| Tulsa is a city in the northern part of the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 390,000 it ranks as the forty-sixth largest city in the United States. The metro area has 930,000 residents. Tulsa was officially established as a city in 1898. Median family income is around $33,000. Many large companies and corporations have a presence in the Tulsa area including Dollar-Thrifty, BOK Financial Corporation, QuikTrip, SemGroup, ONEOK, and Syntroleum. Area sports teams include arena football's Tulsa Talons, WNBA basketball's Tulsa Shock, the Golden Hurricane of University of Tulsa, and Golden Eagles of Oral Roberts University. Hockey's Tulsa Oilers play at BOK Center. Tulsa World is the area's newspaper. Higher education in the Tulsa area includes Rogers State University, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa Technology Center, Oral Robers University, and University of Tulsa. The Tulsa International Airport serves the area. |
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