Frequently Asked Questions About
TULSA
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Question:
What is the population of Tulsa and
Surrounding areas?
Answer:
City
397,137
County
567,845
Metropolitan Area
810,358
Question:
How Many Counties are located in the
Tulsa Metro Area?
Answer:
There are five counties in the Tulsa
MSA: Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa,
and Wagoner Counties.
Question:
Where does the name Tulsa Come from?
Answer:
Tulsa comes from the Creek word
Tallahassee meaning
"Old Town"
Question:
What year was Tulsa founded?
Answer:
In 1836, when the Creek Indians came west with the
Trail of Tears, they built a settlement around the Council Oak Tree, which
still stands today.
The Blue Whale along old Route 66
Question:
When was the city of Tulsa
incorporated?
Answer:
Tulsa was incorporated
January 18, 1898
Question:
What is the average climate in Tulsa?
Answer:
Tulsa averages 223 days of sunshine a year, average
temperature of 60.3 Fahrenheit, annual rainfall of 40.68 inches, and an annual snowfall
of 9.1 inches
The "Storm of the Century" strikes the Tulsa area November
30, 2006 with more than 10.4" of Snow, closing Schools, Businesses,
Turnpikes and Government Office from November 30th to December 3, 2006 as
well as setting all time record lows and record low highs for the dates.
Questions:
How many tornadoes does Tulsa
usually have?
Answer:
Tulsa has had 17 tornadoes since
1983.
Question:
What is the telephone number for a
local time and weather forecast?
Answer:
918.743.3311 or 918.477.1000
Question:
What is the Tulsa city, county, and
state sales tax?
Answer:
City of Tulsa
3.00%
Tulsa County
0.417%
Oklahoma State
4.50%
Combined Total
7.917%
Question:
How large is Tulsa County in square
miles?
Answer:
Tulsa County covers 587 square miles
Question:
What is the latitude and longitude of
Tulsa?
Answer:
The latitude of Tulsa is 36 degrees,
9 minutes, 12 seconds North. The
longitude of Tulsa is 95 degrees, 59
minutes, 34 seconds West.
Question:
What is the quality of Tulsa's drinking
water?
Answer:
Tulsa's drinking water has won
several awards over the past several
years.
Question:
What is Tulsa's crime rate?
Answer:
Tulsa has one of the lowest crime rates compared to
larger cities with 5031.5 crimes per 100,000 people, which is about 5%
Question:
What is the cost of living in the Tulsa
Metro area?
Answer:
Tulsa Metro cost of living is 95.1% of
the national average and remains
well below costs in most cities of
similar size.
Question:
What is the size of Metropolitan
Tulsa's economy?
Answer:
The Tulsa Metro area is the 71st
largest metropolitan economy
nationwide.
January 15, 2007
Question:
How many businesses are Tulsa?
Answer:
Tulsa has about 36,500 businesses.
Question:
Are there many small businesses in
Tulsa?
Answer:
Nearly 80% of all Tulsa Metro area
businesses have fewer than 10
employees.
Question:
What is the cost of doing business in
Tulsa?
Answer:
Tulsa is only 80.1% of the national
average when starting a new
business.
November 30, 2006
Question:
What is Tulsa's per capita income?
Answer:
Tulsa County's per capita income is $34,099, which exceeds the national per capita income of $31,189 by
$2,910.
Question:
What is the daily newspaper?
Answer:
The Tulsa World at 918.583.2161 or 800.897.3557
Question:
Are there any lakes close to Tulsa?
Answer:
YES! Within a 60 minute drive are Lakes Keystone,
Skiatook, Oolagah, Grand,
Ft. Gibson, and Tenkiller
Question:
What are the five tallest buildings in Tulsa?
Answer:
The Bank of Oklahoma Tower at 667 feet and 52 stories, is the
tallest building. The other four are: Cityplex Towers, 640 feet and 60
stories; First Place Tower, 516 feet and 41 stories; Mid-Continent Tower,
513 feet and 36 stories; Bank of America, 412 feet and 33 stories. |
Interest Rates are falling...rates can be found in the 4.75% to around
5.25%
range
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IT'S Official!
If YOU are Happy,,YOU can spread it around to YOUR Friends, Neighbors
and anyone that comes in contact with YOU!
Spread the HAPPY!
What's Wrong with this picture?
MOVE your mouse over the picture for the answer....
This is a local "school district" bus. I think we have a problem.
Okay,,,I know that GM is making changes,,,but Wheels are
an option?
Recent sign I saw while driving around
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Did YOU KNOW?
Sleep deprivation isn't a problem for gorillas
or cats. They snooze about 14 hours a day.
Wars have been fought in less time than it
takes to play an NFL football game. The shortest on record?
Thirty eight minutes--between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896
Bad news: The sweets most likely to rot your teeth are dark
chocolate and fudge. The least harmful? Pies, plain
cakes, and doughnuts.
From 1908 to 1927, Ford Motor Company manufactured 15,700,003 Model
T cars, all in black.
Folk singer Joni Mitchell's assertion that Americans have paved
paradise and put up a parking lot may not be far off the mark.
The United States uses about 70 million tons of cement a
year---accounting for 20 percent of the world's consumption. |
Just for today I will be happy.
This assumes to be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that "Most
folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be."
Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself, and
relax. During this half hour, sometime, I will try to get a better
perspective of my life.
Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will
study. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental
loafer. I will read something that requires effort, thought, and
concentration.
Just for today I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I
can, dress becomingly, keep my voice low, be courteous, criticize not
one bit. I won't find fault with anything, nor try to improve or
regulate anybody but myself.
Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will
do somebody a good turn, and not get found out; if anybody knows
of it, it will not count. I will do at least two things I don't
want to do--just for exercise. I will not show anyone that my
feelings are hurt; they may be hurt, but today I will not show it.
Putting Play into Your Day:
Adults often have the idea that because they've matured beyond
childhood they shouldn't indulge in play. But according to Dr.
Lenore Terr, author of "Beyond Love and Work: Why Adults Need to
Play", our health and happiness are directly affected by our need
for lightness and laughter.
According to Terr, a professor of psychiatry at the University of
California at San Francisco, worker need to put play on their
agendas and make time for it in their busy schedules. Having a break
from responsibilities enables you to take on more challenges later
on. And one of the best ways to put fun on your agenda is to
make plans with a friend. Here are some suggestions for
incorporating play into your day:
1--Try meeting a friend for power walk. You can walk
and laugh while getting your blood pumping
and
doing something good for your body.
2--Work on an art project with a friend. Built a book-
case or design a mosaic mirror. Go
together to an
art supply store to get ideas.
3--Share family photos with a friend. It's a chance to
share important stories and witness each
other's
lives.
4--Discover a new art exhibit with a buddy. Museums
can take you away from your day-to-day
responsibilities, even if only for a short
time.
----adapted from Cooking Light |
Perseverance:
Dr. Seuss's first children's book was rejected by 23
publishers. The 24th publisher sold six million copies
During their first year of business, the Coca-Cola company sold only 400
Cokes
Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.
Inventor Chester Carlson pounded the streets for years before he could
find backers for his Xerox photocopying process.
In 1902, the poetry editor of the Atlantic Monthly returned the poems of
a 28-year-old poet with the following note, "Our Magazine has not room
for your vigorous verse." Robert Frost persevered.
An Old Farmer's
Advice:
Your Fences need to be horse
-high, pig tight and bull-strong
Keep skunks, bankers and lawyers at a distance
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a
"John Deere" tractor Words
that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled
Meanness don't jes' happen overnight
Do not corner something that you know is
meaner than you It don't take
a very big person to carry a grudge
You cannot unsay a cruel word
Every path has a few puddles
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get
dirty The best sermons are
lived, not preached Most of
the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen
away
Don't judge folks by their relatives
Remember that silence is sometimes the
best answer Live a good,
honorable life. Then when you get older and think
back, you'll enjoy it a second time
Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance
If you find yourself in a hole, the first
thing to do is stop digging
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got
The biggest troublemaker you'll have to
deal with, watches you
from the mirror every mornin'
Always drink upstream from the herd
Good judgment comes from experience, and a
lotta that comes
from bad judgment
Lettin' the cat outa the bag is a whole
lot easier than puttin' it
back in
If you get to thinking you're a person of
some influence, try
orderin' somebody else's dog around
Live simply. Love generously.
Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God. |
