Fort Gibson, Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
| Motto: "The Oldest Town in Oklahoma." | |
 Location of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°46′35″N 95°15′37″W / 35.77639°N 95.26028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Counties | Cherokee, Muskogee |
| Founded | April 21, 1824 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.01 sq mi (36.29 km2) |
| • Land | 13.36 sq mi (34.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2) |
| Elevation | 505 ft (154 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,814 |
| • Density | 285.52/sq mi (110.24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74434 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-27200[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412640[2] |
| Website | City Chamber of Commerce |
Fort Gibson is a town in Cherokee and Muskogee counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 3,814 as of the 2020 Census.[4] It is the location of Fort Gibson Historical Site and Fort Gibson National Cemetery and is located near the end of the Cherokees' Trail of Tears at Tahlequah.
Colonel Matthew Arbuckle of the United States Army established Fort Gibson in 1824. The Army abandoned the fort in 1890. A recreation of the fort stands at the historic site, which was built as a Works Progress Administration project between 1935 and 1939, at a different location from the original fort.[5]
The town calls itself "The Oldest Town in Oklahoma."[6]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Fort Gibson (town), Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Work Projects Administration, Information Service, Primary File, 1936-42, Box 15, Folder 290-B.
- ^ Etter, Jim. "Catchy Slogans Strive to Put Towns on Map." The Oklahoman. October 20, 1985. Accessed November 3, 2016.