Stuart is a town in southeastern Hughes County,

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History

In the late 19th Century, a settlement known as ''Hoyuby'',

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, existed at this site in the

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. Hoyuby post office was established June 23, 1892, with John H. Elliott as the first postmaster. The community began growing after 1895, when the

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(later the

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) built a line through Stuart, connecting it to McAlester and Oklahoma City. On April 14, 1896, the post office was renamed Stuart, in honor of Judge Charles Bingley Stuart of McAlester.enc/entry.php?entry=ST054 Wilson, Linda D. "Stuart." ''Encyclopedia of History and Culture''.
Accessed July 6, 2019. Berry Alexander "B. A." and Mary Youngblood Nunn came from Texas to Stuart and built a two-story, wood-frame hotel that became known as the Stuart Hotel (listed in the National Register of Historic Places, NR 82001496). By 1909 local citizens had established Baptist, Christian, and Methodist churches. The Bank of Stuart, five general stores, two blacksmith shops, two lumberyards, a cotton gin, and several liveries served the surrounding agricultural area. Cotton was the main cash crop. Royal C. Stuart, Judge Stuart's son, started his banking career as a cashier at the Bank of Stuart. Nine years later the economy supported a second bank, the ''Stuart Chronicle'' newspaper, a gristmill, and the Choctaw Cotton Oil Company. Other early newspapers included the ''Stuart Educator'', the ''Stuart Enterprise'', and the ''Stuart Star''. In the 1930s Stuart served as a watering station for the railroad. In addition, the town also had a blacksmith, two cotton gins, and the Texas Pipe Line Company. By the 1940s and 1950s both banks had closed, and citizens traveled to Holdenville or McAlester for their banking needs. Grocery stores and gasoline stations continued to operate in Stuart.

Geography

Stuart is located in southeastern Hughes Count. U.S. Route 270 passes just north of the town, leading east to McAlester and west to

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. Holdenville, the Hughes

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, is to the northwest via US 270. Coal Creek runs through the northwest corner of the town, flowing east toward

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, Stuart has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 220 people, 92 households, and 65 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 107 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 84.55%

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, 13.18% Native American, and 2.27% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.09% of the population. There were 92 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were

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living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $22,222, and the median income for a family was $29,375. Males had a median income of $22,250 versus $21,250 for females. The

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for the town was $11,569. About 18.8% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the

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, including 28.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Economy

According to the ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', 93.6 percent of Stuart's employed residents commute to jobs in other cities and towns. There are no large-scale employers in Stuart.

Education

Stuart Public Schools is the school district of the town.
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/ref> It operates a single school, Stuart Public School. which teaches pupils from pre-kindergarten through high school.

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References

{{authority control Towns in Hughes County, Oklahoma Towns in Oklahoma Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Populated places established in 1902