Greasy, Oklahoma Explained

Official Name:Greasy, Oklahoma
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Adair
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:26.14
Area Land Km2:25.92
Area Water Km2:0.22
Area Total Sq Mi:10.09
Area Land Sq Mi:10.01
Area Water Sq Mi:0.08
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:248
Population Density Km2:9.57
Population Density Sq Mi:24.78
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:889
Coordinates:35.6697°N -94.7003°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:40-31165[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2408326

Greasy is a census-designated place (CDP) in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 372 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 53.1km2, of which 52.7km2 is land and 0.4km2, or 0.70%, is water.[3]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 387 people, 133 households, and 109 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 19/mi2. There were 146 housing units at an average density of 7.2/mi2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 57.11% Native American, 36.43% White, 0.78% from other races, and 5.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.10% of the population.

There were 133 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $27,143. Males had a median income of $19,167 versus $17,375 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $10,988. About 18.8% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 42.0% of those age 65 or over.

Immersion school

In November 2021, the Greasy School was sold to a Cherokee language immersion school with its first campus in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. With Greasy situated in the largest area of Cherokee speakers in the world, the opportunity for this second campus is for students to spend the day in an immersion school and then return to a Cherokee-speaking home.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Greasy CDP, Oklahoma. https://archive.today/20200212191105/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4031165. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. July 11, 2013.
  4. Web site: Cherokee Immersion announces second campus. Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton, Tulsa World, November 2, 2021. November 2, 2021.