Editing Fairfield, Oklahoma

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US}}
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'''Fairfield''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Adair County, Oklahoma|Adair County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 584 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4024875| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212193128/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4024875| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fairfield CDP, Oklahoma| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 11, 2013}}</ref>

==History==
Mulberry Mission was founded in [[Pope County, Arkansas|Pope County, Arkansas Territory]], among the Western Cherokees by Dr. Marcus Palmer{{efn|Palmer was a native of [[Greenwich, Connecticut]] who had come with his wife to live among the Western Cherokees under the auspices of Boston-based American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1821. He served first at Union Mission, then was transferred to Mulberry in November 1829.<ref name="CTForeman"/>  Mulberry was so named because it was on Mulberry Creek in Arkansas.<ref name="CTForeman"/>}} It was a branch of [[Dwight Mission CDP (Oklahoma)|Dwight Mission]], which moved to [[Indian Territory]] and was renamed as the Fairfield Mission, when most of the Cherokees were forced to move there from their former homes in the Southeast. In 1832, The mission established a lending library that contained about 150 books.{{efn|This is believed to be the first lending library in the present state of Oklahoma.}} Sited on Sallisaw Creek, about {{convert|8|miles|km}} southwest of [[Stilwell, Oklahoma]], the mission closed in 1859. No structures remain in place. The mission cemetery still remains, and it has been renamed as McLemore Cemetery.<ref name="FairfieldMission">[http://blogoklahoma.us/place.aspx?id=142.] "Fairfield Mission."  Accessed December 12, 2016.</ref><ref name="CTForeman">[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v027/v027p373.pdf Foreman, Carolyn Thomas. "Fairfield Mission." ''Chronicles of Oklahoma''. Vol. 27. p. 373.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523221212/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v027/v027p373.pdf |date=May 23, 2011 }} Accessed December 21, 2016.</ref>

==Geography==
According to Carolyn Foreman's history of the mission, it was {{convert|15|miles|km}} from [[Evansville, Arkansas]], {{convert|35| miles|km}} from  [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]] and about {{convert|35| miles|km}} from  [[Fort Gibson]].<ref name="CTForeman"/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|12.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.30%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 626
|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]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 367 people, 118 households, and 96 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|102.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 124 housing units at an average density of {{convert|34.6|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 36.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 49.05% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 14.44% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.63% of the population.

There were 118 households, out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.45.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 36.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $26,667. Males had a median income of $23,000 versus $19,722 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $10,497. About 27.5% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 21.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
*[[Mike Dart]], award-winning, contemporary [[Cherokee]] basket weaver

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{{Adair County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Adair County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1832]]
[[Category:1832 establishments in Indian Territory]]