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Fairland, Oklahoma

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42: 919: 660: 302: 321:, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km), all land. The town sits on a small rise in the landscape, which is the headwaters of three creeks: Hudson Creek watershed to the Northwest, the Ogeechee Creek watershed to the East, and the Horse Creek Watershed to the Southwest. All of these creeks eventually drain into the Neosho River. 297:
Agriculture remained the mainstay of the local economy until the end of World War II. In 1945, B. F. Goodrich opened a tire manufacturing plant near Miami that became the major contributor to Fairland's economy. The town organized a volunteer fire department and built a sewer system about 1950. The
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living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.89.
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In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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of 2000, there were 1,025 people, 415 households, and 292 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,109.4 inhabitants per square mile (428.3/km). There were 452 housing units at an average density of 489.2 per square mile (188.9/km). The racial makeup of the town was 71.80%
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Fairland was laid out along the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway (Frisco) tracks that were laid from Missouri to Vinita in 1871. The town originally covered 225 acres and consisted of a few businesses and residences that had moved there from the Prairie Springs area.
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By the time Oklahoma became a state, Fairland was an active farming community. In 1912, the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway, later the Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (KO&G), constructed a track through Fairland that crossed the earlier Frisco line.
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The Goodrich plant closed permanently in February 1985. The loss to Fairland's economy was offset by the opening of several communities on the shore of Grand Lake O' the Cherokees.
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 27,240, and the median income for a family was $ 28,885. Males had a median income of $ 28,155 versus $ 15,208 for females. The
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Fairland School district absorbed several smaller districts. However, KO&G abandoned and removed its tracks about the same time.
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The districts absorbed were Aurora, Black, Sulphur Bend, Ogeechee, Hudson Creek, Lone Star, and parts of Iron Post and Osceola.
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for the town was $ 12,024. About 8.1% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the
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There were 415 households, out of which 32.3% had e age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were
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Prairie Springs was located further east, along the Grand River. It is now a ghost town.
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The communities included were Port Aspinwall, Wildcat Hollow, and Osage Hollow.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairland, Oklahoma
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The old city water tower standing over Main Street in Fairland, Oklahoma
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The current mayor is Charles Mathis, a long time resident.
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Populated places within the Cherokee Nation reservation
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Town
Location within Ottawa County and the state of Oklahoma
Ottawa County
Oklahoma
36°45′01″N 94°50′51″W / 36.75028°N 94.84750°W / 36.75028; -94.84750
Country
State
Oklahoma
County
Ottawa
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ZIP code
Area code(s)
539/918
FIPS code
GNIS
Ottawa County
Oklahoma
Cherokee Nation

United States Census Bureau
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