Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 110, settled in 1896.
Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 3 have a higher home-ownership rate than Summit. Summit has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them St. Thomas Primitive Baptist Church and Reverend L.W. Thomas Homestead. Summit has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 170 in 1990, a peak of 226 in 2000, 108 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1948 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Summit, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Summit.
Of the losses FEMA expects in Summit, 43% come from inland flooding and 16% from tornadoes. On expected storm and flood damage, Summit sits above 75% of U.S. communities. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2007.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summit’s midsummer high stands at 93°F, close to Oklahoma’s towns (93°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in Summit who binge drink: 8.6%. No town among the 132 in Oklahoma we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Summit. 48% of Summit adults have obesity, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 41% and U.S. towns at 35%. Only 5 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Summit.
| Summit | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 14% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 14% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 59% | 40% | 35% |
| What stands out | Summit | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8.6% | 14% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 18.7% | 25.5% |
| More adults with diabetes | 23.9% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Summit. Close and well known come first.
11 mi MuseumUSS Batfish
28 mi LakeEufaula Lake
13 mi LandmarkFort Gibson
7 mi MuseumFive Civilized Tribes Museum
39 mi Zoo & aquariumOklahoma Aquarium
29 mi MuseumCherokee Heritage CenterUSS Batfish: Blackwing.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eufaula Lake: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain · Fort Gibson: Fred Q. Casler, Photographer, Public domain · Five Civilized Tribes Museum: Uyvsdi, Public domain · Oklahoma Aquarium: Alan Islas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cherokee Heritage Center: Uyvsdi, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Summit
About 5 of every 100 Summit residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma.
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Summit is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. It was originally called "South Muskogee" when it was platted in 1910, and is one of 13 all-black towns still surviving at the beginning of the 21st century. The population was 108 at the time of the 2020 Census, down from 139 in 2010. The community had a post office as early as 1896. Like many of the other Black towns previously mentioned, Summit was a stopover destination on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway and had a depot in the community. It is said that the town may have been named Summit because it was the highest point on the railroad between the Arkansas and the North Canadian rivers.
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Summit has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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