Adair County (Oklahoma)
Adair County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. In the census in 2010, the County had 22 683 inhabitants and a population density of 15.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. It was named after the Indian family Adair of the Cherokee tribe. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Stilwell, which was named after Arthur E. Stilwell, a pioneer of the American railroad.
Geography
The County is located in Eastern Oklahoma, bordering Arkansas and has an area of 1494 square kilometers, of which 4 square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The Adair County was formed on 16 July 1907 as original county of former Cherokee country. It was named after the Adair family of Cherokees. Near Westville exists today, built in 1836 by the Trail of Tears Cherokee Old Baptist Missionary Church. Near Watts in 1838 the military post Fort Wayne built, which was abandoned in the meantime, but in 1862 the American Civil War played an important role.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Adair County 21,038 people in 7,471 households and 5,565 families. The population density was 14 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 48.52 percent White, 0.18 percent African Americans, 42.49 percent Native American, 0.10 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.25 % from other ethnic groups, and 7.45 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.12 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.
Of the 7,471 households, 37.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.1 percent were married couples living together, 12.9 percent were single mothers. 25.5 percent were non-families, 22.8 percent of all households and 9.8 percent of households had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.25 persons.
30.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.9 percent between 18 to 24, 27.2 percent between 25 and 44, 21.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.0 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.
The median income for a household was $ 24,881, and the median income for a family was $ 29,525. Males had a median income of $ 23,741 versus $ 19,720 for females. The per capita income was $ 11,185. 19.4 percent of families and 23.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
Towns
- Stilwell
- Watts
- Westville
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Bell
- Cherry Tree
- Chewey
- Christie
- Fairfield
- Greasy
- Lyons Switch
- Maryetta
- Peavine
- Rocky Mountain
- Salem
- Watts Community
- West Peavine
- Zion
Unincorporated communities
- Baron
- Bunch