Anadarko, Oklahoma
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Location in Oklahoma
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Oklahoma | ||
| County : | Caddo County | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 4 ′ N , 98 ° 15 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 6,645 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 361.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 18.6 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 18.4 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 360 m | ||
| Postal code : | 73005 | ||
| Area code : | +1 405 | ||
| FIPS : | 40-02050 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1089618 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofanadarko.org | ||
Anadarko is a city in Caddo County in Oklahoma in the United States . Anadarko has 6,645 inhabitants (2000) and is the capital of Caddo County. It is the only city in Oklahoma where Indians make up almost the majority of the population.
Anadarko is sometimes called Dodge , after Dodge City in Kansas , because of its reputation as a dangerous place. The place name is also often shortened to Darko .
population
According to the 2000 US Census, Anadarko had 6,645 residents in 2,387 households and 1,656 families. The population density was 361.9 / km². There were 2,767 buildings at an average density of 150.7 / km². After descent, the population of 41.37% was White , 6.23% Black or African American , 41.26% Indians ( Native Americans ), 0.24% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.07% from other races, and 7.80 % Descendants of two or more races. 9.15% were Hispanics or Latinos regardless of race.
There were 2,387 households, 36.3% of which had children under the age of 18, 43.6% were married couples living together, 20.2% were run by women alone and 30.6% were non-families. 27.1% of the households consisted of single persons and 13.6% of single persons of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.32 people.
The age composition included 32.6% under 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 women there were 87.9 men. For every 100 women 18 or older there were 81.3 men.
The median income for a household was $ 24,035 and that of a family was $ 27,633. Males had a median income of $ 26,063 versus $ 17,666 for women. The per capita income for the city was $ 12,062. 23.3% of families and 28.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.8% of those under 18 and 18.5% of those 65 years of age or older.
Significance for the Indian population
Anadarko calls itself the "Indian Capital of the Nation", hosts the annual American Indian Exhibition and, along with Bartlesville, is the capital of the Lenape tribe.
Anadarko is named after the Nadaco, a subgroup of the Caddo . In the language of the Caddo, "Nadako" refers to a place with bumblebees. The Caddo are a nationally recognized tribe after which Caddo County is named. This was part of the Caddo / Wichita / Western Delaware (or "Absentee Delaware") Indian reservation before the land distribution as a result of the Dawes Act .
The Indian City USA Open Air Museum is located around 4 km southeast of Anadarko .
Local residents are usually familiar with some basic Native American expressions such as "haw-nay," a Kiowa word for "no". Wichita and Apache words are often used in everyday life like "ninit, wee, hangy dawg, stink guy". Indian motifs can be found in many places in the city.
The office for Indian affairs is located in Anadarko. The city lies between the reserves of the Wichita, Caddo and Delaware in the north and the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache in the south. These reserves, like the Osage reserves in northeast Oklahoma, were destroyed in a number of land distributions around 1900. The area around Anadarko was opened for settlement in 1901 in the course of a land lottery that included the home of the Kiowa, Comanche, Wichita and Caddo.
Anadarko is home to the Riverside Indian School, an all-day school for Indian students.
Known residents
- Gene Tracy (comedian)
- Cozad Singers (Native American drum group)
- Jim Thompson (1906–1977), (writer)
- Blackbear Bosin (Native American artist)
- Cal McLish (baseball player)
building
The Perry TV Tower is the tallest building in Oklahoma.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from January 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive )