Council Hill, Oklahoma

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Council Hill, Oklahoma
Town
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Location in Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°33′21″N95°39′09″W / 35.55583°N 95.65250°W / 35.55583; -95.65250
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Muskogee
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.32 sq mi (0.82 km2)
 • Land0.32 sq mi (0.82 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
659 ft (201 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
108
 • Density340.69/sq mi (131.73/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
74428
Area codes 539/918
FIPS code 40-17550 [4]
GNIS feature ID2412376 [2]

Council Hill is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 108 at the 2020 census, [3] down from 158 in 2010. [5]

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History

Council Hill began as a council house for the Creek Nation circa 1840, after the tribe had been forced to emigrate to Indian Territory. The Creeks named this location Weklwa Hulwe or "High Spring," and consider it their first capital. Smoke signals from the top of the hill announced calls for general council meetings to other Creek towns in the vicinity. After the outbreak of the Civil War, this place became the headquarters of the Creek Regiment of the Confederate Army, led by D. N. McIntosh. [6]

After the Civil War, Council Hill became a simple farm community. The first post office was established in 1905. The Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad (later the Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway) opened a line through the town in 1907 that enabled shipment of livestock and farm products to markets in the north and east. Cotton was the main crop, but other products included corn, potatoes, wheat, and oats. Oklahoma Pipeline Company built a pumping station at Council Hill for its line that carried crude oil from the Glenn Pool Oil Reserve to the Gulf Coast. [6]

Geography

Council Hill is in western Muskogee County, 26 miles (42 km) by road southwest of Muskogee on State Highway 72. It is 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Checotah. The town's southern border is the McIntosh County line.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2), all land. [1] The town drains west and south toward Lake Eufaula, a reservoir on the Canadian River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920 206—
1930 196−4.9%
1940 171−12.8%
1950 166−2.9%
1960 130−21.7%
1970 1353.8%
1980 1414.4%
1990 139−1.4%
2000 129−7.2%
2010 15822.5%
2020 108−31.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

As of the census [4] of 2000, there were 129 people, 48 households, and 36 families residing in the town. The population density was 408.6 inhabitants per square mile (157.8/km2). There were 52 housing units at an average density of 164.7 per square mile (63.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 79.07% White, 2.33% African American, 12.40% Native American, and 6.20% from two or more races.

There were 48 households, out of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,500, and the median income for a family was $21,875. Males had a median income of $37,917 versus $37,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,018. There were 20.5% of families and 30.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 47.1% of under eighteens and 35.1% of those over 64.

References

  1. 1 2 "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Council Hill, Oklahoma
  3. 1 2 "P1. Race – Council Hill town, Oklahoma: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ "CensusViewer: Council Hill, Oklahoma Population." Accessed May 2, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Ellen Johnson, "Council Hill," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Accessed May 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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