Council Hill, Oklahoma
| Council Hill, Oklahoma | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Council Hill, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 35°33′19″N 95°39′7″W / 35.55528°N 95.65194°WCoordinates: 35°33′19″N 95°39′7″W / 35.55528°N 95.65194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Muskogee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| • Land | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 158 |
| • Density | 526.6/sq mi (197.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 74428 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-17550 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1091739 |
| Website | http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CO071 |
Council Hill is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 158 at the 2010 census, an increase of 28.5 percent from 129 at the 2000 census.
Council Hill began as a council house for the Creek Nation about 1840, after the tribe had been forced to emigrate to Indian Territory. The Creeks named this location as 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 American Civil War, this place became the headquarters of the Creek Regiment of the Confederate Army, led by D. N. McIntosh.
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 Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad) 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 Glenn Pool to the Gulf Coast.
Council Hill is located at 35°33′19″N 95°39′7″W / 35.55528°N 95.65194°W (35.555141, -95.652076). It is 25 miles (40 km) south of Muskogee on U. S. Highway 72.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 129 people, 48 households, and 36 families residing in the town. The population density was 408.6 people per square mile (155.6/km²). There were 52 housing units at an average density of 164.7 per square mile (62.7/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.
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