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| Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA | |||
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| County | Carter County | ||
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| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Bob Guerin | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 129.5 km² (50 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 127.2 km² (49.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 2.3 km² (0.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - City | 23,711 (city proper) | ||
| - Density | 186.4/km² (482.8/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-6) | ||
| Website: http://www.ardmorecity.com/ | |||
Ardmore is an important business, cultural and tourist destination city, as well as the county seat of Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2005 census estimates, the city had a population of 24,280, while the Ardmore micropolitan statistical area totaled 56,665. Ardmore is located 90 miles equidistant from Oklahoma City and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas at the junction of Interstate 35 and U.S. Route 70. Geologically speaking, Ardmore is situated about 16 km south of the Arbuckle Mountains, and is located at the eastern margin of the Healdton Basin, one of the most oil-rich regions of the United States.
Ardmore was named after the affluent Philadelphia suburb and historic Pennsylvania Main Line stop Ardmore, Pennsylvania, which was named after Ardmore, Ireland by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1873. The name Ardmore is Gaelic signifying high grounds or hills.
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