Watts () is a town in northern Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for John Watts, also known as Young Tassel, a Chickamauga Cherokee chief, who died in 1802. As of the 2020 census, Watts had a population of 227.
History
Watts is near the site of Old Fort Wayne, which was founded in 1838. The Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) built a line through the area in 1895-96, and in 1912, relocated its division point from Stillwell to Watts Switch, one mile north of a community called Ballard.
Frank C. Adair and Frank Howard organized the Guarantee Bank. After statehood, Adair also became the first sheriff of Adair County.
Nearby Ballard Creek is a tributary of the Illinois River.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Watts had a population of 227. The median age was 35.9 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 106.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 102.4 males age 18 and over.
There were 82 households in Watts, of which 53.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 34.1% were married-couple households, 24.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 138 || 60.8%
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| Black or African American || 0 || 0.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 53 || 23.3%
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| Asian || 0 || 0.0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 9 || 4.0%
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| Two or more races || 27 || 11.9%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 28 || 12.3%
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2000 census
As of the census
See also
John Watts