Dwight Mission is a

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(CDP) in Sequoyah County,

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, United States. It is part of the

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-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 55 at the 2010 census, a 71.9 percent gain over the figure of 32 recorded in 2000."Dwight Mission, Oklahoma."
Retrieved July 29, 2014. It is currently the home of Dwight Mission Presbyterian Camp & Retreat Center.Dianna Everett, "Dwight Mission," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.
Accessed March 19, 2015.

History

The original Dwight Mission was established in August 1820 on Illinois Bayou, near present-day

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, in the Cherokee settlements. It was named after Rev. Timothy Dwight, President of

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and an influential member of the

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. In 1828 the Western Cherokees were forced to move out of Arkansas into

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(present day Oklahoma). As a result of this move, Dwight Mission was reestablished on Sallisaw Creek, in Sequoyah County in the

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area. The mission was sited about above the junction of Sallisaw Creek and the Arkansas River and thirty miles east of Fort Gibson. Dwight Mission reopened in Indian Territory on Sallisaw Creek on May 1, 1830. The mission consisted of twenty-one houses, a large dining hall, a barn, and outbuildings. A series of parochial and tribal schools existed on the site until 1948 (with the exception of the Civil War years when the site was abandoned) and 1884–1886). In 1950, Presbyterian Church USA purchased the property. Since that time, Dwight Mission has served as a church camp and retreat center.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (1.09%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 32 people, 12 households, and 8 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 13 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.75%

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, 28.12% Native American, and 3.12% from two or more races. There were 12 households, out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were

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living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.13. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 9.4% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $29,000. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $27,750 for females. The

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for the CDP was $15,170. None of the population and none of the families were below the

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References

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History

Geography

Demographics

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