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Oklahoma Counties
There are seventy-seven counties in Oklahoma. Oklahoma originally had seven counties when it was first organized as the Oklahoma Territory. These counties were designated numerically, first through seventh. New counties added after this were designated by letters of the alphabet. The first seven counties were later renamed. The Oklahoma Constitutional Convention named all of the counties that were formed when Oklahoma entered statehood in 1907. Only two counties have been formed since thenTulsa County, Oklahoma
Tulsa County Education, Geography, and History
Tulsa County is a county located in the state of Oklahoma. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 603,403, making it the second-most
populous county in Oklahoma, behind only Oklahoma County. Its county seat and largest city is Tulsa, the second-largest city in the state.
Founded at statehood, in 1907, it was named after the previously established city of Tulsa. Before statehood, the area was part of both the
Creek Nation and the Cooweescoowee District of Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory.
Tulsa County is included in the Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Etymology - Origin of Tulsa County Name
Named from Tulsey Town, one of the old Creek towns or clans.
Demographics:
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Tulsa County History
In 1910, Tulsa County built a court house in Tulsa on the northeast corner of Sixth Street and South Boulder Avenue. Yule marble was used
in its construction. The land had previously been the site of a mansion owned by George Perryman and his wife. This was the court house where
a mob of white residents gathered on May 31, 1921, threatening to lynch a young black man held in the top-floor jail. It was the beginning of
the Tulsa Race Riot.
An advertisement for bids specified that the building should be fireproof, built of either reinforced concrete or steel and concrete. The size
was to be 120 feet (37 m) by 120 feet (37 m) with three floors and a full basement. Cost of the building was not to exceed $200,000. The jail
on the top floor was not to exceed $25,000.
The building continued to serve until the present court house building (shown above) opened at 515 South Denver. The old building was then
demolished and the land was then sold to private investors. The land is now the site of the Bank of America building, completed in 1967.
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Located in eastern Oklahoma, Tulsa County took its name from the already established town of Tulsa. Areas of the old
Creek and Cherokee nations comprise the county. It is bordered on the north by Osage, Washington, and Rogers counties,
on the east by Rogers and Wagoner, on the south by Okmulgee, and on the west by Creek and Osage counties. Tulsa, the
state's second largest populated city, serves as the county seat. Other incorporated towns are Bixby, Broken Arrow,
Collinsville, Glenpool, Jenks, Owasso, Sand Springs, and Sperry.
The Arkansas River drains most of the county, but tributaries of the Verdigris, principally Bird Creek and the Caney
River, drain the northern portion. Tulsa County contains 587.02 miles of land and water area. The landscape embodies
prairies and sandstone hills, with the lowlands of the Arkansas River Valley providing excellent farming soil. In 1965
the US Army Corps of Engineers completed Keystone Dam on the Arkansas River in Tulsa County, creating Keystone Lake.
Most of the lake lies in Osage, Pawnee, and Creek counties....TULSA
COUNTY
Geography: Land and Water
As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 587 square miles (1,520 km2), of which 570 square miles
(1,500 km2) is land and 17 square miles (44 km2) (2.9%) is water.
The Arkansas River drains most of the county. Keystone Lake, formed by a dam on the Arkansas River, lies partially in the county. Bird Creek
and the Caney River, tributaries of the Verdigris River drain the northern part of the county.
Neighboring Counties
Bordering counties are as follows:
- Washington County (north)
- Rogers County (northeast)
- Wagoner County (southeast)
- Okmulgee County (south)
- Creek County (west)
- Pawnee County (northwest)
- Osage County (northwest)
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