Tahlequah, OK Road Trips
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
169.8 mi
Moore, OK
Quickest Drive
2h 59m
Midwest City, OK
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Tahlequah, OK by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
16,513
Median Income
$48,515
Median Home Value
$182,800
Median Age
30.7
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Tahlequah, OK
Tahlequah is in the Green Country region of Oklahoma.
Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the Capital of the Cherokee Nation. It is also to home of North Eastern Oklahoma State University.
1 Northeastern State University, 600 N Grand Ave, ☏ +1 918-456-5511, toll-free: +1-800-722-9614. Public university with classes in both English and Cherokee. The oldest building, Seminary Hall, dates to 1889. (updated Dec 2025) 2 Cherokee National Capitol, 101 South Muskogee Avenue. Two-story government building designated as a National Historic Landmark and serves as a tribal supreme court.
Float the Illinois River. The Illinois River flows through Tahlequah, and has been designated a Scenic River since the 1970s. 1 Cherokee Heritage Center. Just to the south in Park Hill, Oklahoma, the center includes a reproduction of an ancient Cherokee Village, the Cherokee National Museum- including the renowned Trail of Tears Exhibit, and the Cherokee Genealogy Center.
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