Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the
state of
Oklahoma. The
county seat of
Oklahoma County, the city ranks
27th among United States cities in population. The population grew following the 2010 Census, with the population estimated to have increased to 620,602 as of July 2014. As of 2014, the
Oklahoma City metropolitan area had a population of 1,322,429, and the Oklahoma City-
Shawnee Combined Statistical Area had a population of 1,459,758 (Chamber of Commerce) residents, making it Oklahoma's largest metropolitan area. Oklahoma City's city limits extend into
Canadian,
Cleveland, and
Pottawatomie counties, though much of those areas outside of the core Oklahoma County area are suburban or rural (
watershed). The city ranks as the
eighth-largest city in the United States by land area (including
consolidated city-counties; it is the largest city in the United States by land area whose government is not consolidated with that of a county or borough).