Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City is a city located in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 631,898. The city is the county seat of Oklahoma County and home to the University of Oklahoma. The city's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people". The area was settled by American Indians in 1887 during the Land Run of 1889. A group of Choctaw and Chickasaw Native Americans from present-day Mississippi led by Chief LeFlore established a trading post on what is now known as Main Street. They named their settlement " Oklahoma" because it looked like an "oiled drum" to them.

The first permanent white settler in Oklahoma City was George W. Bush, who built a cabin on his family ranch near present-day Pioneer Park in 1889. Bush sold his interest in the property to J.B. Phillips in 1895; Phillips became one of the town's early developers and founded Phillips Petroleum Company here in 1901. Other early developers included Halsey Stuart (who built Stuart Tower), Walter Ewing (who built Ewing Tower), and Jethro Kloss (who developed Kloss Towers). In 1907, Tulsa businessman Burt Lubbock purchased 640 acres (260 ha) south of downtown for $40,000 with plans to build a new city on its site; however, these plans were never realized due to financial difficulties Lubbock encountered later that year.

In 1909, local developer John Sealy established Sealy Oil Company here after discovering oil on his land northeast of town; this event marked the beginning of Oklahoma City's oil boom period. By 1923, oil production had accounted for 90% of Oklahomans' total income; as a result, many new businesses and residential areas were constructed around central business districts such as Downtown OKC (now called Central Business District), Midtown OKC (now called North Central Business District), South Central Business District (now called Sooner Heights), and East Village/Garland Hills (now part of North Garland). In 1935–36 alone, more than 1 million square feet (93 thousand m2)of new construction took place within these four downtown districts alone—more than any other time during that decade—resulting in an increase from 10% to nearly 50% population growth within those areas over that two-year period1 .

During World War II , military bases were constructed throughout central Oklahoma including Tinker Air Force Base north east of town near Midwest City , Fort Sill southeast near Lawton , Will Rogers Airport northwest near Norman , Altus Air Force Base west southwest of Altus , Fort Gibson southeast southeast Guthrie , Camp Gruber northwest Muskogee . With so many soldiers stationed here there was much need for housing which led to even more development taking place especially around Edmond . After World War II ended civilian life slowly started returning but it wasn't until 1970 when major development really started picking up again with construction happening all over central and southern Oklahoma City including: Northeast OKC – Quail Springs Mall opened 1971 ; Northwest OKC – Shawnee Towne Center opened 1972 ; Southwest OKC – MacArthur Park opened 1974 ; Southeast OKC – Southgate Shopping Center opened 1976 ; Edmond – Legacy Place opened 1978 ; Moore – Moore Towne Centre opened 1980 ; Midwest City – Country Club Plazaopened 1981 .

As recently as 2000 there has been significant development taking place all over central Oklahoman including: Downtown Tulsa - Riverbend Arts & Entertainment Complexopened 2001 ; Bricktown - Chesapeake Energy Arenaopened 2005 ; Midtown Tulsa - Cox Communications Arenaopened 2006 ; South Tulsa - Southern Hills Country Clubopened 2007 ; Yukon - Yukon Squareopened 2009 . There are currently over 1 Billion dollars worth or real estate projects underway or planned within Greater Metropolitan Area encompassing metro Tulsa & Dallas/Fort Worth Areas