Broken Arrow Oklahoma
About Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow is a city located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma, primarily in Tulsa County but also with a small section of the city in western Wagoner County. It is the largest suburb of Tulsa. According to the 2010 census, Broken Arrow has a population of 98,850 residents and is the fourth largest city in the state.[2] However, a July 1, 2011 estimate reports that the population of the city is 100,073, making it the 285th largest city in the United States and the smallest with a population above 100,000. The city is part of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 937,478 residents.[3]
Lots for the town site were sold in 1902 by the MissouriâKansasâTexas Railroad and it was named Broken Arrow by William. S. Fears, secretary of the company.[4] The city was named for a Creek community settled by Creek Indians who had been forced to relocate from Alabama to Oklahoma along the Trail of Tears.
