Bixby, Oklahoma

He described his adventure in his book A Tour on the Prairies (1835).

The town became a government townsite with a post office in 1895.

Fry's post office operated from 1896 until 1909.

The original 80-acre (32 ha) townsite plat was approved by the Dawes Commission in 1902.

In 1904 the Midland Valley Railroad named for Midland, Arkansas, laid tracks and built a depot about 1/2 mile north of the original town of Bixby.

The Bixby Bulletin, the town's first newspaper, began publication in February 1905.

Bixby incorporated as an independent, self-governing town in 1906, with a population of 400 and an area of 160 acres (0.25 mi2).

The first mayor, recorder and five aldermen were elected in February 1907.

In 1911, a two-story brick schoolhouse was built on Main Street.

Washington Irving Memorial Park and Arboretum SpiritBank Event Center Plummer’s Service Station from 1921 in downtown Bixby, a restoration project of the Bixby Historical Society.

In 1941, the city became an important regional center for shipping produce by railroads.

The best-selling novel Tex (1979) by S.E.

The 1982 film adaption, starring Matt Dillon, was filmed on location and features the Bixby High School as well as various other locations around the town.

=== Communications === Bixby Telephone Company, commonly known as BTC Broadband, is a well-known company in the Bixby community and has been providing internet services since 19...

The Midnighters trilogy (begun in 2004) by Scott Westerfeld is a supernatural story about a group of five Bixby High School students.

It continued publication until 2005.

In 2009, CNN Money.com placed Bixby No.

=== 2010 census === As of the 2010 census, there were 20,884 people, 7,658 households, and 5,295 families residing in the city.

For the 2011 school year, there were approximately 5,000 students.

As of 2022, the mayor is Brian Guthrie and the vice mayor is Paul Blair.