Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
| settlement_type                 = [[City]]

| image_skyline                   = Building in Broken Arrow Oklahoma.jpg
| image_caption                   = Downtown Broken Arrow

| image_map                       = Tulsa County Oklahoma incorporated and unincorporated areas Broken Arrow highlighted.svg
| map_caption                     = Location within [[Tulsa County, OK|Tulsa County]] and the state of [[Oklahoma]]
| pushpin_map                     = USA
| pushpin_map_caption             = Location in the United States

| coordinates                     = {{coord|36|2|11|N|95|47|1|W|region:US-OK_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Oklahoma|Counties]]
| subdivision_name1               = {{flag|Oklahoma}}
| subdivision_name2               = [[Tulsa County, Oklahoma|Tulsa]], [[Wagoner County, Oklahoma|Wagoner]]

| government_type                 = [[Council-Manager]]
| leader_title                    = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name                     = Debra Wimpee ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
| leader_title1                   = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name1                    = Michael L. Spurgeon

| established_title               = [[Municipal government|Founded]]
| established_date                = 1902
| established_title2              = [[Municipal government|Incorporated]]
| established_date2               = 1903

| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2                  = 164.58
| area_total_sq_mi                = 63.54
| area_land_km2                   = 163.07
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 62.96
| area_water_km2                  = 1.51
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.58
| unit_pref                       = Imperial

| elevation_m                     = 230
| elevation_ft                    = 755

| population_total                = 113540
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_density_km2          = 696.28
| population_density_sq_mi        = 1803.34
| population_est                  = 
| pop_est_as_of                   = 
| pop_est_footnotes               = 
| population_metro                = 411,401 (US: [[List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas|54th]])
| population_rank                 = US: [[List of United States cities by population|279th]]

| timezone                        = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset                      = &minus;6
| timezone_DST                    = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST                  = &minus;5
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code                     = 74011-74014
| area_code                       = [[area codes 539 and 918|539/918]]
| website                         = [http://www.brokenarrowok.gov City of Broken Arrow]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 40-09050
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 1090512<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
}}

'''Broken Arrow''' is a city in [[Tulsa County, Oklahoma|Tulsa]] and [[Wagoner County, Oklahoma|Wagoner]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oklahoma]]. It is the largest suburb of [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]]. According to the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Broken Arrow has a population of 113,540 residents and is the [[List of municipalities in Oklahoma|4th most populous city]] in the state.<ref name="2010census">{{cite web |url=http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-cn33.html |author=US Census Bureau |title=U.S. Census Bureau Delivers Oklahoma's 2010 Census Population Totals |access-date=2010-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219012252/http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-cn33.html |archive-date=2011-02-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city is part of the [[Tulsa Metropolitan Area]], which has a population of 1,023,988 residents.

The [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad]] sold lots for the town site in 1902 and company secretary William S. Fears named it Broken Arrow.<ref name="History of Broken Arrow">{{cite web|url=http://www.tulsaokhistory.com/cities/brokenarrow.html |title=History of Broken Arrow, OK |publisher=Tulsaokhistory.com |access-date=2015-07-26}}</ref> The city was named for a Creek community settled by [[Creek (people)|Creek]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] who had been forced to relocate from [[Alabama]] to Oklahoma along the [[Trail of Tears]].

Although Broken Arrow was originally an agricultural community, its current economy is diverse. The city has the third-largest concentration of manufacturers in the state.<ref name="bacommerce">{{cite news|url=http://www.brokenarrowchamber.com/quick_facts.php#industry|title=Broken Arrow Chamber of Commerce; Quick Facts|publisher=Brokenarrowchamber.com|access-date=2008-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505222941/http://www.brokenarrowchamber.com/quick_facts.php#industry|archive-date=2010-05-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
The city's name comes from an old [[Creek (people)|Creek]] community in Alabama.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brokenarrowok.gov/index.aspx?nid=131 |title=Broken Arrow, OK - Official Website - History of Broken Arrow |publisher=City of Broken Arrow |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508201538/http://www.brokenarrowok.gov/index.aspx?NID=131 |archive-date=2015-05-08 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Members of that community were expelled from Alabama by the United States government, along the [[Trail of Tears]] in the 1830s. The Creek founded a new community in the [[Indian Territory]] and named it after their old settlement in Alabama. The town's Creek name was Rekackv (pronounced thlee-Kawtch-kuh), meaning broken arrow. The new Creek settlement was located several miles south of present-day downtown Broken Arrow.

The community of Elam, located in present-day Broken Arrow near 145th East Avenue and 111th Street, began around 1901. It consisted of a cluster of stores, a [[cotton gin]], and a few homes.<ref name=library>{{Cite web|url=https://cdm16063.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16063coll1/id/14775/rec/5 |title=Tulsa County Historic Sites :: Tulsa and Oklahoma History Collection |page=Broken Arrow |no-pp=true |website=Tulsa City-County Library Digital Collection |access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref>

In 1902 the [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad]] planned a railroad through the area and was granted town site privileges along the route.<ref name="History of Broken Arrow"/> They sold three of the as-yet-unnamed sites to the Arkansas Valley Town Site Company. William S. Fears, secretary of that company, was allowed to choose and name one of the locations. He selected a site about {{convert|18|mi}} southeast of Tulsa and about five miles north of the thlee-Kawtch-kuh settlement and named the new townsite Broken Arrow, after the Indian community.<ref name=library /> The MKT railroad, which was completed in 1903, ran through the middle of the city. It still exists today and is now owned by [[Union Pacific]] which currently uses it for freight.

For the first decades of Broken Arrow's history, the town's economy was based mainly on agriculture.<ref name="wise">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=BR019|title=Broken Arrow |last=Wise |first=Donald A. |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture |publisher=Oklahoma Historical Society |access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref> The coal industry also played an important role, with several strip coal mines located near the city in the early 20th century. The city's newspaper, the [[The Broken Arrow Ledger|''Broken Arrow Ledger'']], started within a couple of years of the city's founding. Broken Arrow's first school was built in 1904.<ref name="wise"/> The city did not grow much during the first half of the 1900s. During this time Broken Arrow's main commercial center was along Main Street. Most of the city's churches were also located on or near Main Street as well. A 1907 government census listed Broken Arrow's population at 1,383.<ref>U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1920 (Washington, 1921), Vol. 1, p. 579.</ref>

The Haskell State School of Agriculture opened in the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Opera House on November 15, 1909. The school closed in 1917 for lack of funding, and the building was then used as Broken Arrow High School. The building was razed in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brokenarrowok.gov/Index.aspx?page=255 |title=Historical Sites of Broken Arrow |publisher=City of Broken Arrow |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005075534/http://www.brokenarrowok.gov/Index.aspx?page=255 |archive-date=October 5, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Only a marker remains at 808 East College Street in Broken Arrow. The front of cornerstone reads, "Haskell State School / Of Agriculture / J. H. Esslinger Supt. / W. A. Etherton Archt. / Bucy & Walker Contr." The side of cornerstone reads "Laid by the Masonic Fraternity / May 25, A. D. 1910, A. L. 5810. / George Huddell G. M. / Erected by The State Board of Agriculture / J. P. Conners Pres. / B. C. Pittuck Dean.". The school is commemorated on the National Register of Historic Places.

In the 1960s, Broken Arrow began to grow from a small town into a suburban city. The Broken Arrow Expressway ([[Oklahoma State Highway 51]]) was constructed in the mid-1960s and connected the city with downtown Tulsa, fueling growth in Broken Arrow. The population swelled from a little above 11,000 in 1970 to more than 50,000 in 1990, and then more than 74,000 by the year 2000. During this time, the city was more of a bedroom community. In recent years, city leaders have pushed for more economic development to help keep more citizens of Broken Arrow working, shopping, and relaxing in town rather than going to other cities.

=== Broken Arrow murders ===
{{Main|Broken Arrow murders}}
The '''Broken Arrow murders''' took place on July 22, 2015, when five members of the Bever family were murdered in Broken Arrow, [[Oklahoma]], United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/five-dead-broken-arrow-oklahoma-two-teens-detained-n396961|title=Five Found Dead in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; Two Teen Relatives Detained|first=Alexander|last=Smith|work=NBC News|date=July 23, 2015}}</ref> the attackers were identified as 18 year old Robert Bever and 16 year old Michael Bever.<ref name="tulsaworld72515">{{cite news|last1=Jones|first1=Vicent|last2=Corey|first2=Samantha|date=July 25, 2015|title=Girl, 13, who survived Broken Arrow stabbings named brothers as assailants in quintuple homicide|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/crimewatch/girl-who-survived-broken-arrow-stabbings-named-brothers-as-assailants/article_63975ee4-26e7-5742-b220-15dfe9e351ba.html|work=[[Tulsa World]]|access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
Broken Arrow is located in the northeastern corner of [[Oklahoma]]. The city is part of the state's [[Green Country]] region known for its green vegetation, hills and lakes. Green Country is the most topographically diverse portion of the state with seven of Oklahoma's 11 eco-regions.<ref>[http://www.travelok.com/atv/index.asp#map Oklahoma, The All-Terrain Vacation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060709205916/http://travelok.com/atv/index.asp |date=2006-07-09 }}, Oklahoma Department of Tourism's TravelOK.com (accessed April 30, 2010).</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|45.6|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|45.0|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} is land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} (1.34%) is water.

===Climate===
Broken Arrow has the typical eastern and central Oklahoma [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa'') with uncomfortably hot summers and highly variable winters that can range from mild to very cold depending on whether the air mass comes from warmed air over the Rocky Mountains or very cold polar anticyclones from Canada.
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|Feb high F = 51.2
|Mar high F = 61.3
|Apr high F = 72.1
|May high F = 79.1
|Jun high F = 87.1
|Jul high F = 92.9
|Aug high F = 91.9
|Sep high F = 83.6
|Oct high F = 74.5
|Nov high F = 60.9
|Dec high F = 49.8
|year high F= 70.8
|Jan low F = 22.2
|Feb low F = 26.5
|Mar low F = 35.5
|Apr low F = 46.8
|May low F = 56.1
|Jun low F = 64.8
|Jul low F = 69.1
|Aug low F = 66.7
|Sep low F = 59.3
|Oct low F = 46.4
|Nov low F = 35.8
|Dec low F = 26.5
|year low F= 46.3
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|Jan precipitation inch = 1.6
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.8
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.2
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.5
|May precipitation inch = 5.0
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.6
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.9
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.8
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.7
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.7
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.1
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.0
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|date=August 2010
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1900 = 1383
| 1910 = 1576
| 1920 = 2086
| 1930 = 1964
| 1940 = 2074
| 1950 = 3262
| 1960 = 5982
| 1970 = 11787
| 1980 = 35761
| 1990 = 58043
| 2000 = 74859
| 2010 = 98850
| 2020 = 113540
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 117911
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref><br> 2018 Estimate<ref name="2018 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>
}}

[[File:Race and ethnicity 2020 Broken Arrow, OK.png|thumb|Map of racial distribution in Broken Arrow, 2020 U.S. census. Each dot is one person: {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(115, 178, 255)|White}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(159, 212, 0)|Black}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 0, 0)|Asian}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 170, 0)|Hispanic}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(140, 81, 181)|Multiracial}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(153, 102, 51)|Native American/Other}}]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Broken Arrow, Oklahoma – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Broken Arrow city, Oklahoma|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4009050&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Broken Arrow city, Oklahoma|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4009050&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Broken Arrow city, Oklahoma|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4009050&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|62,485
|75,008
|style='background: #ffffe6; |72,706
|83.47%
|75.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |64.04%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,728
|4,169
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,706
|3.64%
|4.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.03%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|2,934
|4,882
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,894
|3.92%
|4.94%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,413
|3,568
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,136
|1.89%
|3.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.52%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|38
|42
|style='background: #ffffe6; |69
|0.05%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|73
|77
|style='background: #ffffe6; |382
|0.10%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.34%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|2,524
|4,726
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12,009
|3.37%
|4.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.58%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,664
|6,378
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,638
|3.56%
|6.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.25%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''74,859'''
|'''98,850'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''113,540'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

According to the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 98,850 people, 36,141 households, and 27,614 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,200|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 38,013 housing units at an average density of {{convert|602.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 79.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 5.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (1.0% Vietnamese, 0.7% Indian, 0.4% Chinese, 0.3% Korean, 0.3% Hmong, 0.2% Pakistani, 0.2% Filipino, 0.1% Japanese),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP8&prodType=table |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161012022855/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP8&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-10-12 |title=Race Reporting for the Asian Population by Selected Categories: 2010 : 2010 Census Summary File 1 |publisher=Factfinder2.census.gov |access-date=2015-07-26}}</ref> 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] were 6.5% (4.4% Mexican, 0.4% Puerto Rican, 0.3% Spanish, 0.1% Venezuelan, 0.1% Colombian).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-05-21 |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 : 2010 Demographic Profile Data |publisher=Factfinder2.census.gov |access-date=2015-07-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP10&prodType=table |title=Hispanic or Latino by Type: 2010 : 2010 Census Summary File 1 |publisher=Factfinder2.census.gov |access-date=2015-07-26 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

There were 36,141 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. Of all households, 19.2% were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city, the population dispersal was 30.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $65,385 and the median income for a family was $74,355. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $29,141. About 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]]. Of the city's population over the age of 25, 30.3% hold a [[bachelor's degree]] or higher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03&prodType=table |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213610/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-02-12 |title=Community Facts |publisher=Factfinder2.census.gov |access-date=2015-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40/4009050.html |title=Broken Arrow (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau |publisher=Quickfacts.census.gov |access-date=2015-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905064518/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40/4009050.html |archive-date=2015-09-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Business and industry==
[[Image:Historicbuilding.JPG|250px|thumb|right|Historic building on Main Street after a total restoration (June 2007)]]
Broken Arrow is home to a wide range of businesses and industries. In fact, the city is ranked third in its concentration of manufacturers in the state.<ref name="bacommerce"/>

Some of the city's more notable employers include:
* [[FlightSafety International]]
* [[FedEx Ground]]
* [[Blue Bell Creameries]]
* [[Windstream Communications]]
Located in Broken Arrow since 1985, FlightSafety International (FSI) designs and builds aviation crew training devices called Flight Simulators at its Simulation Systems Division. With currently{{when|reason=time period is so vague or ambiguous|date=November 2022}} over 675 employees located there, of which about half are engineers, FSI is the largest private employer in the city.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

A number of new commercial developments are being built throughout the city, most notably along [[Oklahoma State Highway 51]], which runs through the city. A [[Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World]] opened in 2005<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=ROD WALTON World Staff |title=Bass Pro Shop tackles grand opening in BA |url=https://tulsaworld.com/archive/bass-pro-shop-tackles-grand-opening-in-ba/article_6fe699b4-c35a-51f4-b846-e0c1e4867939.html |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=Tulsa World |date=October 16, 2005 |language=en}}</ref> as the anchor to a development that includes hotels, restaurants, shopping, and eventually offices. A new full-service hospital and medical office building were constructed nearby in 2010 as an anchor to another large commercial development that will include retail space and two hotels. Oklahoma's first Dick's Sporting Goods opened in late 2011.<ref name="Broken Arrow Retail">{{cite news|url=http://www.brokenarrowretail.com/|title=Broken Arrow Retail|publisher=Brokenarrowretail.com|access-date=2008-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815085254/http://brokenarrowretail.com/|archive-date=2010-08-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2007 the city created the Broken Arrow Economic Development Corporation to help oversee economic development.<ref name="Broken Arrow Economic Development">{{cite news| url=http://www.angeloueconomics.com/brokenarroweconomicdevelopment/index.html| title=Broken Arrow Economic Development| publisher=Angeloueconomics.com| access-date=2007-08-24| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225900/http://www.angeloueconomics.com/brokenarroweconomicdevelopment/index.html| archive-date=2007-09-27}}</ref>

In late 2007, the Broken Arrow Chamber of Commerce began "Advance Broken Arrow", an economic development campaign aimed at expanding and diversifying the city's economic base.<ref name="Advance Broken Arrow">{{cite news|url=http://www.brokenarrowchamber.com/doing_business/advance.php|title=Advance Broken Arrow|publisher=Brokenarrowchamber.com|access-date=2008-02-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208091620/http://www.brokenarrowchamber.com/doing_business/advance.php|archive-date=2008-02-08}}</ref>

In October 2023, plans were announced for a new 12,500-seat amphitheater to be built in town by 2025.<ref name=Notes>{{cite web|url= https://tulsaworld.com/life-entertainment/local/music/big-win-heres-why-notes-live-is-building-12-500-seat-amphitheater-in-broken-arrow/article_de49da96-62c8-11ee-b9b2-3319f8a7e0f1.html |title= 'Big win:' Here's why Notes Live is building 12,500-seat amphitheater in Broken Arrow|publisher=Jimmie Tramel, Tulsa World, October 5, 2023}}</ref>  The Sunset Amphitheater is projected to host a minimum of 45 concert events annually.<ref name=Notes/>

===Downtown redevelopment===
[[Image:Historic house Broken Arrow Oklahoma.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Historic 1904 Victorian home on Main Street in downtown BA that has been converted into a business (July 2007)]]
In 2005, the city adopted a downtown revitalization master plan to help revive the city's historic downtown area. Some of the plans include a new 3-story museum to house the historical society and genealogical society, a farmer's market and plaza, a new performing arts center, updates and expansions to area parks, the conversion of the historic Central Middle School on Main Street into a professional development center, infrastructure, and landscape improvements, and incentives to encourage denser infill, redevelopment, and reuse of the area's historic structures. Numerous buildings and homes have since been renovated, many new shops and offices have moved to downtown, and new townhomes are being built. The new historical museum, farmers market, and performing arts center opened in 2008.

The city also sets strict new design standards in place that all new developments in the downtown area must adhere to. These standards were created to prevent "suburban" development in favor of denser, "urban" development, and to ensure that new structures complement and fit in with the historic buildings downtown. In October 2012 Downtown Broken Arrow's main street corridor was named the Rose District.<ref>[http://www.brokenarrowok.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=79] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104232810/http://www.brokenarrowok.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=79|date=November 4, 2012}}</ref>

==Government==
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|+ '''City government:'''<ref name="citycouncil">{{cite web |url=http://www.brokenarrowok.gov/index.aspx?nid=142 |author=City of Broken Arrow |title=City Council |publisher=Brokenarrowok.gov |access-date=2011-04-04 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234131/http://www.brokenarrowok.gov/index.aspx?nid=142 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| '''Ward 1''' || Mayor Debra Wimpee
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| '''Ward 2''' || Lisa Ford
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| '''Ward 3''' || Vice Mayor Christi Gillespie
|-
| '''Ward 4''' || Scott Eudey
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| '''At-Large''' || Johnnie Parks
|}

Broken Arrow uses the [[Council–manager government|council–manager]] model of municipal government. The city's primary authority resides in the [[city council]] which approves ordinances, resolutions, amendments, and contracts. The city council consists of five members with one member elected from each of the four city [[Wards of the United States|wards]], and the fifth member as an at-large member. Each council member serves for a two-year term and is eligible to serve for four years. Out of the council members, a mayor and vice-mayor are chosen every two years.<ref name="citycouncil"/> The day-to-day operations of the city are run by the city manager, who reports directly to the city council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brokenarrowok.gov/index.aspx?nid=65|author=City of Broken Arrow|title=City Manager|publisher=Brokenarrowok.gov|access-date=September 3, 2013|archive-date=February 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203213856/http://www.brokenarrowok.gov/index.aspx?nid=65|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the federal level, Broken Arrow lies within [[Oklahoma's 1st congressional district]], represented by [[Kevin Hern]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/images/districts/2002_cong_districts.gif |publisher=Oklahoma House of Senate |title=2002 Congressional Districts |access-date=2011-04-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528013434/http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/images/districts/2002_cong_districts.gif |archive-date=2010-05-28 }}</ref> In the [[Oklahoma Senate|State Senate]], Broken Arrow is in District 25 ([[Joe Newhouse]]) and 36 (Bill Brown).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/districts/dist25/dist25_map.pdf |publisher=Oklahoma Senate |title=Senate District 25 |access-date=2011-04-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218190033/http://oksenate.gov/Senators/districts/dist25/dist25_map.pdf |archive-date=2010-12-18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/districts/dist36/dist36_map.pdf |publisher=Oklahoma Senate |title=Senate District 32 |access-date=2011-04-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711153339/http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/districts/dist36/dist36_map.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-11 }}</ref> In the [[Oklahoma House of Representatives|State House]], District 75 (Karen Gaddis), 76 (Ross Ford), 98 (Michael Rogers) covers the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.okhouse.gov/Research/tulsa_house.pdf |publisher=Oklahoma House of Representatives |title=Tulsa County (detailed) |access-date=2011-04-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519202242/http://www.okhouse.gov/Research/tulsa_house.pdf |archive-date=2011-05-19 }}</ref>

==Education==

Broken Arrow is served by [[Broken Arrow Public Schools]], [[Union Public Schools]], and [[Bixby Public Schools]].

Within Tulsa County, most of BA is served by BAPS while the northwestern part of town is Union Public Schools, and the far southwest part of town is Bixby Public Schools.
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40143_tulsa/DC20SD_C40143.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tulsa County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-01-28}}</ref> Within Wagoner County, all of BA is zoned to BAPS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40145_wagoner/DC20SD_C40145.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wagoner County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-01-28}}</ref>

Some far southeastern areas with Broken Arrow postal addresses are zoned to Coweta Public Schools. The Coweta portion also includes large unincorporated tracts of land that may eventually be annexed into the city of Broken Arrow. Bixby, Union and Broken Arrow schools all operate at least one school in the city while the Coweta School District does not currently have any schools within the city limits.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

===Colleges and universities===
Higher education in Broken Arrow is provided by [[Northeastern State University (Broken Arrow)|Northeastern State University (Broken Arrow campus)]]. The campus opened in 2001 and has an upperclassmen and graduate student population of 3,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nsuok.edu/GettingStarted/OurCampuses.aspx|author=Northeastern State University|title=Our Campuses|access-date=2011-04-11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828040356/http://www.nsuok.edu/GettingStarted/OurCampuses.aspx|archive-date=2009-08-28}}</ref>

Broken Arrow is also served by [[Tulsa Technology Center]] Broken Arrow Campus. Established in 1983, it has an enrollment of about 3,500 full- and part-time secondary and adult students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tulsatech.com/About/ba_campus.aspx|author=TulsaTech School District No. 18|title=Broken Arrow Campus|access-date=2011-04-11|archive-date=April 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415030810/http://www.tulsatech.com/About/ba_campus.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Broken Arrow is also home to [[RHEMA Bible Training Center|Rhema Bible Training Center]], established in 1974 by [[Kenneth E. Hagin]]; located on {{convert|110|acre}}, it has graduated over 40,000 alumni and has seven ministry concentrations. RBTC is currently led by Hagin's son, Kenneth W. Hagin.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

===Libraries===
The city's two libraries, Broken Arrow Library and South Broken Arrow Library, are part of the [[Tulsa City-County Library]] System.

==Infrastructure==
Major highways in Broken Arrow include [[Oklahoma State Highway 51|State Highway 51]] (Broken Arrow Expressway). It passes through the north side of the city and leads to downtown Tulsa to the northwest. Heading east on the Broken Arrow Expressway leads to the [[Muskogee Turnpike]], which connects the city to [[Muskogee, Oklahoma|Muskogee]].<ref name="map">{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Transportation|title=Official State Highway Map|edition=2009}}</ref> Partial beltway [[Creek Turnpike]] circles around the south of the city and connects the [[Turner Turnpike]] to the west terminus of the [[Will Rogers Turnpike]].<ref name="map" />

Public transportation for Broken Arrow is provided by [[Tulsa Transit]]. It has one route that connects the city to Tulsa. Bus services run Monday through Friday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tulsatransit.org/maps-schedules/schedules/routes-by-number/?routeID=174 |author=Tulsa Transit |title=Routes by number - Rt. 508 Broken Arrow |access-date=2011-04-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512150430/http://tulsatransit.org/maps-schedules/schedules/routes-by-number/?routeID=174 |archive-date=2011-05-12 }}</ref>

==Media==
{{see also|List of newspapers in Oklahoma|List of radio stations in Oklahoma|List of television stations in Oklahoma}}

===Newspapers===
Broken Arrow had one newspaper, the ''Broken Arrow Ledger''. The paper was published every Wednesday.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ferguson |first=John |url=http://www.baledger.com/about_us/ |title=Tulsa World: Broken Arrow Ledger |publisher=Baledger.com |access-date=2015-07-26 |archive-date=October 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020134733/http://baledger.com/about_us/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is owned by BH Media Group.<ref>[http://neo.neighbornews.com/about_us/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110165940/http://neo.neighbornews.com/about_us/|date=November 10, 2011}}</ref> The ''[[Tulsa World]]'', northeast Oklahoma's major [[daily newspaper]], also features Broken Arrow news regularly. The staff at the ''Ledger'' featured journalists and photographers Lesa Jones, Doug Quinn, and G. B. Poindexter. The Ledger was closed by the Tulsa World’s owners in 2017.

===Television===
[[Cox Cable]] channel 24 is the Broken Arrow [[government-access television]] (GATV) [[cable TV]] municipal information channel. It displays, among other things, information about the city government, upcoming events, and general information about the city. The channel also features local weather reports.

===Internet===
Broken Arrow has a website that provides information on the city, its government, local amenities, safety, local news, and economic development.<ref name="City of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma">{{cite news | url=http://www.brokenarrowok.gov/ |title=City of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma|publisher=Brokenarrowok.gov |access-date=2008-09-19}}</ref> The city's chamber of commerce also has a website, which contains information about the chamber and economic development in the city.<ref name="Broken Arrow Chamber of Commerce">{{cite news | url=http://www.brokenarrowchamber.com/ |title=Broken Arrow Chamber of Commerce|publisher=Brokenarrowchamber.com  |access-date=2008-09-19}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[David Alexander (American football)|David Alexander]], former NFL player and former head coach of Broken Arrow High School football team
* [[Brady Bacon]], racing driver
* [[Alvin Bailey]], offensive lineman for the Seattle Seahawks
* [[Jim Baumer]], former Major League infielder and [[General manager (baseball)|general manager]] for [[Milwaukee Brewers]]
* [[Archie Bradley (baseball)|Archie Bradley]], pitcher for the [[Los Angeles Angels]], drafted 7th overall in 2011 MLB first-year player draft
* [[Jim Brewer (baseball)|Jim Brewer]], former Major League pitcher with Los Angeles Dodgers
* [[P.C. Cast]], author and novelist best known for the [[House of Night]] series
* [[Kristin Chenoweth]], singer, actress and graduate of Broken Arrow High School. Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center's (PAC) theater and stage are named after Chenoweth.
* [[Ernest Childers]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient in [[World War II]]
* [[Marguerite Churchill]], actress, died in Broken Arrow
* [[DeDe Dorsey]], [[Las Vegas Locomotives]] running back, former NFL player with [[Cincinnati Bengals]] and [[Indianapolis Colts]]
* [[Ester Drang]], indie rock band
* [[Phil Farrand]], author known for ''Nitpicker's Guides''
* [[Kenneth E. Hagin]], evangelist and founder of Rhema Bible Training College
* [[Holley Hollan]], racing driver
* [[Steve Logan (American football)|Steve Logan]], running backs coach for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* [[JD McPherson]], singer-songwriter and guitarist
* [[George O'Brien (actor)|George O'Brien]], actor
* [[Charles Ogle (racing driver)|Charles Ogle]], racing driver
* [[Brad Penny]], Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Jamie Pinkerton]], Head Women's Softball Coach at Iowa State University, graduate of Broken Arrow High School.
* [[Donald Roulet]], Presbyterian minister and civil rights activist
* [[Warren Spahn]], Hall of Fame baseball pitcher and longtime Broken Arrow resident
* [[Will Thomas (novelist)|Will Thomas]], historical mystery writer, winner of 2005 and 2015 Oklahoma Book Award for fiction
* [[Andy Wilkins]], first baseman for [[Milwaukee Brewers]]
* [[Kathryn Zaremba]], stage actress

==See also==
{{Portal|Oklahoma}}
* [[Broken Arrow killings]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{wikivoyage inline|Broken Arrow}}
* [http://www.brokenarrowok.gov City website]
* [http://www.brokenarrow.org Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=BR019 "Broken Arrow," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'']

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