Durant, Oklahoma
Durant is a city in Bryan County, Oklahoma in the United States. It is the county seat of Bryan County. The population was 18,589 at the 2020 census.[4]
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| Location within the state of Oklahoma Location within the state of Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 33°59′59″N 96°23′5″W / 33.99972°N 96.38472°WCoordinates: 33°59′59″N 96°23′5″W / 33.99972°N 96.38472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Bryan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.83 sq mi (72.08 km2) |
| • Land | 27.76 sq mi (71.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 669 ft (204 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 18,589 |
| • Density | 669.68/sq mi (258.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 74701-74702 |
| FIPS code | 40-22050[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410375[2] |
| Website | www |
Durant is home to Southeastern Oklahoma State University and the headquarters of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The city is officially known as the Magnolia Capital of Oklahoma.[5]
Durant, Oklahoma Media
- Durant June 2018 02 (Bryan County Courthouse).jpg
Bryan County Courthouse and Confederate monument
- Durant city hall.JPG
Durant City Hall.
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- Durant Oklahoma Aerial (50996156576).jpg
Durant Oklahoma Aerial (50996156576).jpg
North building of Choctaw Casino Resort
- Choctaw Nation Headquarters (08-20-2023).jpg
Choctaw Nation Headquarters
- World's Largest Peanut Monument.jpg
The large peanut in Durant
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Water tower in Durant, Oklahoma
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Northbound Highway 69/75 in Durant
- (President Theodore Roosevelt Speaking from a Railroad Observation Car) (15013237379).jpg
President Theodore Roosevelt addressed the community from the back of his train car on April 5, 1905.
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Sources
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durant, Oklahoma
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
Further reading
- Blaisdell, Lowell L. "Anatomy of an Oklahoma Lynching: Bryan County, August 12–13, 1911," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 79 (Fall 2001).
- MacCreary, Henry. A Story of Durant: "Queen of Three Valleys" (Durant, Okla.: Democrat Printing Co., 1946).
- Milligan, James C., Norris, L. David, and Vanmeter, Ann. Durant, 1872–1990 (Durant, Okla.: Bryan County Heritage Association Inc., 1990).
- Norris, L. David. Southeastern Oklahoma State University Since 1909, Vol. 1 (Durant, Okla.: Mesa Publishing Co., 1986).
- Durant leading the state in economic development Archived 2013-01-22 at Archive.today
Other websites
- City of Durant
- Durant Area Chamber of Commerce
- Durant Daily Democrat
- KLBC 106.3 FM and The Buzz
- Durant Economic Development
- Durant, Oklahoma (OK 74701, 74702) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, sex offenders, news, sex offenders
- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture – Durant Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Durant Oklahoma
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