Okmulgee | |
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 Elks Lodge and Water Tower in Okmulgee, originally the Wilson Mansion | |
  Okmulgee Location of Okmulgee in Oklahoma  Okmulgee Location of Okmulgee in the US | |
| Coordinates: 35°37′28″N 95°57′48″W / 35.62444°N 95.96333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Okmulgee |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.98 sq mi (51.76 km2) |
| • Land | 17.22 sq mi (44.59 km2) |
| • Water | 2.77 sq mi (7.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 650 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,322 |
| • Density | 657.61/sq mi (253.90/km2) |
| • CSA | 1,126,243 (US: 53rd) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74447 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-55150[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411312[2] |
| Website | okmulgeeonline.com |
Okmulgee is a city in and the county seat of Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States, and is part of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area.[4] The name is from the Muskogee word okimulgi, which means "boiling waters".[5] The site was chosen because of the nearby rivers and springs. Okmulgee is 38 miles south of Tulsa and 13 miles north of Henryetta via US-75.[6]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Okmulgee, Oklahoma
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Okmulgee County, OK". National Association of Counties. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ Bamburg, Maxine. "Okmulgee," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Accessed June 16, 2015.
- ^ Oklahoma Almanac. "Okmulgee."