Broken Arrow, Oklahoma is a city with around 100,000, making it the biggest suburb of Tulsa in Tulsa County, though a small part of Broken Arrow extends into Wagoner County. It is the fourth biggest city in Oklahoma State. The Tulsa Metropolitan Area, of which Broken Arrow is a part, has a population of roughly 937,478.
Town lots were sold back in the year 1902 by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. William S. Fears, the then secretary of the company, who chose the name Broken Arrow after an old Creek Indian community in Alabama. This community had a lot of members who were forced to move to that region of Oklahoma State along the Trail of Tears. The Indian name of the town was Rekackv, that translates to broken arrow. The Creek settlement was situated just south of present-day downtown Broken Arrow.
The city of Broken Arrow was first an agricultural community. Located in the northeastern portion of Oklahoma between the Great Plains and the Ozark Mountains, the area is part of the Green Country region, the most ecologically diverse area of Oklahoma State. Seven of Oklahoma's 11 eco-regions are located here. The landscape features hills, lakes and green vegetation.
The present economy of the city is fairly diverse, with many manufacturers operating in various kinds of industries and businesses. Broken Arrow has the third highest concentration of manufacturers within the state.
The primary private company is FlightSafety International (FSI), that builds and designs Flight Simulators at its Simulation Systems Division. Approximately half of its 675 workers are engineers. Commercial developments are underway at various locations within the city, including along Highway 51. A Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World is the anchor to a major development that includes restaurants, hotels, offices and shopping. In the year 2010, construction was finished on a new full-service hospital and medical office building. In the year 2011, Dick's Sporting Goods opened within Broken Arrow.