Glenpool
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 Location in Oklahoma
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Oklahoma |
| County : | Tulsa County |
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 57 ′ N , 96 ° 0 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 9,142 (as of 2006) |
| Population density : | 379.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 24.1 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of which 24.1 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 215 m |
| Postal code : | 74033 |
| Area code : | +1 918 |
| FIPS : | 40-29600 |
| GNIS ID : | 1102843 |
| Website : | www.glenpool.com |
Glenpool is a city in Tulsa County , Oklahoma , in the United States . At the 2000 census , the population was 8,123.
geography
Glenpool's geographic coordinates are 35 ° 56 '58 "N, 96 ° 0' 8" W. Glenpool is located in the northeast corner of the state, approximately 15 miles south of Tulsa on US Highway 75 , the main road going north-south.
The city is on the eastern edge of the Cross Timbers , an ecoregion between the Great Plains and the foothills of the Ozark Plateau .
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 24.1 km 2 (9.3 mi² ), without any significant body of water.
history
After the discovery of oil on a Creek Indian's land in November 1905, the city grew rapidly. Oil production also grew - by 1906 127 wells had been drilled, 107 of them with oil discoveries - and soon up to 52,000 barrels of oil per day were being produced. The Glenpool oil field was one of the richest in the United States at that time, producing more than 300,000,000 in 75 years.
Glenpool initially consisted of a loose settlement of 3,000 people in 1907. The town was formally established in 1908 and continued to grow rapidly until the economic crisis of the 1930s stopped growth. Glenpool became a quiet, mostly agricultural town. It was not until the 1970s that a second growth began with the influx of citizens from Tulsa, and the population increased from 800 to 2,800.
Demographics
Three-quarters of the population consists of whites, the remaining quarter is made up of Afro-Americans, Asians and above all American Indians, who make up just under 13%. The per capita income in 2000 was $ 16,868.
Web links
- History of Glenpool, Oklahoma. Tulsa County, OK website
supporting documents
- ^ The Ancient Cross Timbers ( English ) University of Arkansas . Archived from the original on September 8, 2006. Retrieved April 20, 2016.