Statehood
Nov 16, 1907
Oklahoma
Capital
Oklahoma City
Nickname
The Sooner State
Oklahoma
About
The US state of Oklahoma is located in the South Central region. The state got its name from the language of the Choctaw people who first inhabited the land. The state's largest metropolitan area is that of the Greater Oklahoma City area. The state's official mammal is the American bison. Oklahoma was the 46th state to join the Union.
Trivia
The state's motto is, "Labor omnia vincit." The shopping cart was invented in Ardmore, OK in 1936. The very first Girl Scout cookies were sold in Muskogee, OK.
