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 and 44 (24.8 percent). Adair county had a higher percentage of Native Americans (American Indians) in its population than any other Oklahoma county. This makes it the only majority-minority county in Oklahoma. 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 remainder of the population was 43 percent white, 10.5 percent of more than one race, and 5.3 percent Hispanic or Latino. Major highways ĭemographics Historical population CensusĪge pyramid for Adair County, Oklahoma, based on census 2000 data.Īs of the census of 2010, Adair County had a small population relative to its surrounding counties, with only 21,038 people, a large percentage of them, 43.3 percent, Native American. North and central Adair County are drained by the Illinois River and three creeks.
The county is part of the Ozark plateau uplift, the tree-covered foothills of the Boston Mountains. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 577 square miles (1,490 km 2), of which 573 square miles (1,480 km 2) is land and 3.6 square miles (9.3 km 2) (0.6%) is water. The 1910 census counted 10,535 residents. The 2002 festival saw some 40,000 people in attendance. In 1948, the first Stilwell Strawberry Festival was organized. ĭuring the Great Depression and World War II, strawberries became a major crop in Adair County. The county seat was moved to Stilwell in 1910. 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. There was a decade-long struggle over what town would become the county seat between Stilwell and Westville. The county was created in 1906 from the Goingsnake and Flint districts of the Cherokee Nation. Adair County is part of the Cherokee Nation reservation.
One source says that the county was specifically named for Watt Adair, one of the first Cherokees to settle in the area. Adair County was named after the Adair family of the Cherokee tribe. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,495. Adair County is a county located in the U.S.
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