Muskogee is a city in Muskogee County. It is the county seat. Its located 31 miles SE ofBroken Arrow, Oklahoma(center to center) and 44 miles SE of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Muskogee residents are called Okies from Muskogee (although some consider the term to be mildly disparaging).

Honor Heights Park Muskogee's’s main tourist attraction is Honor Heights Park welcoming over half a million visitors each year. It is listed as one of the Top Ten sites to visit in America. The summer will find the park grounds graced by performances of the Tulsa Philharmonic. During the Christmas season the park becomes transformed as the azaleas, along with the trees and other shrubbery becomes draped with over one million individual lights. The “Garden of Lights” draws as many visitors through December as the azaleas themselves do in April.

Muskogee is home to the only school that is solely devoted to blind. The Oklahoma School for the Blind provides education options for blind or visually impaired students from infancy to age 21, and currently there are 120 students enrolled. There are presently three higher education institutions located in Muskogee. Bacone College is the oldest school of continuous education in Oklahoma and has been in Muskogee since 1885. Northeastern State University is serving the Muskogee community by expanding educational opportunities through basic skills, lifelong learning, and college degrees. Connors State College is convenient, affordable two year institution building futures one at a time.

Housing Cost

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,261

Demographics

Population in July 2007: 40,015. Muskogee covers 37.3 square miles. It sits at an elevation of 610 feet above sea level.

Zip codes: 74401, 74402, 74403 - Area code: 918

Climate

Muskogee, OK climate is hot during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 80's and very cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 30's.

The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 93.10 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 25.20 degrees Fahrenheit.

Temperature variations between night and day tend to be moderate during summer with a difference that can reach 23 degrees Fahrenheit, and moderate during winter with an average difference of 23 degrees Fahrenheit.

The annual average precipitation at Muskogee is 43.77 Inches. Rainfall in is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is May with an average rainfall of 5.40 Inches.

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