Editing Oklahoma (section)

===Cities and towns===

{{See also|List of cities in Oklahoma|}}

Oklahoma had 598 incorporated places in 2010, including four cities over 100,000 in population and 43 over 10,000.<ref name="ok commerce">{{cite web |url=http://www.okcommerce.gov/file/2000-2010-Oklahoma-Incorporate_3238.xls |author=Oklahoma Department of Commerce |title=2000–2010 Oklahoma Incorporated Place Populations |access-date=October 9, 2011 |format=xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520203935/http://www.okcommerce.gov/file/2000-2010-Oklahoma-Incorporate_3238.xls |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Two of the [[List of United States cities by population|fifty largest cities]] in the United States are in Oklahoma, [[Oklahoma City]] and [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]], and sixty-five percent of Oklahomans live within their metropolitan areas, or spheres of economic and social influence defined by the United States Census Bureau as a [[metropolitan statistical area]]. Oklahoma City, the state's capital and largest city, had the [[Oklahoma City Metroplex|largest metropolitan area in the state]] in 2020, with 1,425,695 people, and the [[Tulsa Metropolitan Area|metropolitan area of Tulsa]] had 1,015,331 residents.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Population and Housing State Data|url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Census.gov}}</ref> Between 2000 and 2010, the leading cities in population growth were [[Blanchard, Oklahoma|Blanchard]] (172.4%), [[Elgin, Oklahoma|Elgin]] (78.2%), [[Jenks, Oklahoma|Jenks]] (77.0%), [[Piedmont, Oklahoma|Piedmont]] (56.7%), [[Bixby, Oklahoma|Bixby]] (56.6%), and [[Owasso, Oklahoma|Owasso]] (56.3%).<ref name="ok commerce" />

In descending order of population, Oklahoma's largest cities in 2010 were: Oklahoma City (579,999, +14.6%), Tulsa (391,906, −0.3%), Norman (110,925, +15.9%), [[Broken Arrow, Oklahoma|Broken Arrow]] (98,850, +32.0%), Lawton (96,867, +4.4%), [[Edmond, Oklahoma|Edmond]] (81,405, +19.2%), [[Moore, Oklahoma|Moore]] (55,081, +33.9%), [[Midwest City, Oklahoma|Midwest City]] (54,371, +0.5%), [[Enid, Oklahoma|Enid]] (49,379, +5.0%), and [[Stillwater, Oklahoma|Stillwater]] (45,688, +17.0%). Of the state's ten largest cities, three are outside the metropolitan areas of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, and only Lawton has a metropolitan statistical area of its own as designated by the United States Census Bureau, though the metropolitan statistical area of [[Fort Smith, Arkansas]] extends into the state.<ref name="Ok cities">{{cite web|title=Oklahoma Census Data Center News |publisher=Oklahoma Department of Commerce |date=July 2007 |url=http://staging.okcommerce.gov/test1/dmdocuments/2007_July_Oklahoma_Census_Data_Center_News_1907072217.pdf |access-date=July 31, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808074217/http://staging.okcommerce.gov/test1/dmdocuments/2007_July_Oklahoma_Census_Data_Center_News_1907072217.pdf |archive-date=August 8, 2007 }}</ref>

Under Oklahoma law, municipalities are divided into two categories: cities, defined as having more than 1,000 residents, and towns, with under 1,000 residents. Both have [[Legislature|legislative]], [[Judiciary|judicial]], and public power within their boundaries, but cities can choose between a [[Mayor–council government|mayor–council]], [[Council–manager government|council–manager]], or [[Mayor–council government|strong mayor]] form of government, while towns operate through an elected officer system.<ref name="citygov">{{cite web | year=2005 | url=http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/12-muni.pdf | title=Oklahoma Municipal Government | publisher=Oklahoma Department of Libraries | access-date=August 7, 2007 | archive-date=August 8, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808074216/http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/12-muni.pdf }}</ref>{{Largest cities
| country = Oklahoma
| stat_ref = Source (2020):<ref>{{cite web|title=Oklahoma Population |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/OK/PST045221|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=January 15, 2022}}</ref>
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| div_link = Counties of Oklahoma{{!}}County
| city_1 = Oklahoma City
| div_1 = Oklahoma County, Oklahoma{{!}}Oklahoma
| pop_1 = 681,054
| img_1 = Downtown_Oklahoma_City_skyline_(2).jpg
| city_2 = Tulsa, Oklahoma{{!}}Tulsa
| div_2 = Tulsa County, Oklahoma{{!}}Tulsa
| pop_2 = 413,066
| img_2 = Downtown_Tulsa_Skyline.jpg
| city_3 = Norman, Oklahoma{{!}}Norman
| div_3 = Cleveland County, Oklahoma{{!}}Cleveland
| pop_3 = 128,026
| img_3 = SemiAerial_OU.jpg
| city_4 = Broken Arrow, Oklahoma{{!}}Broken Arrow
| div_4 = Tulsa County, Oklahoma{{!}}Tulsa
| pop_4 = 113,540
| img_4 = Historic_house_Broken_Arrow_Oklahoma.jpg
| city_5 = Edmond, Oklahoma{{!}}Edmond
| div_5 = Oklahoma County, Oklahoma{{!}}Oklahoma
| pop_5 = 94,428
| img_5 = 
| city_6 = Lawton, Oklahoma{{!}}Lawton
| div_6 = Comanche County, Oklahoma{{!}}Comanche
| pop_6 = 90,381
| img_6 = 
| city_7 = Moore, Oklahoma{{!}}Moore
| div_7 = Cleveland County, Oklahoma{{!}}Cleveland
| pop_7 = 62,793
| img_7 = 
| city_8 = Midwest City, Oklahoma{{!}}Midwest City
| div_8 = Oklahoma County, Oklahoma{{!}}Oklahoma
| pop_8 = 58,409
| img_8 = 
| city_9 = Enid, Oklahoma{{!}}Enid
| div_9 = Garfield County, Oklahoma{{!}}Garfield
| pop_9 = 51,308
| img_9 = 
| city_10 = Stillwater, Oklahoma{{!}}Stillwater
| div_10 = Payne County, Oklahoma{{!}}Payne
| pop_10 = 48,394
| img_10 = 
}}