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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US}}

'''Greasy''' is a [[census-designated place]] located in [[Adair County, Oklahoma]]. As of the [[2000]] census, the CDP had a total population of 387.

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|official_name = Greasy, Oklahoma

|settlement_type = [[Census-designated place]]

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== Geography ==

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[[Image:OKMap-doton-Greasy.PNG|right|Location of Greasy, Oklahoma]]

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Greasy is located at 35&deg;40'41" North, 94&deg;43'16" West (35.678115, -94.721152){{GR|1}}.

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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 52.9 [[square kilometer|km&sup2;]] (20.4 [[square mile|mi&sup2;]]). 52.7 km&sup2; (20.3 mi&sup2;) of it is land and 0.2 km&sup2; (0.1 mi&sup2;) of it is water. The total area is 0.39% water.

|image_map = Adair County Oklahoma incorporated and unincorporated areas Greasy highlighted.svg

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|map_caption = Location within [[Adair County, Oklahoma|Adair County]] and the state of [[Oklahoma]]

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== Demographics ==

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As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of [[2000]], there are 387 people, 133 households, and 109 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] is 7.3/km&sup2; (19.0/mi&sup2;). There are 146 housing units at an average density of 2.8/km&sup2; (7.2/mi&sup2;). The racial makeup of the CDP is 36.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 57.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.78% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 5.68% from two or more races. 3.10% of the population are [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

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|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]

|subdivision_name1 = [[Oklahoma]]

|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Oklahoma|County]]

|subdivision_name2 = [[Adair County, Oklahoma|Adair]]

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

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In the CDP the population is 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 are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 105.0 males.

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|area_water_km2 = 0.22

|area_total_sq_mi = 10.09

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The median income for a household in the CDP is $23,750, and the median income for a family is $27,143. Males have a median income of $19,167 versus $17,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP is $10,988. 17.3% of the population and 18.8% of families are below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 14.7% of those under the age of 18 and 42.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]

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|population_total = 248

|population_density_km2 = 9.57

|population_density_sq_mi = 24.78

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== External links ==

|timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]

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|blank_info = 40-31165<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

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'''Greasy''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Adair County, Oklahoma|Adair County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 372 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4031165| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212191105/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4031165| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Greasy CDP, Oklahoma| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 11, 2013}}</ref>

[[Category:Adair County, Oklahoma]]

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|53.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|52.7|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.70%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==

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|2020= 248

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>

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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 387 people, 133 households, and 109 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|19.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 146 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7.2|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 57.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 36.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.78% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.

==Education==

Almost all of Greasy is in the [[Dahlonega Public School]] school district. A piece is in the [[Cave Springs Public Schools]]<!--UNI 06930--> school district.<ref name=CensusBureauSDMap2020>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40001_adair/DC20SD_C40001.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Adair County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=December 22, 2020 |access-date=2025-04-04}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40001_adair/DC20SD_C40001_SD2MS.txt Text list] - The map shows almost all of Greasy as being in the Greasy district, but the [https://www.stilwelldemocrat.com/community/dahlonegah-greasy-school-annex-a-win-win/article_f89a0686-c943-11ea-90b5-cb1eda7b0fff.html Dahlonega school district] merged with the Greasy district in 2020.</ref>

In 2020, the voters approved the Greasy school district consolidating into the Dahlonega district. At first, the Dahlonega School had grades K-4 and the Greasy school, now controlled by the Dahlonega district, had grades 5-8.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fite|first=Renee|url=https://www.stilwelldemocrat.com/community/dahlonegah-greasy-school-annex-a-win-win/article_f89a0686-c943-11ea-90b5-cb1eda7b0fff.html|title=Dahlonegah Greasy School annex a win win|newspaper=[[Stillwell Democrat]]|date=2020-07-18|access-date=2025-04-04}}</ref> In winter 2021 the Dahlonega district was scheduled to close the Greasy School site.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bark|first=Lindsey|url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/culture/greasy-school-future-site-of-second-immersion-school/article_97e4bd20-4171-11ec-ad29-bfa2f6c29ded.html|title=Greasy School future site of second immersion school|newspaper=[[Cherokee Phoenix]]|date=2021-11-09|access-date=2025-04-04}}</ref>

In November 2021, the Greasy School was sold to a Cherokee language immersion school with its first campus in Tahlequah, Oklahoma ([[Cherokee Immersion School]]).<ref name=Immersion/> 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.<ref name=Immersion>{{cite web|url= https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/cherokee-immersion-announces-second-campus/article_c000fbc2-3c1a-11ec-8157-776cb821c25a.html |title=Cherokee Immersion announces second campus|publisher=Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton, Tulsa World, November 2, 2021|accessdate=November 2, 2021}}</ref>

==References==

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{{Adair County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Adair County, Oklahoma]]

[[Category:Census-designated places in Oklahoma]]

[[Category:Cherokee towns in Oklahoma]]