Durant, Oklahoma

Durant, Oklahoma
Main Street in Durant
Nickname(s): 
City of Magnolias and Gateway to Lake Texoma
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Durant, Oklahoma
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°59′59″N 96°23′5″W / 33.99972°N 96.38472°W / 33.99972; -96.38472
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyBryan
Area
 • Total27.83 sq mi (72.08 km2)
 • Land27.76 sq mi (71.89 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation669 ft (204 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total18,589
 • Density669.68/sq mi (258.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
74701-74702
Area code580
FIPS code40-22050[3]
GNIS feature ID2410375[2]
Websitewww.durant.org

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]

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]

Sources

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durant, Oklahoma
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  5. "Master Plan – Section 2 The Campus of a Thousand Magnolias". Southeastern Oklahoma State University Master Plan. Southeastern Oklahoma State University. 2010. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2010.

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

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