Welcome to Moore ...

The city of Moore is located in Cleveland County<1>.

The location of Moore has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Moore has a population of 62,195 people<3> (see below for details).

Moore is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Moore lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Moore: (405)

Websites for Moore ...

Official Website: www.ci.moore.ok.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Moore had an population of 62,195 people. This is an increase of 12.92% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 51.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Moore had a population of 55,081 people (which is 21.54% of the total population of Cleveland County). This makes Moore the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Moore represents 1.47% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 55,081 people, the population of Moore increased 33.89% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 41,138 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Moore.

Communities Also Named Moore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Moore - they are located in Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, Washington and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Moore.

Communities near Moore ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Moore.

• Oklahoma City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma City
  • Oklahoma City is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oklahoma City <5>
• Norman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Norman is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <5>
• Midwest City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midwest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midwest City
  • Midwest City is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midwest City <5>
• Mustang
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
  • Mustang is located in Canadian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mustang <5>
• Del City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del City
  • Del City is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del City <5>
• Bethany
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <5>
• Choctaw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Choctaw is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choctaw <5>
• Newcastle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
  • Newcastle is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <5>
• Warr Acres
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warr Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warr Acres
  • Warr Acres is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warr Acres <5>
• The Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
  • The Village is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,639 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Moore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moore.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Moore. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moore.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Moore. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Moore.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moore ...

Looking for more information about Moore? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Moore, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Moore.

Adding Moore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moore in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Moore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Moore post office opened in 1889.

We also found Moore in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Moore: www.ci.moore.ok.us/

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/