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Pittsburg County

Population in July 2008: 267. Population change since 2000: +2.3%
 

Males: 138  (51.7%)
Females: 129  (48.3%)

Median resident age:  36.8 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 74522.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,357 (it was $23,750 in 2000)
Alderson:  $31,357
Oklahoma:  $41,567

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,670
Alderson:  $15,670
Oklahoma:  $22,540

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $64,857 (it was $38,700 in 2000)
Alderson:  $64,857
Oklahoma:  $103,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $63,383; Detached houses: $65,030; Mobile homes: $33,646

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Races in Alderson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (65.9%)
  • American Indian (28.4%)
  • Two or more races (10.0%)
  • Black (3.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Alderson: 76.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (9.2%), English (5.4%), Italian (5.0%), German (3.8%), Dutch (1.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.54 square miles.

Population density: 492 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Alderson

  • High school or higher: 60.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 9.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alderson town

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 14.3%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Oklahoma:  3.8%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Alderson:  0.5% ($200)
Oklahoma:  0.8% ($523)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Broken Arrow, OK (78.7 miles , pop. 74,859).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (86.2 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (158.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Krebs, OK (1.6 miles ), McAlester, OK (2.2 miles ), Haileyville, OK (2.7 miles ), Twin Cities, OK (2.7 miles ), Hartshorne, OK (2.9 miles ), Savanna, OK (3.1 miles ), Crowder, OK (3.9 miles ), Pittsburg, OK (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 34.90 N, Longitude: 95.69 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 918

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Population change in the 1990s: -131 (-33.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Health care (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (9%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (22%)
  • Public administration (22%)
  • Food and beverage stores (15%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (15%)
  • Drugs and druggists' sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (11%)
  • Florists (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Food processing workers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (22%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Art and design workers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Child care workers (7%)



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Alderson-area historical tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 224% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.7 miles away from the Alderson town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1960, a category 4 tornado 22.3 miles away from the town center killed 16 people and injured 106 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Alderson-area historical earthquake activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 45.4 miles away from Alderson center
On 10/20/2002 at 02:18:13, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 48.6 miles away from the city center
On 5/27/2007 at 21:03:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 23.5 miles away from the city center
On 3/15/2006 at 08:30:25, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 36.8 miles away from Alderson center
On 6/9/2008 at 22:59:47, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/22/2005 at 05:17:04, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.5 miles away from Alderson center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Alderson:
  • CARL ALBERT COMM MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (about 4 miles; MCALESTER, OK)
  • MCALESTER REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 5 miles; MCALESTER, OK)
  • LATIMER COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; WILBURTON, OK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alderson:
  • EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; ADA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,429)
  • SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; DURANT, OK; FT enrollment: 3,165)
  • ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,309)
  • NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
  • TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 85 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 88 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,760)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Oklahoma:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.1%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.1%
Whole state:  4.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  20.0%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.7%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alderson, OK



Alderson compared to Oklahoma state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


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2004 Presidential Election results in Pittsburg County Oklahoma:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
  • Electricity (22%)
  • Utility gas (4%)
  • No fuel used (4%)


Religion statistics for Alderson

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChurches of ChristAssemblies of God
Adherents60.0%10.0%5.8%4.4%3.5%
Congregations32.5%10.6%3.3%11.4%8.1%
NameNational Association of Free Will BaptistsChristian Churches and Churches of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents3.3%2.4%2.1%1.4%7.1%
Congregations7.3%4.9%0.8%2.4%18.7%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$530
Other Government Administration 0$0 3$120
Totals for Government 0$0 4$650



Alderson government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Fire Protection: $17,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $27,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000
    Highways: $2,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $20,000
    Public Utilities: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $4,000

7.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,088 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.15%
Oklahoma average:  8.21%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($407 average AGI)
Pittsburg County:  0.08%
Oklahoma average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Latimer County, OK  0.51% ($24,569 average AGI)
from Oklahoma County, OK  0.49% ($33,386)
from Tulsa County, OK  0.39% ($27,055)


6.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,922 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.28%
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 Tulsa County, OK  0.44% ($30,919 average AGI)
to Oklahoma County, OK  0.41% ($29,241)
to Latimer County, OK  0.36% ($29,460)


Strongest AM radio stations in Alderson:
  • KNED (1150 AM; 1 kW; MCALESTER, OK; Owner: LITTLE DIXIE RADIO, INC.)
  • KTMC (1400 AM; 1 kW; MCALESTER, OK; Owner: BOTTOM LINE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KEOR (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ATOKA, OK; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alderson:
  • KMCO (101.3 FM; MCALESTER, OK; Owner: LITTLE DIXIE RADIO, INC.)
  • KESC (103.7 FM; WILBURTON, OK; Owner: LITTLE DIXIE RADIO, INC)
  • KTMC-FM (105.1 FM; MCALESTER, OK; Owner: BOTTOM LINE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBCW (91.9 FM; MCALESTER, OK; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA)
  • KTKL (88.5 FM; STIGLER, OK; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KMMY (97.1 FM; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: KMMY, Inc.)
  • KTNT (102.5 FM; EUFAULA, OK; Owner: K95.5, INC.)
  • KQCV-FM (95.1 FM; SHAWNEE, OK; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KZBB (97.9 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KMAG (99.1 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTCS-FM (99.9 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: BIG CHIEF BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K204EW (88.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K219CN (91.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KARG (91.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KJRM-LP (93.3 FM; MCALESTER, OK; Owner: JR MINISTRIES EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION)
  • K237BF (95.3 FM; MCALESTER, OK; Owner: BRIAN DODGE)
  • K216BT (91.1 FM; MCALESTER, ETC., OK; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP. INC)

TV broadcast stations around Alderson:
  • K51EK (Channel 51; McALESTER, OK; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)
  • KOET (Channel 3; EUFAULA, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)

Alderson, Oklahoma:
  • Fatal accident count: 8
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
  • Fatalities: 8
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 23
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Oklahoma average:
  • Fatal accident count: 114
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 182
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 38
  • Fatalities: 126
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 299
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
See more detailed statistics of Alderson fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $644,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,400
Total average daily truck traffic: 510
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 5,440

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Brian Theriault, Alderson Site, Type: Tower, Structure height: 101.1 m, Overall height: 101.1 m
    Registrant: Aviation Systems Inc., 2510 W 237th Street #210, Torrance, CA 90505, Phone: (310) 530-3188, Email:


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: WOLF RICHARD S WOLF (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 71289 , Serial Number: 001
    Registrant (Individual): Richard S Wolf, Po Box 141, Alderson, OK 74522


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 7

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