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Harrah is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Located 25 miles (40 km) east of downtown Oklahoma City, Harrah had a population of 5,148 people as of 2009.
Harrah is located at 35°28′34″N 97°11′2″W / 35.47611°N 97.18389°W / 35.47611; -97.18389 (35.476163, -97.183803).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.9 square miles (31 km), all land. The city’s elevation is 925 feet (282 m) above sea level.
The land that would become the town of Harrah had its first settler, Louis Navarre, in the 1870s. Two decades later, E.W. Sweeney began the operation of a ferry in 1891. Frank Harrah, for whom the town is named, purchased 40 acres (160,000 m) from Louis Navarre’s allotement in April 1898 and early settlers included a large number of Poles.
Originally named Sweeney, the town was renamed Harrah on December 22, 1898 and was incorporated in 1908. The town was to be named Clubb, but an early…
