Anadarko, Oklahoma Anadarko, Oklahoma Downtown Anadarko, Oklahoma Downtown Anadarko, Oklahoma Location of Anadarko, Oklahoma Location of Anadarko, Oklahoma State Oklahoma Anadarko is a town/city in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States.
This town/city is fifty miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
It is the governmental center of county of Caddo County. Anadarko Townsite, Oklahoma Territory, August 8, 1901.
Anadarko got its name when its postal service was established in 1873.
The designation came from the Nadarko Indians, a branch of the Caddo, and the "A" was added by clerical error. The Wichita Agency administered the affairs of the Wichita, Caddo and other tribes.
Around 5,000 citizens were living in "Rag Town" on the east edge of Anadarko awaiting the auction.
Although 20,000 citizens were present for auction day, Anadarko's populace dwindled to 2,190 in 1907. Climate data for Anadarko, Oklahoma There were 2,800 housing units at an average density of 390.2 per square mile (150.7/km ). The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 41.37% White, 6.23% African American, 41.26% Native American, Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.07% from other competitions, and 7.80% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace 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.
Anadarko is the home of the Native American drum group Cozad Singers.
Anadarko, self-titled, "Indian Capital of the Nation," is home to the annual American Indian Exposition.
The town/city homes the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians.
Anadarko is titled after the Nadaco, a Caddo band now affiliated with the Caddo Nation.
In the Caddo language, Nada-kuh, means "bumblebee place". The Caddo are a federally recognized American Indian tribe for which Caddo County is named; Caddo County is part of the former reservation of the Caddo, Wichita, and Western Delaware, before to allotment in the post-Dawes Allotment Era.
The Redskin Theater in Anadarko, Oklahoma.
The town's populace is 41% Native American.
Culturally, Anadarko is rare among Oklahoma metros/cities as Native Americans form a near-majority.
Anadarko has a Bureau of Indian Affairs office.
The town is situated between the Wichita, Caddo, and Delaware reservations to the north, and the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache reservations to the south.
These reservations, along with all but the Osage Reservation in northeastern Oklahoma, were dismantled by the allotment of tribal lands to individual members, and the opening of the "excess" lands to settlement, in a series of territory openings.
The region surrounded by Anadarko was opened to settlement by a 1901 territory lottery affecting the Kiowa, Comanche, Wichita and Caddo lands.
Anadarko is home to Riverside Indian School, a Bureau of Indian Education boarding and day school for Native American students.
Indian City USA cultural center, now owned by the Kiowa Tribe, is positioned 2 1/2 miles southeast of Anadarko.
Indian City is now closed; it is yet to decide when it will re-open.
Anadarko Public Schools consists of three elementary schools, Sunset Elementary, East Elementary, and Mission Elementary; a middle school; and a high school. There are approximately 1,950 students. ^ a b c d "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status".
^ "Historical Weather for Anadarko, Oklahoma, United States".
^ Anadarko Public Schools Archived October 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine..
Anadarko Public Schools.
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City of Anadarko Anadarko Chamber of Commerce Picture of a 1913 lynching that occurred in Anadarko Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Anadarko (Town) Municipalities and communities of Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States County seat: Anadarko This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties.
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