Although it is one of the fastest-growing communities in Oklahoma, it remains a sod-growing center and a popular location for purchasing fresh vegetables.

The per capita income of $36,257 is the highest in the Tulsa metropolitan area and is more than 50 percent higher than the state average.

[7] Alexander Posey, a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and his family settled in the area now known as Bixby in the late 1800s.

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

Fry, a community located north of the original townsite but later annexed by Bixby, served the surrounding trade area when the only way to get across the Arkansas River was by way of the Shellenberger Ferry.

[8] Bixby was impacted and enriched by the discovery of nearby natural gas deposits in 1905-1906 and oil fields in 1913, but farming remained the backbone of the community well into the 20th Century.

[8] Early farmers focused on production of cotton, wheat and alfalfa in the rich river bottom.

At that time Bixby was christened with its nickname "The Garden Spot of Oklahoma," a designation still carried on the town seal and public vehicles.

Cantaloupes, potatoes, radishes, squash, turnips, spinach, and sweet corn were shipped from Bixby to places across the U.S.

In time the majority of the truck farms were converted to the production of sod, typically Bermuda grass, or developed for residential and other purposes.

Only a small percentage of Bixby residents now work in agriculture, but the town continues to celebrate its earthy roots annually in June with the "Green Corn Festival."

Another point of history commemorated by Bixby is a visit to the area in 1832 by the famous American writer Washington Irving.

He relates camping in a grove of large trees on the banks of the Arkansas River in what is present-day Bixby.

Bixby Middle School drama students present a popular retelling of Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" in the park each October.

It is one of the first companies in Oklahoma to offer a gigabit connection over fiber optic cables to select neighborhoods.

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