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Choctaw County

Population in July 2008: 680. Population change since 2000: -3.3%
 

Males: 320  (47.1%)
Females: 360  (52.9%)

Median resident age:  36.4 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 74727.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $18,567 (it was $14,063 in 2000)
Boswell:  $18,567
Oklahoma:  $41,567

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,197
Boswell:  $13,197
Oklahoma:  $22,540

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $70,052 (it was $41,800 in 2000)
Boswell:  $70,052
Oklahoma:  $103,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $65,086; Detached houses: $65,615; Townhouses or other attached units: $105,393; In 2-unit structures: $18,036; Mobile homes: $26,900

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Races in Boswell:

  • White Non-Hispanic (66.1%)
  • American Indian (23.3%)
  • Black (8.3%)
  • Two or more races (5.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Other race (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Boswell: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (14.5%), Irish (9.1%), Dutch (4.1%), German (3.8%), French (2.4%), English (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 597 feet

Land area: 0.69 square miles.

Population density: 991 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Boswell

  • High school or higher: 62.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 9.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boswell town

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 52.7%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 13.6%
  • Divorced: 14.6%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
Oklahoma:  3.8%


According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Boswell, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Boswell to the number of sex offenders is 97 to 1.

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

Boswell:  0.5% ($199)
Oklahoma:  0.8% ($523)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Grayson, TX (47.7 miles , pop. 81,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Plano, TX (84.4 miles , pop. 222,030).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (100.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: West Choctaw, OK (2.1 miles ), East Bryan, OK (2.9 miles ), Bennington, OK (3.1 miles ), Soper, OK (3.2 miles ), Bokchito, OK (3.9 miles ), North Central Bryan, OK (4.4 miles ), Southeast Bryan, OK (4.5 miles ), Antlers, OK (4.5 miles ).

Latitude: 34.03 N, Longitude: 95.87 W

Area code: 580

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Population change in the 1990s: +51 (+7.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Public administration (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)



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Average climate in Boswell, Oklahoma

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Boswell-area historical tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 209% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1982, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 18.6 miles away from the Boswell town center injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/4/1960, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.8 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Boswell-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 87% 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 54.3 miles away from Boswell 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 20.8 miles away from the city center
On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 58.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/8/2004 at 00:15:09, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.5 miles away from Boswell center
On 5/27/2007 at 21:03:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.8 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 40.2 miles away from Boswell center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Boswell:
  • MEDICAL CTR OF SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA (about 20 miles; DURANT, OK)
  • PUSHMATAHA CTY-TN OF ANTLERS HOSP AUTH (about 21 miles; ANTLERS, OK)
  • CHOCTAW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HUGO, OK)

Political contributions by individuals in Boswell, OK

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Boswell:
  • SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; DURANT, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,165)
  • GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; DENISON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,082)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 55 miles; COMMERCE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,998)
  • EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; ADA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,429)
  • COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 74 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
  • NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 78 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 3,018)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS (about 84 miles; IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 2,400)
See full list of schools located in Boswell, School District: BOSWELL


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

CHOCTAW RWD # 6 (Population served: 850, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
BOSWELL PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY (Population served: 703, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-21-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-21-2004), St Public Notif received (FEB-02-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and SEP-03-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-03-1997)

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Oklahoma:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  63.4%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.7%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  37.7%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  14.2%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Boswell, OK



Boswell compared to Oklahoma state average:
  • Median household income significantly 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Boswell (2009 data):
  • First Texoma National Bank: 615 Hunter Branch at 615 Hunter, branch established on 1947-04-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $240.2 mil, Deposits: $220.0 mil, headquarters in Durant, OK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb Financial Services, Inc.



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Boswell travel time to work


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
  • Electricity (46%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Boswell

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristAssemblies of GodCatholic Church
Adherents70.0%9.3%4.7%4.5%2.3%
Congregations37.3%11.9%13.6%6.8%3.4%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)Presbyterian Church (USA)National Association of Free Will BaptistsOther religions
Adherents1.8%1.3%1.2%1.2%3.8%
Congregations3.4%1.7%5.1%1.7%15.3%
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$380
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$210
Welfare 0$0 3$2,544
Water Supply 2$3,509$21,0540$0
Totals for Government 2$3,509$21,05410$3,134



Boswell government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $45,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $152,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $108,000
    Central Staff Services: $92,000
    Parks & Recreation: $64,000
    General - Other: $51,000
    Solid Waste Management: $47,000
    Regular Highways: $8,000
    Fire Protection: $7,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
    Police Protection: $6,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $91,000
    Water Utilities: $22,000
    Highways: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $26,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $20,000
    Water Utilities: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,000
    Water Utilities: $6,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $14,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
    Rents: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $45,000
    Sewerage: $35,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $84,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $105,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $132,000
    All Other: $5,000
    General Support: $5,000
    Highways: $3,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $94,000
    Public Utilities: $11,000
    NEC: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $62,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000

6.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,125 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.22%
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 Pushmataha County, OK  0.75% ($19,727 average AGI)
from McCurtain County, OK  0.66% ($23,552)
from Lamar County, TX  0.52% ($24,000)


6.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,880 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.27%
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 Lamar County, TX  0.84% ($32,811 average AGI)
to Bryan County, OK  0.75% ($24,303)
to McCurtain County, OK  0.55% ($29,792)


Strongest AM radio stations in Boswell:
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KYNG (950 AM; 10 kW; DENISON-SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KEOR (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ATOKA, OK; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTBK (1700 AM; 10 kW; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Boswell:
  • KITX (95.5 FM; HUGO, OK; Owner: K95.5, INC.)
  • KLBC (106.3 FM; DURANT, OK; Owner: TEXOMA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOYN (93.9 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLAK (97.5 FM; DURANT, OK; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Boswell:
  • KXII (Channel 12; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KXII LICENSEE CORP.)
  • KTEN (Channel 10; ADA, OK; Owner: CHANNEL 49 ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • K15AA (Channel 15; HUGO, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • K42DA (Channel 42; PARIS, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


Boswell fatal accident list:
Apr 6, 2006 04:10 AM, No Name, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Jan 10, 2005 01:30 AM, Us-70, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 14, 1987 12:50 AM, 70, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Boswell)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3
  • BOSWELL, 1 Nm S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.5 m, Call Sign: WPJE631
    Assigned Frequencies : 6635.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
  • Boswell, Lat: 34.031111 Lon: -95.832389, Call Sign: WQDD620, Licensee ID: L01035553
    Assigned Frequencies : 956.268 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/01/2005, Expiration Date: 08/01/2015, Certifier: Jim Wood
    Registrant: Choctaw Rwd #6
  • BOSWELL, 3.5 Mi Ssw Of, Overall height: 71 m, Call Sign: KLV87
    Assigned Frequencies : 6197.24 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6286.19 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/12/1995, Expiration Date: 02/01/2000, Cancelation Date: 05/07/2000
    Registrant: At&t Corp, 1200 Peachtree St 15w24, Atlanta, GA 30309

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Boswell)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2

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