Katy Hotel, 1907

In January 1872, a Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad station was opened on the site of Muskogee. The region is then inhabited by the Muscogee (Creeks). Located in a forested and fertile region, Muscogee Station grows and sees a post being created. On 19 March 1898, Muskogee became a city in its own right; it has about 4,000 inhabitants.

In 1905, a constitutional convention was held in the city to demand the creation of the State of Sequoyah. Muskogee was then one of the main cities in the Indian Territory. However, Sequoyah did not obtain state status and the Indian Territory joined Oklahoma to form state of the same name in 1907. From 1900 to 1910, the city's population increased five-fold. However, Muskogee is gradually losing its status as a regional center to Tulsa.

Muskogee is located in the east of Oklahoma, 47 miles southeast of Tulsa. The city is entirely in the valley formed by the Arkansas, hence a relatively low altitude (176 m) for Oklahoma.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the municipality extends over 43.95 square miles (113.83 km²), of which 42.39 square miles (109.79 km²) are land.

The climate in Muskogee is warmer and humid than in most parts of the state.

Population composition per cent (2010)

Group	Muskogee	Oklahoma	United States
White	55.9	72.2	72.4
African-Americans	16.1	7.4	12.6
Amerindians	15.3	8.6	0.9
Métis	8.1	5.9	2.9
Others	3.7	4.2	6.4
Asian	0.9	1.7	4.8
Total	100	100	100
Latin Americans	7.1	8.85	16.7

At the 2010 census, Muskogee has 39,223 inhabitants. In 2015, its population is estimated at 38,456, a 2% decline. The city comprises about 55% of the population of Muskogee County.

According to the American Community Survey in 2015, 25.4% of Muskogee's population was in poverty, a rate higher than the rest of Oklahoma (16.1%).

According to the American Community Survey for the period 2011-2015, 91.97% of the population over the age of 5 say they speak English at home, 6.28% say they speak Spanish and 1.76% say they speak another language.

• In 1969, Merle Haggard paid tribute to the city of Muskogee in her famous song Okie from Muskogee. On November 15, 1969, his song will reach first place in the Billboard Hot Country Singles ranking and stay there for four weeks. Okie from Muskogee and the eponymous album from which it originated will be nominated Chanson and Album of the Year 1970 respectively by the Country Music Association.
• Muskogee is mentioned twice in episode 8 of season 9 of the television series Friends: 1) when Joey watches a local band on television that flies for Thanksgiving and 2) when Chandler hears that Muskogee is "only four hours away from Tulsa" (the city where he lives). In reality, Muskogee is only 40 minutes from Tulsa.

• (en) This article is partially or entirely from the Wikipedia article entitled "Muskogee, Oklahoma" (see list of authors).