Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
Fort Gibson, Oklahoma | |
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Downtown Fort Gibson (May 2025) | |
| Motto: "The Oldest Town in Oklahoma" | |
Location in Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°46′35″N 95°15′37″W / 35.77639°N 95.26028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Counties | Muskogee, Cherokee |
| 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 | 285.5/sq mi (110.24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 74434 |
| Area codes | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-27200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412640 |
| Website | www |
Fort Gibson is a town in Muskogee County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A small portion extends north into Cherokee County. The town population was 3,814 as of the 2020 census, down from 4,154 in 2010. 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.
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."