Muskogee County
Named for the Muscogee Creek Indians, Muskogee County was created at statehood. The city of Muskogee, the county seat, became the focal point for the Five Civilized Tribes when the Union Agency established its headquarters in what is now Honor Heights Park. The old Union Agency Building is now the Five Civilized Tribes Museum and famous Azalea Festival is held in the park each April.
Other attractions to the county include: USS Batfish, a World War II submarine anchored at Port of Muskogee; Bacone College, established in 1879 as a university Indians, and Bacone College Indian Museum; Fort Gibson Stockade, built in 1824 protect area settlers and the oldest military post in Oklahoma; and Honey Springs Battlefield, site of the largest Civil War battle fought in Oklahoma.
Northeastern State University has a campus in Muskogee. Muskogee is the center of a rich Native American Indian heritage. Fort Gibson Lake is the nearest of six beautiful lakes which provide year-round water recreation.
Muskogee County’s economy is based primarily on agriculture, but oil, industry recreation have also been part of the building of this county’s economics. The city Muskogee itself is within 30 minutes of five major lakes.
For more information, call the county clerk's office at 918-682-7781. County narrative provided courtesy of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries from the 2002-2004 Oklahoma Almanac and from the
Oklahoma State Department of Commerce.
| Population Totals |
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2002 Estimate |
2000 Census |
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| Muskogee |
38,600 |
38,310 |
| Muskogee County |
70,000 |
69,451 |
| Within 30 miles |
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203,052 |
| Median Age: |
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36.9 |
| Median Household Income: |
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$26,418 |
Colleges and Universities
Bacone College
Connors State College
Northeastern State University - Muskogee Campus
County Government
County Seat: Muskogee
Court Clerk - Paula Sexton, D, Muskogee
Clerk - Karen Anderson, D, Porum
Sheriff - Charles Pearson, D, Muskogee
Treasurer - Dorothy M. Lawson, D, Muskogee
Assessor - Dan Ashwood, D, Webbers Falls
Election Board Secretary - Bill Settle, D, Muskogee
Commissioners:
District 1 - Gene Wallace, D, Fort Gibson
District 2 - Bruce Crittenden, D, Warner
District 3 - Dexter Payne, D, Muskogee
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