Climate
The
average temperature is 33 degrees in January and average temperature is 78
degrees in summer. Rain 48 inches per year and 9 inches of snow per year
Telecommunications
Adair
phone service is with TDS Phone Company out of Inola and Big Cabin is with Atlas
Phone Company. Dish Network and Charter Communications provides a full line of cable and
direct satellite. Adair's local Internet access is with TDS. DSL
with TDS and Wireless is with Upperspace.
Medical
Facilities And Medical
Practitioners
Mayes
County has a full service hospital located in Pryor that is 9 miles south of
Adair. It is Integris Mayes County Medical Center. There are also
several nursing facilities for every kind of medical need.
Financial
Institutions
Adair
has 1 bank with assets totaling 130091. The Bank of Commerce
Industrial
Financing
The
Oklahoma Finance Authorities (OFA) provides low interest financing through the
issuance of general obligations bonds. The loans are established at 300
basis points over cost. In a first mortgage position the loan can be up to
$1.25 million. Many Oklahoma counties have voted approval of General
Obligation Limited Tax Bonds for economic development. The amount of bonds
the counties can insure is limited to no more than could retired by a special
tax levy of 5 mills. The proceeds of the bonds are generally used to
acquire or build a facility associated with the development project. Lease
income from the facility is used to amortize the bonds.
Express
and Motor Freight
FedEx
and UPS
Water
Transportation
The
nearest water transportation is the Port of Catoosa. It is 23 miles from
Adair and has a channel depth of 9 feet. It is connected via Arkansas
River to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico
Mayes
County Labor Force
Mayes
County labor force was 15220 in 1995. Participation rate in county labor
force constitutes 68.58% of males and 45.94% females.
Major
Employers
