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Population (year 2000): 1,118. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,111 (-0.6% change)
 

Males: 544  (48.7%)
Females: 574  (51.3%)

Ottawa County

Median resident age:  35.6 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 74331.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,500 (it was $21,964 in 2000)
Afton  $24,500
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $47,600 (it was $39,800 in 2000)
Afton  $47,600
Oklahoma:  $89,100

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Races in Afton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.9%)
  • American Indian (22.2%)
  • Two or more races (7.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)

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Ancestries: Irish (12.1%), United States (11.8%), English (11.6%), German (8.5%), Dutch (3.0%), French (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 792 feet

Land area: 1.65 square miles.

Population density: 667 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Afton

  • High school or higher: 68.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Afton town

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 56.4%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Oklahoma:  3.8%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Afton, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Afton to the number of sex offenders is 184 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Afton:  0.5% ($199)
Oklahoma:  0.7% ($523)
Afton satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, AR (69.7 miles , pop. 58,047).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (77.3 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (296.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Bernice, OK (5.8 miles ), Narcissa, OK (7.8 miles) , Fairland, OK (8.9 miles ), Cleora, OK (9.6 miles ), Bluejacket, OK (10.6 miles ), Dotyville, OK (10.9 miles) , Copeland, OK (11.8 miles ), Ketchum, OK (12.3 miles ).

Latitude: 36.69 N, Longitude: 94.96 W


Area code: 918

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Population change in the 1990s: +229 (+25.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (27%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


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Afton-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 167% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.4 miles away from the Afton town center injured 59 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/27/1959, a category 4 tornado 22.5 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Afton:
  • INTEGRIS BAPTIST REG HEALTH CENTER (about 12 miles; MIAMI, OK)
  • WILLOW CREST HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MIAMI, OK)
  • CRAIG GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; VINITA, OK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Afton:
  • JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 46 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 55 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
  • TULSA INTL (about 73 miles; TULSA, OK; ID: TUL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Afton:
  • CHEROKEE (about 9 miles; AFTON, OK; ID: 4O6)
  • TERAMIRANDA (about 10 miles; AFTON, OK; ID: 79F)
  • CRAIG COUNTY SOUTH GRAND LAKE (about 12 miles; KETCHUM, OK; ID: 1K8)

College/University in Afton:
  • NORTHEAST TECHNOLOGY CENTER-AFTON (Full-time enrollment: 83; Location: HWY 69; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Afton:
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 44 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
  • NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 73 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
  • TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 78 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,760)
Public high school in Afton:
  • AFTON HS (Students: 139; Location: 410 S. MAIN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Afton:
  • AFTON ES (Students: 283; Location: 410 S. MAIN; Grades: KG - 08)
  • CLEORA ES (Students: 140; Location: 451358 E 295 RD; Grades: KG - 08)

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Churches in Afton include: Baptist First Church (A), Trinity Southern Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: National Rod & Custom Car Hall of Fame (Museums; 1 Star Custom Avenue), Funky Town RV Petting Zoo (Recreation Areas; 25901 South 560 Road).

Hotels: Route 66 Motel (21751 South Highway 69), Shangri-La Resort & Conference Center (57401 E Highway 125), Martin Landing & Resort (26700 South Highway 125), Martin Landing (Entrance To Monkey I).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Afton and their reported violations in the past:

AFTON PWA (Population served: 1118, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-14-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-14-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-09-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-19-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-14-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-14-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-09-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-19-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-03-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-03-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-28-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-09-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-03-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-03-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-28-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-09-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-11-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-11-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-09-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-09-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-11-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-11-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-09-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-09-2005)
  • 7 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-2000
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JAN-2000
  • One routine major monitoring violation
CARRIAGE HILLS (Address: 55151 EAST 250 ROAD, Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-23-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (MAY-01-2000), Fed FAO issued (JUN-07-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-23-2000)
  • 21 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Afton that have no violations reported:
  • DELAWARE CO RWD #10 (Population served: 1400, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Oklahoma:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  68.5%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.9%
Whole state:  4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  21.0%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.2%
Whole state:  6.1%

Afton compared to Oklahoma state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Afton (2007 data):
  • International Bank of Commerce: Monkey Island Branch at 56371 E. Hwy 125, Ste 1, branch established on 1998-06-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $9,181.5 mil, Deposits: $5,896.5 mil, headquarters in Laredo, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 199 total offices, Holding Company: International Bancshares Corporation
  • Security Bank and Trust Company: Afton Branch at 1 S.W. First Street, branch established on 1926-08-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $76.0 mil, Deposits: $66.3 mil, headquarters in Miami, OK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Ssb Holdings, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 2$3,700$22,2000$0
Water Supply 2$2,948$17,6880$0
Sewerage 1$1,750$21,0000$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$108
Totals for Government 5$8,398$20,1555$108


Afton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $74,000
    Solid Waste Management: $44,000
  • Construction - Central Staff Services: $69,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $455,000
    Water Utilities: $192,000
    Sewerage: $154,000
    Central Staff Services: $89,000
    Solid Waste Management: $41,000
    Fire Protection: $31,000
    Police Protection: $27,000
    Regular Highways: $4,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $66,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $991,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $35,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $967,000
    Other, NEC: $34,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $24,000
    Other, NEC: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $95,000
    Interest Earnings: $26,000
    Property Sale Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,935,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $494,000
    Water Utilities: $161,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $159,000
    NEC: $24,000
    Public Utilities: $15,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $101,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $53,000

7.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,250 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.62%
Oklahoma average:  8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Delaware County, OK  0.94% ($25,618 average AGI)
from Cherokee County, KS  0.56% ($26,590)
from Jasper County, MO  0.51% ($24,273)


7.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.13%
Oklahoma average:  7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Jasper County, MO  0.79% ($46,976 average AGI)
to Delaware County, OK  0.70% ($35,671)
to Craig County, OK  0.58% ($29,952)


Strongest AM radio stations in Afton:
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
  • WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
  • KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
  • KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
  • KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KVIS (910 AM; 1 kW; MIAMI, OK; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KITO (1470 AM; 1 kW; VINITA, OK; Owner: DLB BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
  • KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • KUOA (1290 AM; 5 kW; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: KUOA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Afton:
  • KITO-FM (96.1 FM; VINITA, OK; Owner: DLB BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KGND (107.5 FM; KETCHUM, OK; Owner: NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BROADCAST NETWORK)
  • KGVE (99.3 FM; GROVE, OK; Owner: CALEB CORPORATION)
  • KSYN (92.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KIXQ (102.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KQLL-FM (106.1 FM; OWASSO, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KURM-FM (100.3 FM; SOUTHWEST CITY, MO; Owner: KERM, INC.)
  • KRPS (89.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KKOW-FM (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS, INC.)
  • KGLC (100.9 FM; MIAMI, OK; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Afton:
  • KOAM-TV (Channel 7; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: SAGA QUAD STATES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KODE-TV (Channel 12; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOZJ (Channel 26; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BD. OF GOVERNORS OF SW MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KELF-LP (Channel 43; GROVE, OK; Owner: TONY RUSSELL BICKEL)

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