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Perkins, Oklahoma (U.S.)

located by Valentin Poposki, 6 December 2008

From http://www.thejournalok.com/atf.php?sid=10365&current_edition=2008-01-10

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Perkins is a city in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,250 at the 2006 census. The City of Perkins is conveniently located just south of Stillwater on State Highway 33 and Highway 177 and is only 45 minutes from Oklahoma City. The City of Perkins is dedicated to continued growth and prosperity. As with many towns in the area, Perkins began with the Oklahoma Land Run of April 22, 1889. Joseph Wert staked a claim for 160 acres and offered up 40 acres of his land to be established as a township. The township went through three separate names in about a year's time: Cimarron, Italy, and finally Perkins.

The flag:
"Citizens select city flag"
"Perkins now has a city flag. Results of the voting for a flag were announced today. The winning design received 166 votes of the 362 votes cast. Main features of the flag are four major elements: the water tower, a Pistol Pete caricature, the original wooden bridge crossing the Cimarron River, and an Indian shield. These elements are inside of a double circle containing the words, "Perkins, Oklahoma" and "Queen City of the Cimarron. The second highest number of votes, 143, was garnered by a design very similar to the winner. The most visible difference was the lines dividing the double circle in the center of the design into four quadrants. The other two designs received nearly identical number of votes, 26 and 27. The winning design, created by Carina Malone, will be used in finalizing the City's flag. A commercial flag maker will use Malone's original drawing to refine the elements included in her drawing to produced a finished flag. It is expected the first flags will be ready for dedication by Nov. 16 as a part of the ceremonies dedicating the Centennial Territorial Plaza. After that date, flags will be available for purchase by citizens and organizations."
from The Journal
Valentin Poposki, 6 December 2008