Sapulpa, Oklahoma
| Sapulpa, Oklahoma | |
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Creek County Courthouse, 2014
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| Motto: "Oklahoma's Most Connected City" | |
 Location within Creek County and Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 36°0′13″N 96°6′17″W / 36.00361°N 96.10472°WCoordinates: 36°0′13″N 96°6′17″W / 36.00361°N 96.10472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Counties | Creek, Tulsa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.1 sq mi (65.1 km2) |
| • Land | 24.3 sq mi (63.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
| Population (2013 est.) | |
| • Total | 20,836 |
| • Density | 856/sq mi (330.6/km2) |
| Demonym(s) | Sapulpan |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 74066-74067 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-65400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1097835 |
| Website | www |
Sapulpa is a city in Creek and Tulsa counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 20,544 at the 2010 United States census, compared to 19,166 at the 2000 census. As of 2013 the estimated population was 20,836. It is the county seat of Creek County.
The town was named after the area's first permanent settler, a full-blood Lower Creek Indian named Sapulpa, of the Kasihta Tribe, from Osocheetown, Alabama. About 1850, he established a trading post near the meeting of Polecat and Rock creeks (about one mile (1.6 km) southeast of present-day downtown Sapulpa). When the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad (later known as the Frisco Railroad) built a spur to this area in 1886, it was known as Sapulpa Station. The Sapulpa post office was chartered July 1, 1889. The town was incorporated March 31, 1898.
After Oklahoma became a state, each county held an election to determine the location of the county seat. Sapulpa competed with Bristow for county seat of Creek County. After five years of contested elections and court suits, the question was settled by the Oklahoma Supreme Court on August 1, 1913. Sapulpa was ruled the winner. The county courthouse was completed in 1914, replacing an earlier structure built in 1902.
The area around Sapulpa mainly produced walnuts when the town was founded. In 1898, the Sapulpa Pressed Brick was established, followed in a few years by the Sapulpa Brick Company. This began the clay products industry. The Frisco built a railyard in Sapulpa and by 1900 designated Sapulpa as the location of an overhaul base for its . The founding of Premium Glass Company in 1912 marked Sapulpa's entry to glass manufacturing. Premium Glass was absorbed into Liberty Glass Company in 1918. Other glass producers in the city were Bartlett-Collins Glass Company, Schram Glass Company, and Sunflower Glass Company. According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History, Sapulpa became known as "The Crystal City of the Southwest". Sapulpa is also the home of Frankoma Pottery.
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