Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
Okmulgee County | |
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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 |
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Okmulgee County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,706. The county seat is Okmulgee. 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".
Okmulgee County is included in the Tulsa, OK metropolitan statistical area.