Editing Dwight Mission, Oklahoma

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'''Dwight Mission''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Sequoyah County, Oklahoma|Sequoyah County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. It is part of the [[Fort Smith, Arkansas]]-Oklahoma [[Fort Smith metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 55 at the 2010 census, a 71.9 percent gain over the figure of 32 recorded in 2000.<ref>[http://www.city-data.com/city/Dwight-Mission-Oklahoma.html "Dwight Mission, Oklahoma."] Retrieved July 29, 2014.</ref> It is currently the home of Dwight Mission Presbyterian Camp & Retreat Center.<ref name="EOHC-Dwight Mission">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=DW001 Dianna Everett, "Dwight Mission," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Accessed March 19, 2015.</ref>

==History==

The original Dwight Mission was established in August 1820 on Illinois Bayou, near present-day [[Russellville, Arkansas]], in the Cherokee settlements. It was named after Rev. [[Timothy Dwight IV|Timothy Dwight]], President of [[Yale University]] and an influential member of the [[American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions]].<ref name="EOHC-Dwight Mission"/>

In 1828 the Western Cherokees were forced to move out of Arkansas into [[Indian Territory]] (present day Oklahoma). As a result of this move, Dwight Mission was reestablished on Sallisaw Creek, in Sequoyah County in the [[Marble City, Oklahoma]] area. The mission was sited about {{convert|12|miles|km}} above the junction of Sallisaw Creek and the Arkansas River and thirty miles east of Fort Gibson.<ref name="EOHC-Dwight Mission"/>

Dwight Mission reopened in Indian Territory on Sallisaw Creek on May 1, 1830. The mission consisted of twenty-one houses, a large dining hall, a barn, and outbuildings.<ref name="EOHC-Dwight Mission"/>

A series of parochial and tribal schools existed on the site until 1948 (with the exception of the Civil War years when the site was abandoned) and 1884–1886).<ref name="EOHC-Dwight Mission"/>

In 1950, Presbyterian Church USA purchased the property. Since that time, Dwight Mission has served as a church camp and retreat center.<ref name="EOHC-Dwight Mission" /><ref name="DwightCCC">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dwightmission.org/index.php?p=rich-history |title="Dwight Mission Camp and Conference Center- About Dwight Mission." |access-date=2010-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726005956/http://www.dwightmission.org/index.php?p=rich-history |archive-date=2011-07-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (1.09%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 76
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 32 people, 12 households, and 8 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|17.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 13 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 28.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 3.12% from two or more races.

There were 12 households, out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 9.4% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $29,000. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $27,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $15,170. None of the population and none of the families were below the [[poverty line]].

==See also==
*[[American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions]]
*[[Daniel Sabin Butrick]]
*[[Brainerd Mission]]
*[[Cherokee Nation]]
*[[Dwight Presbyterian Mission]]
*[[Samuel Worcester]]

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{{Sequoyah County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Fort Smith metropolitan area]]