ANADARKO

city, seat (1907) of Caddo county, southwest-central Oklahoma, U.S. It lies along the Washita River. Founded in 1901 when the site was opened to white settlement, its name is a corruption of Nadako, a Caddo Indian tribe. Anadarko is the site of the Southern Plains Indian Museum and Crafts Center, the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians, an area office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Riverside Indian School (1871). Indian City U.S.A. (a reconstruction of tribal villages) is nearby. The annual American Indian Exposition is held there. Anadarko is an agricultural trading and processing centre with some light industry, notably carpet milling. Oil and natural gas wells are in the vicinity. Pop. (1990) 6,586.