Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
Fort Gibson is a town in Cherokee and Muskogee counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 4,154 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.5 percent over the figure of 4,054 recorded in 2000. It is the location of Fort Gibson Historical Site and Fort Gibson National Cemetery and is located near the end of the Cherokees' Trail of Tears at Tahlequah.
Fort Gibson, Oklahoma | |
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Town | |
| Motto: "The Oldest Town in Oklahoma." | |
Location of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°46′35″N 95°15′37″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Counties | Cherokee, Muskogee |
| Founded | April 21, 1824 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.01 sq mi (36.29 km2) |
| • Land | 13.36 sq mi (34.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2) |
| Elevation | 505 ft (154 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,814 |
| • Density | 285.52/sq mi (110.24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74434 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-27200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412640 |
| Website | City Chamber of Commerce |
Colonel Matthew Arbuckle of the United States Army established Fort Gibson in 1824. The Army abandoned the fort in 1890. A recreation of the fort stands at the historic site, which was built as a Works Progress Administration project between 1935 and 1939, at a different location from the original fort.
The town calls itself "The Oldest Town in Oklahoma."
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