Oklahoma
"Sooner State"
- Motto
- Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all things)
- Capitol
- Oklahoma City
- Name Origin
- From two Choctaw Indian words meaning “red people”
- Statehood Date
- Nov. 16, 1907 (46th)
Cities in Oklahoma
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Official Symbols
A state's official symbols represent the composition and culture of the land and people who live and have lived here. Below are the symbols of Oklahoma along with the year they became official.
| Flower | Mistletoe (1893) |
| Tree | Redbud (1937) |
| Bird | Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (1951) |
| Animal | Bison (1972) |
| Reptile | Mountain Boomer Lizard (1969) |
| Stone | Rose Rock (Barite Rose) (1968) |
| Colors | Green And White (1915) |
| Song | “Oklahoma” (1953) |
| Beverage | Milk |
| Butterfly | Black Swallowtail |
| Fish | White Or Sand Bass |
| Folk Dance | Square Dance |
| Furbearer | Raccoon |
| Game Animal | White-Tailed Deer |
| Grass | Indiangrass |
| Insect | Honeybee |
| Musical Instrument | Fiddle |
| Poem | “Howdy Folks,” David Randolph Milsten |
| Waltz | “Oklahoma Wind” |
| Wildflower | Indian Blanket |
Demographics
- Population Density
- 50.3 people per square mile
Geography and Weather
- Land Area
- 68,667 sq mi. (177,848 sq km)
- Lowest Elevation
- 0 ft (0 m)
- Average Elevation
- 1300 ft (396.24 m)
- Highest Temperature Recorded
- 120°F (49°C) on June 27, 1994
- Lowest Temperature Recorded
- –27°F (–33°C) on January 18, 1930
