Okmulgee, Oklahoma Okmulgee, Oklahoma Elks Lodge and Water Tower in Okmulgee, Oklahoma Elks Lodge and Water Tower in Okmulgee, Oklahoma Location of Okmulgee, Oklahoma Location of Okmulgee, Oklahoma Okmulgee, Oklahoma is positioned in the US Okmulgee, Oklahoma - Okmulgee, Oklahoma County Okmulgee Okmulgee is a town/city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States.
The populace at the 2010 census was 12,321 a loss of 5.4 percent since the 2000 census figure of 13,022. It has been the capital of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation since the United States Civil War.
Okmulgee is 38 miles south of Tulsa and 13 miles north of Henryetta via US-75. Okmulgee was established in 1868, when the Creek Nation began restoring order after the Civil War.
By the time of statehood in 1907, the town had 2,322 inhabitants and had been titled the seat of Okmulgee County.
Okmulgee is positioned at 35 37 28 N 95 57 48 W (35.624558, -95.963254). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 33.8 square miles (33.2 km ), all of its land.
It is positioned in the heart of Oklahoma's "Green Country", in the North East Quadrant of Oklahoma.
Okmulgee's primary employers include Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Anchor Glass, Paccar Winch-Okmulgee, C.P.
Green Country Technology Center is positioned in Okmulgee Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee, a/k/a Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology.
Okmulgee is served by U.S.
Okmulgee is in the 10-county region served by the KI BOIS Area Transit System ("KATS"), a low-cost enhance bus/van service established in 1983 to help poorer communities, primarily in southeast Oklahoma, by providing access to Senior Citizen centers, food, medical services, and jobs. The town/city is served by the Okmulgee Regional Airport (originally called the Okmulgee Municipal Airport), designated OKM by IATA Code and KOKM by ICAO Code. Construction of this airport was authorized in 1942 as a nationwide defense project, and was instead of on September 7, 1943.
Recreational opportunities include Okmulgee and Dripping Springs State Parks, which offer RV and camping facilities. The parks also offer swimming, fishing, and boating opportunities through the adjoining Dripping Springs Lake, which has 18 miles (29 km) of shoreline and 1,150 acres (4,700,000 m2) of water, and the separate Okmulgee Lake.
The end of Okmulgee Lake features the Okmulgee Lake Spillway, which on occasions of heavy rains and high lake levels creates an intense man-made waterfall.
Near Okmulgee is the Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge. Established in 1993, this approximately 9,000 acres (36 km2) surrounding for waterfowl along the Deep Fork River features opportunities for wildlife viewing such as along the Cussetah Bottoms Boardwalk, as well as fishing and certain archery, muzzle-loading, and small-game hunting opportunities. Okmulgee is known for its annual Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo and Festival, which is the nation's earliest black rodeo and one of the state's longest running rodeos. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, one of the historical Five Civilized Tribes, is headquartered in Okmulgee. Okmulgee is also the site of the initial Creek Council House.
Built by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation as a capitol building in 1878, the Council House was eventually sold to the City of Okmulgee where it served various purposes over the years, including a Sheriff's office, a YMCA, and more recently, a Creek Council House Museum.
The City agreed in August 2010 to resell the building to the Creek Nation, and the ceremony commemorating the repossession of the building was held in November 2010. Moore (1871 - 1950), United States Senator from Oklahoma (1943 - 1949), wealthy businessman United States Enumeration Bureau.
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"Okmulgee Area Major Employers".
Okmulgee Area Development Corporation.
Okmulgee Area Development Corporation.
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"Number of Inhabitants: Oklahoma" (PDF).
"Oklahoma: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
"Oklahoma Department of Transportation Website-- KI BOIS Area Transit System".
"Okmulgee Airport website, History".
Casey Smith, "Tulsa Airport board approves operation deal with Okmulgee Regional Airport," Tulsa World, May 15, 2015.
"Travel - OK Website-- Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo and Festival.".
"Muscogee (Creek) Nation Website".
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