Amber, Oklahoma

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Population in July 2007: 531. Population change since 2000: +7.3%

Males: 261	(49.2%)
Females: 270	(50.8%)

Median resident age:	29.1 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 73004.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,359 (it was $32,083 in 2000)

Amber:	$42,359
Oklahoma:	$41,567

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,728 (it was $42,800 in 2000)

Amber:	$71,728
Oklahoma:	$103,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $88,416; Detached houses: $98,159; Mobile homes: $19,205
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Races in Amber:

White Non-Hispanic (87.8%)
American Indian (8.8%)
Two or more races (4.3%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Amber: 77.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (10.4%), English (5.1%), German (4.7%), Italian (2.9%), Irish (2.2%), Norwegian (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1250 feet

Land area: 3.95 square miles.

Population density: 135 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Amber

High school or higher: 82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
Unemployed: 6.5%
Mean travel time to work: 33.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Amber town

Never married: 16.4%
Now married: 70.1%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 3.1%
Divorced: 8.8%

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:

Amber:	0.6% ($271)
Oklahoma:	0.8% ($523)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Canadian, OK (23.8 miles , pop. 61,645).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (29.6 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (174.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Pocasset, OK (2.2 miles) , Chickasha, OK (3.0 miles ), Tuttle, OK (3.3 miles ), Minco, OK (3.4 miles ), Blanchard, OK (3.6 miles ), Verden, OK (3.6 miles ), Norge, OK (3.7 miles) , Ninnekah, OK (3.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2002: 1 building, cost: $65,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 1 building, cost: $66,200
2006: 1 building, cost: $75,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $43,000

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Latitude: 35.16 N, Longitude: 97.88 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 405

Population change in the 1990s: +86 (+21.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (22%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Educational services (10%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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Average climate in Amber, Oklahoma

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Amber-area historical tornado activity is above Oklahoma state average. It is 391% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/3/1999, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 2.6 miles away from the Amber town center killed 36 people and injured 583 people and caused $1000 million in damages.

On 5/24/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.5 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Amber:

GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; CHICKASHA, OK)
ANADARKO MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; ANADARKO, OK)
PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL OF OKLAHOMA (about 24 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Amber:

OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 5,220)
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 25 miles; NORMAN, OK; FT enrollment: 20,154)
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 29 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,164)
OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 3,234)
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 31 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,447)
ROSE STATE COLLEGE (about 35 miles; MIDWEST CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 4,067)
SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; BETHANY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,002)

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

GRADY CO RWD #6 (Population served: 1300, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform

GRADY CO RWD #2 (Population served: 500, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-02-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-02-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-06-2001), St Public Notif received (JUN-19-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2005 and MAY-25-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-19-2005), St Public Notif requested (APR-19-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-04-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-25-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-07-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-07-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-14-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-07-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-07-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-14-2005)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-2001 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-2001)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-06-2001), St Public Notif received (JUN-19-2002)

5 routine major monitoring violations

6 regular monitoring violations

3 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	3.1 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	83.1%
Whole state:	68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	10.8%
Whole state:	14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.3%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Amber, OK

Amber compared to Oklahoma state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Grady County Oklahoma:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%) Electricity (41%) Utility gas (6%) Wood (3%)

Religon statistics for Amber

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Churches of Christ	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	60.1%	13.2%	5.8%	5.3%	2.6%
Congregations	30.9%	11.1%	7.4%	11.1%	3.7%

Name	Catholic Church	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	2.3%	1.9%	1.7%	0.9%	6.2%
Congregations	2.5%	4.9%	2.5%	2.5%	23.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$507
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$663
Police Protection - Officers	2	$3,876	$23,256	1	$425
Totals for Government	2	$3,876	$23,256	3	$1,595

Amber government finances in 2002:

Construction - General: $108,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $85,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $40,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $10,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $88,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $30,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $147,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,000
General Support: $2,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $46,000
Public Utilities: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $48,000

8.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,133 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.90%
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 Oklahoma County, OK	1.85% ($37,014 average AGI)
from Cleveland County, OK	1.15% ($48,039)
from Canadian County, OK	0.88% ($48,963)

7.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,599 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.68%
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 Oklahoma County, OK	1.62% ($28,452 average AGI)
to Cleveland County, OK	1.10% ($35,827)
to Canadian County, OK	0.62% ($41,589)

Strongest AM radio stations in Amber:

KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
WWLS (640 AM; 5 kW; MOORE, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KJON (850 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANADARKO, OK; Owner: CARROLLTON BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, LP)
KQCV (800 AM; 3 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KTOK (1000 AM; 5 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WKY (930 AM; 5 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Amber:

KKNG-FM (93.3 FM; NEWCASTLE, OK; Owner: TYLER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KWCO-FM (105.5 FM; CHICKASHA, OK; Owner: TYLER ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.)
KMSI (88.1 FM; MOORE, OK; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORPORATION, INC.)
KHBZ-FM (94.7 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KTST (101.9 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KRMP (103.5 FM; ANADARKO, OK; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA, INC.)
KMGL (104.1 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
KJYO (102.7 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KXXY-FM (96.1 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KTUZ-FM (106.7 FM; OKARCHE, OK; Owner: TYLER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KATT-FM (100.5 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KYIS (98.9 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSYY (105.3 FM; KINGFISHER, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KOMA-FM (92.5 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NV)
KRXO (107.7 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NV)
K209DJ (89.7 FM; CHICKASHA, OK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
K219KL (91.7 FM; NINNEKAH, OK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KBLP (105.1 FM; LINDSAY, OK; Owner: SO. CENTRAL OKLA. B/C & ADVERTISING)
KFXI (92.1 FM; MARLOW, OK; Owner: DFWU, INC.)
K246AF (97.1 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: MICHAEL A. BROOKS / DBA JIME'NEZ COM)

TV broadcast stations around Amber:

KWTV (Channel 9; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: GRIFFIN ENTITIES, L.L.C.)
KOCO-TV (Channel 5; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: OHIO/OKLAHOMA HEARST- ARGYLE TELEVISION)
KKCC-LP (Channel 19; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: EICB-TV, LLC)
KOKH-TV (Channel 25; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: KOKH LICENSEE, LLC)
KETA-TV (Channel 13; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KOCB (Channel 34; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: KOCB LICENSEE, LLC)
KOPX (Channel 62; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: PAXSON OKLAHOMA CITY LICENSE, INC.)
KFOR-TV (Channel 4; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
KSBI (Channel 52; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)
KDSA-LP (Channel 11; NORMAN, OK; Owner: DAY STAR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KTOU-LP (Channel 21; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KTBO-TV (Channel 14; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF OKLAHOMA CITY, INC.)
KQOK (Channel 30; SHAWNEE, OK; Owner: SHAWNEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KXOC-LP (Channel 54; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)
K69EK (Channel 69; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: ARKANSAS MEDIA, L.L.C.)
K30EC (Channel 30; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KCHM-LP (Channel 59; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Amber fatal accident list:
Sep 6, 1990 09:30 AM, 92, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Jun 12, 1976 06:25 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Fred Kleber, 12.78 Km Northeast Of Chickasha Municipal, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.6 m, Overall height: 112.4 m
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FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

AMBER, 12.78 Km Northeast Of Chickasha Municipal(Amber), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.6 m, Overall height: 109.1 m, Call Sign: WPOM327, Licensee ID: L00134250
Assigned Frequencies : 6791.25 MHz
Grant Date: 02/08/2000, Expiration Date: 02/08/2010, Certifier: Kendall Cowan
Registrant: Southwest Pcs LP, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4142
AMBER (3112), 12.78 Km Northeast Of Chickasha Municipal, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.6 m, Overall height: 109.1 m, Call Sign: WPQS353
Assigned Frequencies : 6560.00 MHz
Grant Date: 09/14/2000, Expiration Date: 09/14/2010, Certifier: William D Smith
Registrant: Nextel Communications, 4407 Alpha Road, Farmers Branch, TX 75244, Phone: (972) 406-7602, Fax: (972) 406-7690, Email:

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$155,320	1	$122,340
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$76,800
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 14

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