alt=Buffalo Street|thumb|Caddo, Oklahoma in 1938 during [[Great Depression|The Great Depression as captured by Dorothea Lange.]]
Caddo is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Caddo had a population of 1,017. The name is derived from a Caddo word, ka do hada’ cho, meaning "real chief" in English. According to Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, the town was named for the nearby Caddo Hills.
History
The early inhabitants were Caddos and Choctaws, at least in the early 19th Century. A local legend says that the Caddos and the Choctaws had a fierce battle in 1840, about southeast of the site of present-day Caddo, The Choctaws won the battle, driving off the Caddos.
Caddo was on the route of the Jefferson Highway established in 1915, with that road running more than 2,300 miles from Winnipeg, Manitoba to New Orleans, Louisiana.
When the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway (Frisco) planned to build an east–west line through the area, land prices jumped up. Frisco officials decided to build their line through Durant instead of Caddo. Durant then became the fastest-growing town, and became the county seat when Bryan County was formed at statehood. By 1930, Caddo's population had fallen to 933.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Caddo has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Caddo had a population of 1,017. The median age was 36.8 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.6 males age 18 and over.
There were 414 households in Caddo, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.3% were married-couple households, 18.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 732 || 72.0%
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| Black or African American || 2 || 0.2%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 167 || 16.4%
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| Asian || 5 || 0.5%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 19 || 1.9%
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| Two or more races || 92 || 9.0%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 49 || 4.8%
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2000 census
As of the census