bank of America Center 412 ft 1967

Building types

No. Type
186 low-rise building
67 high-rise building
20 mast (pole)
10 skyscraper
8 mast (framework)
7 church
7 open-air structure
5 stadium
2 fountain
2 sculpture
1 observation tower
1 house
1 outdoor theater
1 building with towers

Other buildings

No. Type
9 Famous buildings
2 Buildings with construction images