Adair County, Oklahoma

Infobox U.S. County
county = Adair County
state = Oklahoma


founded year = 1907
founded date =
seat wl = Stilwell
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 577
area_total_km2 = 1494
area_land_sq_mi = 576
area_land_km2 = 1491
area_water_sq_mi = 1
area_water_km2 = 4
area percentage =
census yr = 2007
pop = 21902
density_sq_mi = 36
density_km2 = 14
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web =
named for = The Adair family of the Cherokee tribe.

Adair County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 21,038. Its county seat is Stilwell.GR|6 Adair County was named after the Adair family of the Cherokee tribe. [cite book | title=Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online | url=http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/counties/adair.pdf | format=PDF | publisher=Oklahoma Department of Libraries ]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 577 square miles (1,494 km²), of which, 576 square miles (1,491 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 21,038 people, 7,471 households, and 5,565 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 8,348 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 48.52% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 42.49% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.25% from other races, and 7.45% from two or more races. 3.12% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 88.7% spoke English, 8.8% Cherokee and 2.3% Spanish as their first language.

There were 7,471 households out of which 37.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.10% were married couples living together, 12.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.50% were non-families. 22.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.30% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county 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 for the county was $11,185. About 19.40% of families and 23.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.20% of those under age 18 and 23.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities, towns and communities

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