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Seems like they support the Thunder pretty well. I think Seattle will get another expansion team eventually.
Hell, what else is there to do in OKC besides go to a basketball game or walk around Bricktown ? I will say that OKC's Downtown is pretty nice for a city of its size. The MAPS program did a lot to turn that area around.
As for this question, no. OKC is roughly the size of Memphis (City and Metro area). I consider both to be Mid-sized.
Hell, what else is there to do in OKC besides go to a basketball game or walk around Bricktown ? I will say that OKC's Downtown is pretty nice for a city of its size. The MAPS program did a lot to turn that area around.
As for this question, no. OKC is roughly the size of Memphis (City and Metro area). I consider both to be Mid-sized.
One city I don't know to much about is OKC. Is it big.. or a top 3 tier? I'm not basing on population but more on how it feels. Does it feel urban and big. I have only been here once. I'm from KC so let's compare to that in some ways
I would consider it a small metro. Kansas City, Charlotte, Indianapolis, etc are mid-sized. OKC is probably the least urban city its size in the country and therefore punches significantly below its weight. Tulsa and Omaha are both more urban and feel larger than OKC does. It's a tier below Memphis, Louisville, Jacksonville, etc and two tiers below Kansas City in my opinion.
One city I don't know to much about is OKC. Is it big.. or a top 3 tier? I'm not basing on population but more on how it feels. Does it feel urban and big. I have only been here once. I'm from KC so let's compare to that in some ways
I wish KC had their large Devon Energy Center tower in our skyline.
Very nice development and some other things going on in OKC.
I only stayed there once 20 years ago and there were only 2 live music options in the entire city.
I've been through a couple of times since.
I'm sure the music and restaurant options have improved a lot since then.
Downtown OKC reminds me of Omaha's downtown.
I think Omaha is a bit more to my liking culturally.
I don't think OKC is a big city now.
I think it depends on perspective. I think cities like Kansas City, Indianapolis, Charlotte, Raleigh, etc are large enough to offer the "best of both worlds" between a large metro and a small metro. A person for instance could move from Atlanta to Charlotte or from the Twin Cities to Kansas City and not feel too deprived. OKC on the other hand leaves a lot to be desired, even when coming from Tier 2/3 cities. It's not uncommon to have to take routine trips to Dallas or Tulsa for amenities that OKC doesn't offer.
For somebody coming from rural America however, I think OKC would seem plenty large and vibrant enough and isn't a bad place to start. It's a tough adjustment from a larger or even similar sized city though.
I didn't realize that OKC has a land area of 620 square miles. Wow! That's less than 1,000 ppsm. Absolutely crazy.
Much of that 620 sq mi is rural. The central loop has a density of about 5,000/sq mi.
And, according to the Census Bureau, OKC's entire urban area (from 2010) is 411 sq mi.
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? I will say that OKC's Downtown is pretty nice for a city of its size. The MAPS program did a lot to turn that area around. 
