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Oklahoma rankings · History

Most historic towns in Oklahoma

Tulsa ranks first on history among Oklahoma’s 131 towns of 2,500+; 10 of the 131 grade A− or better on history nationally.

The History grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the town’s founding era, homes built before 1940 (Census ACS) and its National Register places. How grades work

#1

Tulsa

Tulsa County · 416,209 people
A−

History grade, better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #130 of 131 in OK

#2

Okmulgee

Okmulgee County · 11,394 people
A−

History grade, better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #131 of 131 in OK

#3

Atoka

Atoka County · 2,975 people
A−

History grade, better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #92 of 131 in OK

All 131 towns

History grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 6 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

131 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownGradeOverall
1TulsaTulsa County · 416,209 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #130 of 131
2OkmulgeeOkmulgee County · 11,394 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #131 of 131
3AtokaAtoka County · 2,975 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #92 of 131
4PawhuskaOsage County · 2,923 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #82 of 131
5AlvaWoods County · 4,880 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #18 of 131
6New CordellWashita County · 2,746 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #19 of 131
7TonkawaKay County · 2,983 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #43 of 131
8WewokaSeminole County · 3,046 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #124 of 131
9PerryNoble County · 4,448 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #28 of 131
10GuthrieLogan County · 12,257 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #70 of 131
11MangumGreer County · 2,683 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #33 of 131
12BlackwellKay County · 6,029 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #76 of 131
13AnadarkoCaddo County · 5,448 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #110 of 131
14HobartKiowa County · 3,257 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #113 of 131
15CushingPayne County · 8,390 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #56 of 131
16HominyOsage County · 3,293 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #109 of 131
17ChandlerLincoln County · 2,963 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #44 of 131
18StroudLincoln County · 2,913 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #54 of 131
19EnidGarfield County · 50,297 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #87 of 131
20ChickashaGrady County · 17,313 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #47 of 131
21VinitaCraig County · 5,424 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #118 of 131
22EufaulaMcIntosh County · 2,882 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #116 of 131
23MiamiOttawa County · 12,893 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #121 of 131
24MuskogeeMuskogee County · 36,760 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #127 of 131
25ArdmoreCarter County · 24,956 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #105 of 131
26Ponca CityKay County · 24,225 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #108 of 131
27Fort GibsonMuskogee County · 3,814 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #45 of 131
28TahlequahCherokee County · 17,508 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #68 of 131
29HoldenvilleHughes County · 5,923 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #73 of 131
30ChecotahMcIntosh County · 3,096 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #71 of 131
31El RenoCanadian County · 20,730 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #75 of 131
32McAlesterPittsburg County · 18,044 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #88 of 131
33SapulpaCreek County · 23,695 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #53 of 131
34Oklahoma CityOklahoma County · 719,849 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #100 of 131
35KingfisherKingfisher County · 5,201 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #40 of 131
36WagonerWagoner County · 8,405 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #74 of 131
37BristowCreek County · 4,381 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #49 of 131
38SulphurMurray County · 4,878 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #20 of 131
39ShawneePottawatomie County · 32,474 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #117 of 131
40FairviewMajor County · 2,632 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #22 of 131
41BartlesvilleWashington County · 38,278 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #90 of 131
42DurantBryan County · 21,552 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #91 of 131
43AltusJackson County · 18,707 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #59 of 131
44NowataNowata County · 3,584 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #111 of 131
45SeminoleSeminole County · 7,393 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #112 of 131
46WatongaBlaine County · 2,594 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #64 of 131
47DeweyWashington County · 3,450 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #114 of 131
48SayreBeckham County · 4,783 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #41 of 131
49ClevelandPawnee County · 3,271 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #39 of 131
50HenryettaOkmulgee County · 5,620 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #102 of 131
51Pauls ValleyGarvin County · 6,157 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #83 of 131
52DrumrightCreek County · 2,546 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #89 of 131
53Park Hillunincorporated, Cherokee County · 3,237 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #86 of 131
54ClaremoreRogers County · 20,681 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #50 of 131
55AdaPontotoc County · 16,660 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #57 of 131
56HeavenerLe Flore County · 3,070 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #94 of 131
57DuncanStephens County · 23,238 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #79 of 131
58NormanCleveland County · 130,943 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #48 of 131
59PoteauLe Flore County · 9,171 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #101 of 131
60JonesOklahoma County · 3,222 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #37 of 131
61PurcellMcClain County · 7,030 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #58 of 131
62MariettaLove County · 2,982 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #65 of 131
63CowetaWagoner County · 11,472 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #23 of 131
64MarlowStephens County · 4,514 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #26 of 131
65HugoChoctaw County · 5,082 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #115 of 131
66CollinsvilleTulsa County · 9,956 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #8 of 131
67ClintonCuster County · 8,302 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #61 of 131
68StillwaterPayne County · 50,046 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #42 of 131
69DavisMurray County · 2,836 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #126 of 131
70WoodwardWoodward County · 11,635 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #60 of 131
71PerkinsPayne County · 3,271 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #77 of 131
72StiglerHaskell County · 2,749 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #99 of 131
73TishomingoJohnston County · 3,123 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #78 of 131
74SallisawSequoyah County · 8,790 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #98 of 131
75MadillMarshall County · 4,181 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #80 of 131
76SkiatookOsage County · 8,960 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #34 of 131
77LawtonComanche County · 90,503 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #128 of 131
78TuttleGrady County · 8,708 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #3 of 131
79StilwellAdair County · 3,892 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #123 of 131
80OkemahOkfuskee County · 3,091 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #120 of 131
81WeatherfordCuster County · 12,005 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #21 of 131
82TecumsehPottawatomie County · 6,402 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #97 of 131
83GroveDelaware County · 7,399 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #103 of 131
84GuymonTexas County · 12,241 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #51 of 131
85Elk CityBeckham County · 11,335 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #66 of 131
86EdmondOklahoma County · 100,479 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #7 of 131
87PocolaLe Flore County · 4,660 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #46 of 131
88HarrahOklahoma County · 7,212 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #25 of 131
89YukonCanadian County · 27,615 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #14 of 131
90Broken ArrowTulsa County · 124,991 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #31 of 131
91Sand SpringsTulsa County · 20,397 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #52 of 131
92IdabelMcCurtain County · 6,934 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #107 of 131
93FrederickTillman County · 3,371 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #62 of 131
94McLoudPottawatomie County · 4,564 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #35 of 131
95MustangCanadian County · 24,571 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #12 of 131
96CacheComanche County · 3,239 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #32 of 131
97MooreCleveland County · 63,609 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #29 of 131
98LindsayGarvin County · 2,929 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #55 of 131
99Pryor CreekMayes County · 9,723 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #122 of 131
100Turleyunincorporated, Tulsa County · 2,968 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #129 of 131
101BethanyOklahoma County · 20,315 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #93 of 131
102JenksTulsa County · 28,175 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #9 of 131
103ChoctawOklahoma County · 12,549 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #5 of 131
T104CatoosaRogers County · 7,471 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #69 of 131
T104Lone GroveCarter County · 5,244 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #30 of 131
106MuldrowSequoyah County · 3,375 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #96 of 131
107NewcastleMcClain County · 15,198 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #10 of 131
108PiedmontCanadian County · 9,427 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #1 of 131
109BixbyTulsa County · 32,766 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #6 of 131
110VerdigrisRogers County · 5,888 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #2 of 131
111NobleCleveland County · 7,748 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #27 of 131
112HintonCaddo County · 4,975 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #11 of 131
113Bethel AcresPottawatomie County · 3,301 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #17 of 131
114RolandSequoyah County · 4,146 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #84 of 131
115Nichols HillsOklahoma County · 3,864 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #38 of 131
T116ElginComanche County · 3,653 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #13 of 131
T116JayDelaware County · 2,507 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #119 of 131
118Longtownunincorporated, Pittsburg County · 2,716 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #85 of 131
119SlaughtervilleCleveland County · 4,332 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #81 of 131
120Broken BowMcCurtain County · 4,211 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #125 of 131
121Midwest CityOklahoma County · 58,799 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #72 of 131
122Warr AcresOklahoma County · 10,552 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #106 of 131
123MannfordCreek County · 3,432 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #24 of 131
124BlanchardMcClain County · 10,013 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #4 of 131
T125CaleraBryan County · 3,145 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #67 of 131
T125GlenpoolTulsa County · 14,705 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #36 of 131
127OwassoTulsa County · 43,117 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #16 of 131
128Del CityOklahoma County · 21,138 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #104 of 131
129SpencerOklahoma County · 3,857 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #95 of 131
130The VillageOklahoma County · 9,276 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #63 of 131
131GoldsbyMcClain County · 3,591 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #15 of 131
Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most historic town in Oklahoma?

Tulsa (Tulsa County) ranks first on history among 131 towns, with an A−; Okmulgee and Atoka follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The History grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the town’s founding era, homes built before 1940 (Census ACS) and its National Register places. Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a history grade (131 in Oklahoma). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Oklahoma page.

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