Muskogee County, Oklahoma

Muskogee County, Oklahoma
Location in the state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma's location in the U.S.
Founded	1907
Seat	Muskogee
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	839 sq mi (2,173 km²) 814 sq mi (2,108 km²) 25 sq mi (65 km²), 3%
PopulationEst.  - (2010)  - Density	70,990 102/sq mi (39.32/km²)

Muskogee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2010, the population was 70,990. Its county seat is Muskogee.^[1]

Government

The county seat of the County is Muskogee, Oklahoma. All elected officials and county services are headquartered there.

Office	Current Officer	Since	Party
County Commissioner - District 1	Gene Wallace	2003	Democratic
County Commissioner - District 2	Stephen Wright	2009	Democratic
County Commissioner - District 3	Dexter Payne	1999	Democratic
County Sheriff	Charles Pearson	2001	Democratic
County Clerk	Karen Anderson	1996	Democratic
County Treasurer	Glenn Scott		Democratic
County Assessor	Dan Ashwood		Democratic
District Attorney	Larry Moore	2007	Democratic
District Court Clerk	Paula Sexton		Democratic

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,173 km² (839 mi²). 2,108 km² (814 mi²) is land and 65 km² (25 mi²) (3%) is water.

Major highways

Interstate 40 U.S. Highway 62 U.S. Highway 64 U.S. Highway 69

State Highway 2 State Highway 10 State Highway 16 State Highway 72 Muskogee Turnpike

Adjacent counties

• Wagoner County (north)
• Cherokee County (northeast)
• Sequoyah County (east)
• Haskell County (southeast)
• McIntosh County (southwest)
• Okmulgee County (west)
• Tulsa County (northwest)

National protected area

• Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics

The Arkansas River in Muskogee County. The Webbers Falls Lock and Dam on the river are part of the navigation system on the river, maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 69,451 people, 26,458 households, and 18,467 families residing in the county. The population density was 33/km² (85/mi²). There were 29,575 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (36/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 63.73% White, 13.16% Black or African American, 14.88% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.19% other races, and 6.43% from two or more races. 2.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 26,458 households, of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.80% were married couples living together, 13.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals; 12.30% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51, and the average family size was 3.03.

The age distribution of the population was 25.90% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.90 males.

The median income of households in the county was $28,438, and the median income per family was $34,793. Males had a median income of $28,670 versus $20,457 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,828. About 14.10% of families and 17.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.00% of those under age 18 and 14.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Boynton Braggs Council Hill Fort Gibson Haskell

Muskogee Oktaha Porum River Bottom Sand Hills

Simms Sour John Summit Taft Wainwright

Warner Webbers Falls

NRHP sites

Main article: National Register of Historic Places listings in Muskogee County, Oklahoma

The following sites in Muskogee County are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

Administration Building - Post Hospital, Fort Gibson Central Baptist Church, Muskogee Cherokee National Cemetery, Fort Gibson Commandant's Quarters, Fort Gibson V. R. Coss House, Muskogee Dragoon Commandant's Quarters, Fort Gibson W.E.B. DuBois School, Summit Escoe Building, Muskogee First Baptist Church, Muskogee F. B. Fite House and Servant's Quarters, Muskogee Grant Foreman House, Muskogee Fort Davis, Muskogee Fort Gibson, Fort Gibson 1876 Indian Administration Building, Muskogee Manhattan Building, Muskogee Manual Training High School for Negroes, Muskogee George A. Murphy House, Muskogee Muskogee County Courthouse, Muskogee Nancy Taylor No. 1 Oil Well Site, Haskell Nash-Swindler House, Fort Gibson

Officer's Quarters, Fort Gibson Oktaha School, Oktaha A. W. Patterson House, Muskogee Post Adjutant's Office, Fort Gibson Post Blacksmith Shop, Fort Gibson Pre-Statehood Commercial District, Muskogee Railway Exchange Building, Muskogee Andrew W. Robb House, Muskogee Seawell-Ross-Isom House, Fort Gibson Severs Hotel, Muskogee Sheltered Shelter District, Warner St. Thomas Primitive Baptist Church, Summit Surety Building, Muskogee Taft City Hall, Taft A. C. Trumbo House, Muskogee Union Agenc, Muskogee United States Post Office and Courthouse, Muskogee Ward Chapel AME Church, Muskogee J. C. Welch House, Muskogee

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 35°37′N 95°23′W / 35.61°N 95.38°W / 35.61; -95.38