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Watts, Oklahoma

Watts, Oklahoma
Town
Location within Adair County and the state of Oklahoma
Location within Adair County and the state of Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°6′28″N 94°34′17″W / 36.10778°N 94.57139°W / 36.10778; -94.57139Coordinates: 36°6′28″N 94°34′17″W / 36.10778°N 94.57139°W / 36.10778; -94.57139
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Adair
Area
 • Total 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
 • Land 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 981 ft (299 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 324
 • Density 810/sq mi (324/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 74964
Area code(s) 539/918
FIPS code 40-79100
GNIS feature ID 1099434

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. The town is known for a police department that is nosy and overbearing. They enforce the speed limit to the very limit! The population was 324 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.5 percent from 316 at the 2000 census.

Watts is located at 36°6′28″N 94°34′17″W / 36.10778°N 94.57139°W / 36.10778; -94.57139 (36.107896, -94.571389).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all of it land.

Watts is located on U.S. Highway 59 9 miles (14 km) north of Westville.

As of the census of 2000, there are 316 people, 103 households, and 73 families residing in the town. The population density was 861.0 people per square mile (329.8/km²). There were 120 housing units at an average density of 326.9 per square mile (125.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 66.14% White, 0.32% African American, 24.68% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 1.58% from other races, and 6.65% from two or more races. 3.16% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.


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