Adair

## History

The county was created in 1906 from the Goingsnake#Death and honors|Goingsnake and Flint districts of the Cherokee Nation. There was a decade-long struggle over what town would become the county seat between Stilwell, Oklahoma|Stilwell and Westville, Oklahoma|Westville. When the county was formed, Westville was identified as the county seat, due partly to its location at the intersection of two major railroads: the Kansas City Southern Railway and the St. Louis – San Francisco Railway. The county seat was moved to Stilwell in 1910.

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

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

## Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is water.

The county is part of the Ozark plateau uplift, the tree-covered foothills of the Boston Mountains. North and central Adair County are drained by the Illinois River (Arkansas)|Illinois River and three creeks. Two more creeks lie near Stilwell, Oklahoma|Stilwell.

### Major highways

* Image:US 59.svg|20px U.S. Route 59 in Oklahoma|U.S. Highway 59
* Image:US 62.svg|20px U.S. Route 62 in Oklahoma|U.S. Highway 62
* Image:Oklahoma State Highway 51.svg|20px State Highway 51 (Oklahoma)|State Highway 51

### Adjacent counties

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

## Demographics

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 Marriage|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.

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While Adair County has a majority of Democrats among its registered voters, it is unusual as an example of a majority-minority county that votes Republican. No Democrat has won Adair County since Jimmy Carter in 1976 United States presidential election|1976.

## Economy

The county is home to food processing and canning industries; poultry farms; cattle ranches; horse breeders; dog breeders, and strawberry fields.

## Communities

Image:Adair County, Okla.svg|thumb|right|Map of Adair County

### Towns

* Watts
* Westville

### Census-designated places

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* Baron, Oklahoma|Baron
* Bell, Oklahoma|Bell
* Bunch, Oklahoma|Bunch
* Cave Spring, Oklahoma|Cave Spring
* Chance, Oklahoma|Chance
* Cherry Tree, Oklahoma|Cherry Tree
* Chewey, Oklahoma|Chewey
* Christie, Oklahoma|Christie
* Elm Grove, Oklahoma|Elm Grove
* Elohim City, Oklahoma|Elohim City
* Fairfield, Oklahoma|Fairfield
* Greasy, Oklahoma|Greasy
* Honey Hill, Oklahoma|Honey Hill
* Lyons Switch, Oklahoma|Lyons Switch
* Marietta, Adair County, Oklahoma|Marietta
* Mulberry, Oklahoma|Mulberry
* Old Green, Oklahoma|Old Green
* Peavine, Oklahoma|Peavine
* Piney, Oklahoma|Piney
* Proctor, Oklahoma|Proctor
* Rocky Mountain, Oklahoma|Rocky Mountain
* Salem, Oklahoma|Salem
* Titanic, Oklahoma|Titanic
* Watts Community, Oklahoma|Watts Community (former)
* Wauhillau, Oklahoma|Wauhillau
* West Peavine, Oklahoma|West Peavine
* Zion, Oklahoma|Zion

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### Other unincorporated places

* Ballard, Oklahoma|Ballard
* Lyons, Oklahoma|Lyons

## NRHP sites

Main article: National Register of Historic Places listings in Adair County, Oklahoma
The following sites in Adair County are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

* Adair County Courthouse (Oklahoma)|Adair County Courthouse, Stilwell
* Breadtown, Westville vicinity
* Ballard Creek Roadbed, Westville vicinity
* Buffington Hotel, Westville
* Golda's Mill, Stilwell
* Opera Block, Westville
* Rev. Jesse Bushyhead Grave, Westville

## References

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## External links

* Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Adair County
* Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
* Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 - Adair County

Category:1907 establishments in Oklahoma
Category:Populated places established in 1907

1. ↑ State & County QuickFacts. United States Census Bureau.
2. ↑ Find a County. National Association of Counties.
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4. ↑ "Stilwell is part of 'Green County Oklahoma'"" Template:Webarchive Retrieved September 14, 2014.
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8. ↑ Oklahoma Almanac 2005
9. ↑ 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau (August 22, 2012).
10. ↑ U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau.
11. ↑ Oklahoma American Indian and Alaska Native Population by County.
12. ↑ Oklahoma Registration Statistics by County (November 1, 2019).
13. ↑ Adair, Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 (accessed May 22, 2013)