They named their new settlement Tallasi, meaning "old town" in Creek, which later became "Tulsa". They established a small settlement under the Creek Council Oak Tree at the present-day intersection of Cheyenne Avenue and 18th Street. The area where Tulsa now exists is considered Indian Territory, on the land of the Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), Wahzhazhe Ma zha ( Osage), Muscogee (Creek), and Caddo tribes, among others, before it was first formally settled by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in 1836. Main articles: History of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Timeline of Tulsa, Oklahoma The Meadow Gold sign has greeted Route 66 travelers in Tulsa for decades. Considered the cultural and arts center of Oklahoma, Tulsa houses two art museums, full-time professional opera and ballet companies, and one of the nation's largest concentrations of art deco architecture. It is situated on the Arkansas River between the Osage Hills and the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in northeast Oklahoma, a region of the state known as " Green Country". For most of the 20th century, the city held the nickname " Oil Capital of the World" and played a major role as one of the most important hubs for the American oil industry. As well, the University of Oklahoma has a secondary campus at the Tulsa Schusterman Center, and Oklahoma State University has a secondary campus located in downtown Tulsa. Two institutions of higher education within the city have sports teams at the NCAA Division I level: Oral Roberts University and the University of Tulsa. Historically, a robust energy sector fueled Tulsa's economy however, today the city has diversified and leading sectors include finance, aviation, telecommunications and technology. Tulsa was settled between 18 by the Lochapoka Band of Creek Native American tribe and most of Tulsa is still part of the territory of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, with urban development extending into Osage, Rogers and Wagoner counties. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa metropolitan area, a region with 1,034,123 residents. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. Tulsa ( / ˈ t ʌ l s ə/) is the 2nd most populous city in the state of Oklahoma, after Oklahoma City, and is the 47th-most populous city in the United States.
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