The population was 62,793 at the 2020 census,[4] making Moore the seventh-largest city in the state of Oklahoma.
According to the town history he was a "conductor or a brakeman, lived in a boxcar at the camp and had difficulty receiving his mail.
"[6][7] The city's history notes that the community before the post office may have been called "Verbeck" by the railroad.
[8] The community remained small until 1961, when it annexed 21.6 square miles (56 km2), becoming a full-fledged city in 1962, which in turn increased its population from 1,221 in 1960 to 18,761 in 1970 and 55,081 in 2010.
[6] Moore's 1961 annexation kept it an independent city at a time when Oklahoma City through annexations increased its size from 25 square miles (65 km2) to 643 square miles (1,670 km2) surrounding Moore on three sides (north, east, west).
[9] In 1966 the Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College, after moving through various locations around Oklahoma, opened in the community.
[7] In the 1970s the city launched a "Smile America" campaign in which giant red, white and blue smileys were painted on the town water towers.
[18] Moore has a humid subtropical climate with frequent variations in weather during part of the year and consistently hot summers.
Consistent winds, usually from the south or south-southeast during the summer, help temper the hotter weather.
The Oklahoma City metropolitan area (of which Moore is a part) is located in Tornado Alley and is subject to frequent and severe tornadoes and hailstorms, making it one of the most tornado-prone major metropolitan areas in the world.
Due to this, Moore is sometimes considered the Tornado Capital of either the United States or the world.
On May 20, 2013, parts of Moore and neighboring Newcastle and southern Oklahoma City, were affected by a violent tornado.
The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's office reported that 24 people were killed, including 10 children.
Moore Public Schools has three high schools: Moore, Southmoore, and Westmoore; six junior high schools: Brink, Central, Highland East, Highland West, Moore West, and Southridge; and 25 elementary schools: Apple Creek, Briarwood, Broadmoore, Bryant, Central, Earlywine, Eastlake, Fairview, Fisher, Heritage Trails, Houchin, Kelley, Kingsgate, Northmoor, Oakridge, Plaza Towers, Red Oak, Santa Fe, Sky Ranch, Sooner, South Lake, Southgate-Rippetoe, Timber Creek, Wayland Anders Bonds and Winding Creek.
19th Street Magazine publishes a free issue every month focusing on high school sports, community events and local businesses.
The City of Moore has funded the construction of a memorial to honor America's veterans and their families.
The main feature of the memorial is a 15-foot (4.6 m) black granite obelisk that has the inscription, "May this hallowed ground honor the sacrifice of America's finest veterans, civilians, and their families- past, present, and future.
Another major feature of the memorial are five black granite tablets with the seal of the five branches of the American armed forces.
The first steps toward rebuilding began in November 2013, during a groundbreaking ceremony and the awarding of the grant to Mayor Glenn Lewis.