Oklahoma means "Land of the Red People" in the Choctaw Indian Language.
Admitted to the Union November 16, 1907, the 46th state
Divided into 77 counties with a total area of 69,957 square miles
Population in 1992: 3,207,111
Population per square mile: 45.8 people
Ranks 18th in area at 69,957 square miles:
68,656 square miles of land, 7.5 million areas of forest
1,301 square miles of water,
and more coastline than the Atlantic and Gulf combined
Equidistant from Los Angeles and New York,
and within 500 miles of 71 million people
State Motto: Labor Omnia Vincit (Labor Conquers All Things)
State Colors: Green and White
State Tree: Redbud (Cercis Canadensis)
State Animal: American Buffalo (Bison)
State Bird: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher(Muscivora Forficata)
State Fish: White Bass (Sand Bass)(Morone Chrysops)
State Flower: Mistletoe (PhoradendronSerotinum)
State Rock: Rose Rock (Barite Rose)
