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Redbird is a town in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 137 at the 2010 census, a 10.5 percent decline from the figure of 153 in 2000. Founded at the turn of the 20th century, it was one of more than fifty all-black towns in Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory and is one of thirteen surviving black communities in Oklahoma.

Redbird town overview:
Name:	Redbird town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Oklahoma
County:	Wagoner County
Total Area:	0.84 sq mi (2.17 km²)
Land Area:	0.84 sq mi (2.17 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	89
Population Density:	106.33/sq mi (41.06/km²)
ZIP code:	74458
Area code:	539/918
FIPS code:	4062200

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History

Redbird, also called Red Bird, originated with the settlement by the family of E. L. Barber, who founded the First Baptist Church in 1889. Other families soon moved into the area. By 1902, Red Bird had obtained a post office. More than 600 people showed up at the official opening of Red Bird on August 10, 1907.

The town advertised in newspapers all across the South to encourage black families to relocate there. Redbird’s population attained a peak of 336 in 1920. Declining cotton prices caused residents to move away, even before the Great Depression. It rebounded after World War II, and at one point had seven churches, a couple of general stores, eight juke joints, and a gas station.

Urbanization in later years lost the town population again, and the post office closed; however, the town is experiencing something of a rebirth as families buy homes in the area to enjoy a low crime rate and a quieter pace of life.