Redbird Smith is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in Sequoyah County,

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, United States. It is part of the

Fort Smith, Arkansas Fort Smith is the List of municipalities in Arkansas, third-most populous city in Arkansas, United States, and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County, Arkansas, Sebastian County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the pop ...

-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 411 at the 2000 census. It was named for

Redbird Smith Redbird Smith (born ''To-Juwah Sequanitah'', Cherokee) (1850–1918) was a traditionalist and political activist in the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory. He helped found the Nighthawk Keetoowah Society, whose members revitalized traditional sp ...

(

Cherokee The Cherokee (; , or ) people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, they were concentrated in their homelands, in towns along river valleys of what is now southwestern ...

), who founded the

Keetoowah Nighthawk Society The Keetoowah Nighthawk Society was a Cherokee organisation formed in 1858 and re-established ca. 1900 that intended to preserve and practice traditional Cherokee spiritual beliefs and "old ways" of tribal life, based on religious nationalism. I ...

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and established a ceremonial ground here for sacred rituals.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.74%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 411 people, 153 households, and 117 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 170 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.91%

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, 18.49% Native American, 0.24% Asian, and 5.35% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population. There were 153 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.13. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.2% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,563, and the median income for a family was $36,750. Males had a median income of $27,411 versus $17,500 for females. The

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...

for the CDP was $12,581. About 15.4% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the

poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...

, including 24.3% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Census-designated places in Oklahoma Fort Smith metropolitan area

Geography

Demographics

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