Anadarko, Oklahoma
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Geography
Anadarko is located at (35.069203, -98.246076)[Geographic references#1GR1].According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.6 km² (7.2 mi²). 18.4 km² (7.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.12%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 6,645 people, 2,387 households, and 1,656 families residing in the city. The population density was 361.9/km² (937.0/mi²). There were 2,767 housing units at an average density of 150.7/km² (390.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 41.37% White, 6.23% African American, 41.26% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.07% from other races, and 7.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.15% of the population.There were 2,387 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 20.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,035, and the median income for a family was $27,633. Males had a median income of $26,063 versus $17,666 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,062. About 23.3% of families and 28.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.8% of those under age 18 and 18.5% of those age 65 or over.
Info
Anadarko, self-titled, "Indian Capital of the Nation," is home to the annual American Indian Exposition and is one of two places in Oklahoma where a Lenape tribe is headquartered, the other being Bartlesville. Anadarko is named after the Nadaco, who are now part of the Caddo Nation. Incidentally, the Caddo are a federally recognized American Indian tribal entity for which Caddo County is named; Caddo County is part of the former reservation of the Caddo/Wichita/Western Delaware (aka Absentee Delaware), prior to allotment in the post-Dawes Allotment Era.
Indian City USA is located 2 1/2 miles southeast of Anadarko.
Culturally, Anadarko is unique among Oklahoma cities as Native Americans form a near-majority. Locals are often familiar with a few basic Indian words, such as "hah-nay," being Wichita for "no." Kiowa and Apache words are sometimes employed in casual conversation as well. Indian motifs are commonly used for design, art, and other aspects of daily life.
Anadarko is also sometimes called Dodge, a reference to Dodge City, Kansas because of the town's rough reputation; additionally, the town may be called Darko, as an abbreviation.
Some Indian households prefer guests to follow a loosely observed "Indian way"; this can be used to prank visitors, whereby the host will comment that he or she likes a possession of the guest -- at which point, the guest would be required to trade it. However, a large number of households have become "Americanized" and moved away from Indian traditions and customs.
West of the town proper lies a Wichita reservation, commonly called the "rez."
Constructions
Perry Broadcasting Tower, tallest construction of Oklahoma, at the frontier to Alfalfa, OklahomaExternal links
- [City of Anadarko] Official site
- [Origin of "Anadarko"] from Houston-based Anadarko Petroleum Corporation webpage
- [Anadarko Chamber of Commerce]
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