Tulsa, Oklahoma

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The city of Tulsa is primarily located in Osage County and is the county seat. A portion of Tulsa extends into Rogers County, Tulsa County and Wagoner County.

Tulsa is 210 feet [64.01 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Tulsa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Oregon has a community that is also named Tulsa.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Tulsa had a population of 393,049 people^<2> (or 882.11% of the total population of Osage County). The population of Tulsa represented 11.39% of the total of Oklahoma, making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Tulsa had a population of 385,635 people. This is a decrease of 1.89% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Tulsa.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bixby	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	20,678	55.05% increase
	Broken Arrow	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	92,931	24.14% increase
	Catoosa	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	6,607	21.25% increase
	Coweta	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	9,096	27.41% increase
	Glenpool	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	9,914	22.05% increase
	Jenks	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	15,590	63.13% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Tulsa.

Websites for Tulsa

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The Commemorative Quarter for Oklahoma<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Tulsa. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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