| Verdigris, Oklahoma | |
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| — Town — | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Rogers |
| Incorporated | 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Government |
| • Mayor | Keith Crawford |
| Area | |
| • Land | 12.0 sq mi (31.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 610 ft (185.93 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,993 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 74019 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-14700[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1091382[2] |
Verdigris is an incorporated town[3] in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States, in the Tulsa metropolitan area.[4] It straddles former U.S. Highway 66 (now State Highway 66) between Catoosa and Claremore.
The latitude of Verdigris is 36.234N. The longitude is -95.69W.
The community was named for the Verdigris River; the river name derives from French terms for "green" and "gray." Verdigris is the fastest growing municipality in Rogers County. [5] The growth rate between 2000 and 2010 was 119%.
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Verdigris is named after the nearby Verdigris River, so named by French Traders that settled in the area around the late 1700's. Several Native American tribes, including the Osage, Delaware and Cherokee, had populations along the Verdigris River. The rural community known as Verdigris has been in existence since before Oklahoma statehood in 1907. The St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco) referred to the area as the "Verdigris Switch" in the late 1880's. Verdigris schools were founded in the early 1900's. America's Mother road, U.S. 66, was routed through Verdigris in the late 1920's. [6]
People from Verdigris - Zach Loyd - Defender / Midfielder for FC Dallas
The average annual temperature is sixty degrees. On average, sixty six days annually are above ninety degrees and twenty five days annually have a temperature of twenty degrees or lower. The average rainfall is 43.45 inches. The growing season is 208 days. [7]
As of the census of 2010, there were 3993 people residing in the Town of Verdigris. There were 1,598 housing units. The racial makeup of Verdigris was 77.41% White, 13.30% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.43% Black, 6.74% from 2 or more races, and 1.57% other. [8]
In Kurt Vonnegut's short story Armageddon in Retrospect, published in his final book of the same name, Verdigris is featured as the headquarters of the United Nations Demonological Investigating Committee, or UNDICO.
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