Editing Adair, Oklahoma

{{Distinguish|Adair County, Oklahoma}}
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|area_total_km2           = 12.73
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|population_total         = 732
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|postal_code              = 74330
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'''Adair''' is a town in [[Mayes County, Oklahoma|Mayes County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 732 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 790 in [[2010 United States census|2010]]. Named for two prominent [[Cherokee]] brothers, the town was established in 1883. It opened a Cherokee school.<ref name="okhiz"/>

==History==
Adair is named after two Cherokee brothers, [[William Penn Adair]], a politician and jurist, and Dr. Walter Thompson Adair.<ref name="okhiz"/> It was established on March 15, 1883, and incorporated in 1897.<ref name="okhiz"/> William Penn Adair lived in the area off and on for 17 years beginning in the late 1860s.<ref name="chronicles">Moore, Cherrie Adair, "[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v029/v029p032.pdf William Penn Adair]" ''Chronicles of Oklahoma'', vol. 29, p.35 (accessed June 1, 2010).</ref>

In the 1880s, a Cherokee school was started here. In 1907, shortly before statehood, the school began to admit white students.<ref name="okhiz">[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/A/AD002.html Thomas, Betty Lou Harper. "Adair"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720183121/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/A/AD002.html |date=July 20, 2010 }}, ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' (accessed May 6, 2010)</ref>

===Dalton Gang train robbery===
In the most daring deed of the [[Dalton Gang]] up to that date, eight members held up the [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad|Missouri-Kansas-Texas train]] at Adair on July 14, 1892.

As the train neared, four men approached the night operator at the station and ordered him to "flag down" the train. As the train pulled to a stand-still, two members of the gang boarded the engine while the others covered the conductor and train men. The station operator was taken to the express car, where he ordered the messenger inside to open up. When the messenger refused, the train's fireman was ordered to break open the door with his pick. Once inside, the bandits were quick to rifle the safe of its contents.

The gang did not know that a special detachment of eight railroad guards was on the train, in an effort to prevent such robberies. In command was J. J. Kinney, chief of railroad detectives, and Capt. J. H. LaFlore, chief of the [[Indian agency police|Cherokee Nation police]]. Realizing the robbery was underway, the guards got off the train opposite the depot, and had a brief gun battle with some of the bandits on that side.

Finished on the train, the bandits made their get-away through the town. Doctors W. L. Goff and Youngblood were sitting on the porch of the drug store near the depot. Both men were hit several times by stray shots; Dr Goff was fatally wounded. Also wounded were captains Kinney and LaFlore, but they recovered.

The railroad and express company offered rewards of $5,000 "for the capture and conviction" for each bandit in the robbery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lasr.net/travel/city.php?Historic+Dalton+Gang+Robbery&TravelTo=OK0306001&VA=Y&Attraction_ID=OK0306001a002 |title=The Dalton Gang Train Robbery at Adair, I.T. |publisher=LASR |date= |accessdate=March 1, 2018}}</ref><!-- And? Anyone ever caught? -->

==Geography==
Adair is in northern Mayes County, {{convert|10|mi|0}} north of [[Pryor, Oklahoma|Pryor]] on [[U.S. Route 69 in Oklahoma|U.S. Route 69]].<ref name="okhiz"/> The city is in the northeastern portion of the state known as "[[Green Country]]".<ref name="green">[[Green Country]]</ref> US-69 leads north from Adair {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Vinita, Oklahoma|Vinita]]. [[Oklahoma State Highway 28]] crosses US-69 in the center of Adair, leading east {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Langley, Oklahoma|Langley]] and west the same distance to [[Foyil, Oklahoma|Foyil]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|4.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> The land in town drains southwest toward Pryor Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the [[Neosho River]].

==Churches==
Churches within the town boundaries include Adair United Methodist Church, First Baptist Church of Adair, and Adair Christian Church.

==Climate==
Adair has more sunny days than the average U.S. city and a great deal less snowfall.<ref name="places">[http://www.bestplaces.net/city/Adair-Oklahoma.aspx# Sperling's BestPlaces (accessed June 1, 2010)]</ref> Late spring is the wettest time of the year for the city, while winter is the driest.

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|location = Adair
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|Jan high F = 47.0
|Feb high F = 52.5
|Mar high F = 61.0
|Apr high F = 71.8
|May high F = 79.1
|Jun high F = 87.0
|Jul high F = 93.0
|Aug high F = 93.3
|Sep high F = 85.0
|Oct high F = 74.9
|Nov high F = 60.4
|Dec high F = 50.4
|year high F= 71.3
|Jan low F = 24.6
|Feb low F = 28.9
|Mar low F = 36.3
|Apr low F = 47.4
|May low F = 56.4
|Jun low F = 65.1
|Jul low F = 69.4
|Aug low F = 68.0
|Sep low F = 59.7
|Oct low F = 48.0
|Nov low F = 36.2
|Dec low F = 27.9
|year low F= 47.3
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.0
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.0
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.1
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.2
|May precipitation inch = 5.2
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.2
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.1
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.3
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.6
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.8
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.2
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.2
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|source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase>
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=903743&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Adair, Oklahoma
|publisher=Weatherbase
|year=2011
}}
Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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|date=November 2011
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 268
|1910= 376
|1920= 369
|1930= 290
|1940= 407
|1950= 299
|1960= 434
|1970= 459
|1980= 508
|1990= 685
|2000= 704
|2010= 790
|2020= 732
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the 2010 [[census]], Adair had a population of 790.<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=October 18, 2013 }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>  The [[population density]] was 180 people per square mile (68/km{{sup|2}}).  The town's 315 housing units were dispersed at an average density of 70 per square mile (27/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name="Census2010"/>  The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 72.4% white, 0.1% black or African American, 18.9% Native American, 0.6% reporting some other race and 8.0% reporting two or more races. 3.5% of the population was Hispanic or Latino.<ref>2010 general profile of housing and population characteristics of Adair from the US Census</ref>

There were 272 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,250, and the median income for a family was $38,500. Males had a median income of $31,313 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,388. About 10.5% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Adair is served by the [[Adair Independent School District]].<!--UNI 2460--><ref name=CensusSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40097_mayes/DC20SD_C40097.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mayes County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40097_mayes/DC20SD_C40097_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[William Penn Adair]], leader, politician and jurist of the Cherokee Nation; lived in the town for much of 17 years
* [[Harley Hughes]], lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who served as Deputy Chief of Staff plans and operations from 1985 to 1988
* [[Evelyn Varden]] (1893-1958), film and stage actress (''[[The Bad Seed (1956 film)|The Bad Seed]]'', ''[[The Night of the Hunter (film)|The Night of the Hunter]]''); born in Adair

==See also==
*[[Samuel Houston Mayes]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/A/AD002.html Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Adair] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720183121/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/A/AD002.html |date=July 20, 2010 }}

{{Mayes County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Towns in Mayes County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Cherokee towns in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1883]]