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The city of Tulsa is the second-biggest city in Oklahoma State and 46th-largest city within the nation. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the main municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 (2010) residents within the MSA and 988,454 (2010) within the CSA. Tulsa's CSA is projected to reach one million between the years 2010 to 2012. The city of Tulsa serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most heavily populated county in the state of Oklahoma, and extends into the counties of Osage, Rogers and Wagoners.

The city of Tulsa was first settled between the years of 1828 and 1836 after the attack by the Lochapoka Band of Creek Native American tribe. During the year 1921, it was the location of the infamous Tulsa Race Riot, one of the biggest and most destructive acts of racial brutality in the history of the United States. For the majority of the 20th century, the city of Tulsa held the nickname "Oil Capital of the World" and played a key role as among the most important centers for the American oil business. The city, along with some other cities, claims to be the origin of U.S. Route 66 and is also famous for its Western Swing music.

The Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa features American art from colonial times to the present, with an emphasis on western art. Its extensive collection, once owned by Thomas Gilcrease, a Tulsa oil magnate and bought by the city in the year 1955, includes 10,000 paintings, drawings, sculptures and prints by 400 artists. Of the 22 bronzes of Frederic Remington, 18 could be seen here. Other Tulsa museums and cultural attractions comprise the Tulsa Air and Space Center, the Fenster Museum of Jewish Art and the Philbrook Museum of Arts. The city is home to the Oklahoma Aquarium and the Tulsa Zoo. Mayfest is a 4-day outdoor arts and music festival which draws 250,000 individuals yearly.

Tulsa's economy has traditionally been dominated by the oil business, though much effort has been made over the past few decades to diversify the economic base by building up the sectors of finance, aerospace, telecommunications, technology, high tech, and manufacturing. The Tulsa International Airport (TUL) as well as the Tulsa Port of Catoosa, the country's most inland seaport, connect the area with global transportation and trade. A maintenance base of American Airlines at Tulsa International Airport is the city's largest employer and the largest maintenance facility within the globe, serving as the engineering and maintenance head office of the airline, whereas the Tulsa International Airport and the Tulsa Port Catoosa house extensive industrial parks.

In Tulsa, there are company head office for some huge financial corporations like for example the BOK Financial Corporation. Other companies call the city of Tulsa home, like for instance QuikTrip, a semi-national convenience store chain, the international car rental company of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Hilti, and Mazzio's semi-national pizza chain. Numerous international businesses associated to oil and gas have head office within Tulsa, including Williams Companies, SemGroup, Syntroleum, ONEOK, Samson and Excel Energy. Meanwhile, there are 30 businesses within the city that hire more than 1,000 people, though small businesses make up more than 80 percent of Tulsa's companies.