River Parks was established in 1974 as a joint operation of the City of Tulsa and Tulsa County, with funding from both governments as well as private entities. [24] The "Tulsa Townies" organization provide bicycles that may be checked out for use. [7], The next battle occurred December 9, 1861. The size was to be 120 feet (37 m) by 120 feet (37 m) with three floors and a full basement. TULSA, OK - [December 4, 2020] – Today the Tulsa Health Department updated the COVID-19 zip code map for Tulsa County with an expanded color system and new guidance residents within “extremely severe risk” zip codes. [10], The Arkansas River drains most of the county. Tulsa County Inspections Division regulates construction, alteration, and use of residential and commercial buildings and land in the interest of public health and safety. Isaac McCoy and Lt. James L. Dawson blazed a trail up the north side of the Arkansas from Fort Gibson to its junction with the Cimarron River. The Confederates drove the Unionists across Bird Creek, but could not pursue, because they were short of ammunition. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males. and 1:00p.m. The property was Mrs. Other producing wells followed soon after. However, the government encouraged newer immigrants to move farther up the Arkansas. Since 2007 a significant portion of the River Parks area has been renovated with new trails, landscaping and playground equipment. Tulsa County health officials said that it also was the first case of community spread in the county. - 5:00p.m., Monday through Friday. The Lasley Vore Site, along the Arkansas River south of Tulsa, was claimed by University of Tulsa anthropologist George Odell to be the most likely place where Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe first encountered a group of Wichita people in 1719. ", "Appendix D: Early History of Southwest Tulsa", Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tulsa_County,_Oklahoma&oldid=1006962216, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures, This page was last edited on 15 February 2021, at 19:31. Jury Trials were suspended late last year because of rising COVID-19 infections in the county … At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, many Creeks and Seminoles in Indian Territory, led by Opothleyahola, retained their allegiance to the U. S. Government. As a measure of how Republican the county is, Barry Goldwater won the county by 11 points even as Lyndon Johnson became the last Democrat to carry Oklahoma to date. [6] Author James Gardner visited the site in the early 1930s. Bland (née Davis), located near the community of Red Fork. 65,716 residents have recovered and 661 have died. The latest additions to the county are the cities of Okarche, Piedmont, Calumet, Mustang, Union City, and Yukon. Working at CAP Tulsa. 633 W. 3rd [6], As of the census[16] of 2010, there were 603,403 people, 241,737 households, and 154,084 families residing in the county. The River Parks Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area on the west side of the Arkansas River in south Tulsa is a 300 acres (120 ha) area that contains over 45 miles (72 km) of dirt trails available for hiking, trail running, mountain biking and horseback riding. Founded at statehood, in 1907, it was named after the previously established city of Tulsa. The median income for a household in the county was $47,005, and the median income for a family was $60,093. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 587 square miles (1,520 km2), of which 570 square miles (1,500 km2) is land and 17 square miles (44 km2) (2.9%) is water. [4], In 1831, a party led by Rev. Located on the Arkansas River, on lands that were once part of the Creek and Cherokee nations, Tulsa County was created at statehood and took its name from the town of Tulsa in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory. Welcome to the Tulsa & Oklahoma History Resources Guide To promote lifelong learning and contribute to a stronger community, Tulsa City-County Library collects, organizes, and preserves materials on the history of our area. We provide access to materials both online and in the Oklahoma Room. The U. S. Government's removal of Native American tribes from the southeastern United States to "Indian Territory" did not take into account how that would impact the lives and attitudes of the nomadic tribes that already used the same land as their hunting grounds. Tulsa County Inspections Division regulates construction, alteration, and use of residential and commercial buildings and land in the interest of public health and safety.