Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

Okmulgee County
Okmulgee County
County
	Muscogee (Creek) Council House in downtown Okmulgee.
	Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma
	Oklahoma's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 35°38′N 95°58′W / 35.64°N 95.97°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Founded	1907
Seat	Okmulgee
Largest city	Okmulgee
Area
• Total	702 sq mi (1,820 km2)
• Land	697 sq mi (1,810 km2)
• Water	5.0 sq mi (13 km2) 0.7%
Population (2020)
• Total	36,706
• Density	52/sq mi (20/km2)
Congressional district	2nd

Okmulgee County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,706.^[1] The county seat is Okmulgee.^[2] Located within the Muscogee Nation Reservation, the county was created at statehood in 1907. The name Okmulgee is derived from the Hitchita (Lower Creek) word okimulgi, meaning "boiling waters".^[3]

Okmulgee County is included in the Tulsa, OK metropolitan statistical area.

^ "Okmulgee County, Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Glynnis Coleman. "Okmulgee County" Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Accessed January 4, 2012.

[1] "Okmulgee County, Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[EOHC-OkmulgeeCo-3] Glynnis Coleman. "Okmulgee County" Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Accessed January 4, 2012.

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