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Oklahoma City is the capital of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city is the 30th largest in the U.S. The city`s estimated populus as of 2006 was 537,734, with a 2006 estimated populus of 1,172,339 in the metropolitan area. In 2006, the Oklahoma City -Shawnee Combined Statistical Area had a populus of 1,240,977 residents. Founded during the Land Run of 1889, Oklahoma City was the site of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 1995, the largest act of terrorism on US soil prior to the 9/11, 2001 attacks and the most destructive act of domestic terrorism in US history.

By the time Oklahoma was admitted to the Union in 1907, Oklahoma City had already supplanted Guthrie, the territorial capital, as the populus center and commercial hub of the new state. Soon after, the capital was moved from Guthrie to Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City was a major stop on Route 66 during the early part of the twentieth century and was prominently mentioned in Bobby Troup`s 1946 jazz classic, "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66," later made famous by Nat King Cole. Pre-WW2 activity saw Oklahoma City`s development into a major stockyard location and, with the discovery of oil inside the city limits (including under the State Capitol), a center of oil production. Post-war growth occurred with Oklahoma City`s location as a major interchange on the Interstate Highway System, with the convergence of I-35, I-40 and I-44 in the city, and the development of Tinker Air Force Base. The 1970s and `80s witnessed a gradual decline in the inner-city, as families increasingly chose to live in nearby suburbs. Urban Renewal projects in the 1970s removed many older historic structures but failed to result in much additional development. A notable exception was the construction of the Myriad Gardens and Crystal Bridge, a botancial garden and modernistic conservatory in the heart of the city.

In 1993, the city passed a massive redevelopment package known as the Metropolitan Area Projects (MAPS), which succeeded in helping to rebuild the city`s core, adding a new baseball park, central library, renovations to the civic center, convention center and fairgrounds, and a canal to the Bricktown entertainment district. In recent years more housing has been developed downtown, generating new opportunities for developers. However, this has also raised some potential problems, such as an increased need for grocery stores and similar retail. The "Core-to-Shore" project was created to relocate I-40 one mile (1.6 km) south and replace it with a boulevard that will set as an entrance. This allows the central portion of the city to enlarge south toward the Oklahoma River, thus connecting the core of the city to the shore of the Oklahoma River.

On May 3,1999 an F-5 tornado ripped through oklahoma city and surronding cities. It`s wind speed was 318 m.p.h. the strongest tornado ever recorded. It also was the most costly tornado with su

Oklahoma City is the seventh largest city in the country in terms of geographic area, and the largest in land area that is not a consolidated city-county. The populus density normally reported for the city using area of its city limits can be misleading, as its citifiedized zone covers 244 sq mi (630 km²), compared with the rural areas incorporated by the city, which cover 377 sq mi.

Oklahoma City is the second largest city in the nation still in compliance with the Clean Air Act (after Jacksonville, Florida).