Bernice, Oklahoma

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Population in July 2008: 534. Population change since 2000: +6.0%

Males: 273	(51.2%)
Females: 261	(48.8%)

Median resident age:	50.8 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 74331.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,801 (it was $24,844 in 2000)

Bernice:	$32,801
Oklahoma:	$41,567

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,423

Bernice:	$20,423
Oklahoma:	$22,540

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,677 (it was $55,300 in 2000)

Bernice:	$92,677
Oklahoma:	$103,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $134,380; Detached houses: $161,396; Townhouses or other attached units: $109,553; Mobile homes: $34,839

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Races in Bernice:

White Non-Hispanic (80.4%)
American Indian (18.7%)
Two or more races (5.8%)
Hispanic (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Bernice: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (15.3%), Irish (10.9%), United States (10.9%), English (8.7%), Dutch (3.0%), French (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 780 feet

Land area: 0.89 square miles.

Population density: 599 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bernice

High school or higher: 78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
Unemployed: 0.5%
Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bernice town

Never married: 9.7%
Now married: 64.4%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 12.3%
Divorced: 12.3%

7 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.4%
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:

Bernice:	0.6% ($307)
Oklahoma:	0.8% ($523)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, AR (56.6 miles , pop. 58,047).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (66.5 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (285.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Cleora, OK (2.2 miles ), Afton, OK (2.3 miles ), Dennis, OK (2.5 miles) , Copeland, OK (2.6 miles ), Grove, OK (2.8 miles ), Zena, OK (2.8 miles) , Ketchum, OK (3.0 miles ), Fairland, OK (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 36.63 N, Longitude: 94.91 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 918

Population change in the 1990s: +174 (+52.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (24%)
Health care (9%)
Educational services (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (13%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)
Utilities (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (17%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other healthcare support occupations (4%)

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Bernice-area historical tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 214% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.5 miles away from the Bernice town center injured 59 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/24/1975, a category 4 tornado 23.3 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 22 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bernice:

GROVE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; GROVE, OK)
CRAIG GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; VINITA, OK)
INTEGRIS BAPTIST REG HEALTH CENTER (about 15 miles; MIAMI, OK)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bernice:

MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 61 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 67 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,760)
TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)

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

BERNICE (Population served: 504, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.1 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	62.4%
Whole state:	68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	14.1%
Whole state:	14.7%

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

This town:	3.8%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bernice, OK

Bernice compared to Oklahoma state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage 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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Banks with branches in Bernice (2009 data):

Bank of the Lakes, National Association: Bernice Branch at 500 Highway 85a, branch established on 1984-07-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $194.2 mil, Deposits: $176.8 mil, headquarters in Owasso, OK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Lake Bancshares Corporation

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%) Electricity (40%) Wood (5%)

Religion statistics for Bernice

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Charismatic Churches Independent	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Churches of Christ
Adherents	39.1%	31.4%	9.5%	4.5%	2.5%
Congregations	52.1%	1.4%	5.6%	4.2%	7.0%

Name	Assemblies of God	Catholic Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	2.3%	1.7%	1.7%	1.5%	5.6%
Congregations	8.5%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	16.9%

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$600
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$600
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		2	$3,900
Water Supply	0	$0		2	$2,400
Totals for Government	0	$0		7	$7,500

Bernice government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $15,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $59,000
Central Staff Services: $24,000

Fire Protection: $17,000

Regular Highways: $17,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $30,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $176,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $169,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $7,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
Rents: $6,000

General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $56,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $397,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $80,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
All Other: $2,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $55,000
Public Utilities: $8,000

NEC: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $16,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $9,000

9.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,817 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.93%
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 Benton County, AR	1.46% ($26,699 average AGI)
from Tulsa County, OK	0.71% ($32,063)
from Ottawa County, OK	0.68% ($35,671)

8.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,982 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.29%
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 Benton County, AR	1.11% ($26,336 average AGI)
to Ottawa County, OK	0.93% ($25,618)
to Tulsa County, OK	0.62% ($40,221)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bernice:

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.)
KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
KUOA (1290 AM; 5 kW; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: KUOA, INC.)
KVIS (910 AM; 1 kW; MIAMI, OK; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KURM (790 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: KERM, INC)
KITO (1470 AM; 1 kW; VINITA, OK; Owner: DLB BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bernice:

KITO-FM (96.1 FM; VINITA, OK; Owner: DLB BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KGVE (99.3 FM; GROVE, OK; Owner: CALEB CORPORATION)
KGND (107.5 FM; KETCHUM, OK; Owner: NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BROADCAST NETWORK)
KURM-FM (100.3 FM; SOUTHWEST CITY, MO; Owner: KERM, INC.)
KQLL-FM (106.1 FM; OWASSO, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KSYN (92.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
KIXQ (102.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBVA (106.5 FM; BELLA VISTA, AR; Owner: GAYLA JOY HENDREN)
KGLC (100.9 FM; MIAMI, OK; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bernice:

KELF-LP (Channel 43; GROVE, OK; Owner: TONY RUSSELL BICKEL)
KOAM-TV (Channel 7; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: SAGA QUAD STATES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KTUL (Channel 8; TULSA, OK; Owner: KTUL, LLC)
KOTV (Channel 6; TULSA, OK; Owner: GRIFFIN LICENSING, L.L.C.)
KODE-TV (Channel 12; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOZJ (Channel 26; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BD. OF GOVERNORS OF SW MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)

Bernice fatal accident list:
May 9, 1989 05:10 AM, 85a, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 23, 1979 09:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Christine A Verre, Oklahoma State Highway 85a, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 106.3 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

N Broadway & Lingo Rd, Call Sign: KKV559
Assigned Frequencies : 155.760 MHz
Grant Date: 02/11/2005, Expiration Date: 03/15/2015

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KA6EMH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01118848
Grant Date: 02/17/2006, Expiration Date: 03/20/2016
Registrant: Roland H Larson, 210 Ridgeroad, Bernice, OK 74331
Call Sign: KE5MSY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01250643
Grant Date: 02/26/2007, Expiration Date: 02/26/2017, Cancelation Date: 03/24/2007, Certifier: Thadd M Coates
Registrant: Thadd M Coates, Bernice, OK 74331-3560
Call Sign: K5TMC, Previous Call Sign: KE5MSY, Licensee ID: L01250643
Grant Date: 03/24/2007, Expiration Date: 03/24/2017, Certifier: Thadd M Coates
Registrant: Thadd M Coates, Bernice, OK 74331-3560

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: HAAS WILLIAM H RANS S-6 II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 116LP , Serial Number: 0492287, Year manufactured: 1992, Airworthiness Date: 10/21/1992
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, Po Box 3643, Bernice, OK 74331
Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6836A , Serial Number: 28936, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 07/17/1956
Registrant (Individual): Jim Hunt, , Bernice, OK 74331
Aircraft: BEECH A35 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES (205 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8692A , Serial Number: D-2200, Year manufactured: 1949, Airworthiness Date: 12/14/1955
Registrant (Co-Owned): Wayne A Crouse, Po Box 3777, Bernice, OK 74331, Other Owners: Cola M Crouse, Chris E Middleton, Michelle L Middleton

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 9

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