Adair County, Oklahoma

Adair County, Oklahoma
Location in the state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma's location in the U.S.
Founded	1907
Named for	The Adair family of the Cherokee tribe.
Seat	Stilwell
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	577 sq mi (1,494 km²) 576 sq mi (1,492 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0
Population  - (2010)  - Density	22,683 36/sq mi (14/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Adair County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2010, the population was 22,638.^[1] Its county seat is Stilwell.^[2] Adair County was named after the Adair family of the Cherokee tribe.^[3]

History

The county was created in 1906 from the Goingsnake and Flint districts of the Cherokee Nation.^[4] There was a decade-long struggle over what town would become the county seat between Stilwell and Westville.^[5]

During the Great Depression and World War II, strawberries became a major crop in Adair County.^[5] In 1948, the first Stilwell Strawberry Festival was organized.^[5] The 2002 festival saw some 40,000 people in attendance.^[5]

The 1910 census counted 10,535 residents.^[4] By 1990, it was up to 18,421.^[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 577 square miles (1,490 km²), most of it land (576 square miles or 1,491 km²) and 1 square mile (2.6 km²) or 0.24 percent of it water.

The county is part of the Ozark plateau uplift, the tree-covered foothills of the Boston Mountains.^[4] North and central Adair County are drained by the Illinois River and three creeks.^[4] Two more creeks lie near Stilwell.^[4]

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 59
• U.S. Highway 62
• State Highway 51

Adjacent counties

• Delaware County (north)
• Benton County, Arkansas (northeast)
• Washington County, Arkansas (east)
• Crawford County, Arkansas (southeast)
• Sequoyah County (south)
• Cherokee County (west)

National protected area

• Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

Age pyramid for Adair County, Oklahoma, based on census 2000 data.

As of the census^[1] of 2010, Adair County had a small population relative to its surrounding counties, with only 21,038 people, almost half of them (43.3 percent) Native American. The remainder of the population was 43 percent white, 10.5 percent of more than one race, and 5.3 percent Hispanic or Latino. Less than 1 percent of the population was either Black or African American, Asian, or Pacific Islander, and 2.3 percent were identified as other.

The median age of the population was 36.2 years and two-thirds of the county's population were either under the age of 18 (28 percent) or between the ages of 25 to 44 (24.8 percent). Of the remaining population, 25.9 percent were ages 45 to 64, 12.9 percent were 65 years of age or older, and 13.2 percent were ages 18 to 24. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

There were a total of 8,156 households and 5,982 families in the county in 2010. There were 9,142 housing units. Of the 8,156 households, 31.4 percent included children under the age of 18 and slightly more than half (52.7 percent) included married couples living together. 26.7 percent were non-family, 14.2 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8 percent contained a single individual of 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.25.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,258, and the median income for a family was $32,930. Males had a median income of $28,370 versus $23,384 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,560. About 25.3 percent of families and 27.8 percent of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.8 percent of those under age 18 and 18.7 percent of those age 65 or over.

Cities, towns and communities

Map of Adair County

NRHP sites

The following sites in Adair County are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

• Adair County Courthouse, Stilwell
• Buffington Hotel, Westville
• Rev. Jesse Bushyhead Grave, Westville
• Golda's Mill, Stilwell
• Opera Block, Westville
• Beaver Gap, Stilwell

References

External links

• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Adair County

		Delaware County	Benton County, Arkansas
	Cherokee County		Washington County, Arkansas
		Adair County, Oklahoma
		Sequoyah County	Crawford County, Arkansas

v t e Municipalities and communities of Adair County, Oklahoma, United States County seat: Stilwell City Stilwell Towns Watts Westville CDPs Bell Cherry Tree Chewey Christie Fairfield Greasy Lyons Switch Maryetta Peavine Rocky Mountain Salem Watts Community West Peavine Zion Unincorporated communities Addielee Ballard Baron Bidding Springs Blanch Bunch Chance Elohim City England Going Snake Green Lyons Piney Proctor Sanders Spade Mountain Stony Point Strawberry Spring Titanic Wauhillau Ghost towns Baptist Blanck Mayes New Spring Place Piney

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Adair County, Oklahoma Stilwell Adair County Courthouse Golda's Mill Westville Buffington Hotel Opera Block Rev. Jesse Bushyhead Grave See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Adair County, Oklahoma and List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma

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