Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $383 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $144 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Norman, OK (42.6 miles , pop. 95,694).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (54.1 miles , pop. 506,132).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (162.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Bowlegs-area historical tornado activity is above Oklahoma state average. It is 372% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/5/1960, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 17.3 miles away from the Bowlegs town center killed 5 peopleand injured 81 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/4/1960, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.6 miles away from the town center causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Bowlegs-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oklahoma state average. It is 65% 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 36.3 miles away from the city center On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 58.5 miles away from Bowlegs center On 11/15/1990 at 11:44:41, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 58.7 miles away from the city center On 12/17/1992 at 07:18:04, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 58.7 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 71.5 miles away from Bowlegs center On 10/20/2002 at 02:18:13, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.1 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Seminole County (25) is a lot greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 12, Floods: 11, Tornadoes: 9, Winter Storms: 9, Fires: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Snow: 1, Wind: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bowlegs:
INTEGRIS SEMINOLE MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Federal, provides emergency services, about 8 miles away; SEMINOLE, OK)
HOLDENVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; HOLDENVILLE, OK)
UNITY HEALTH CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; SHAWNEE, OK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bowlegs:
East Central University (about 27 miles; Ada, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,253)
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus (about 45 miles; Norman, OK; FT enrollment: 19,159)
Rose State College (about 47 miles; Midwest City, OK; FT enrollment: 3,197)
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (about 53 miles; Oklahoma City, OK; FT enrollment: 3,132)
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology-Okmulgee (about 53 miles; Okmulgee, OK; FT enrollment: 2,341)
Oklahoma City Community College (about 54 miles; Oklahoma City, OK; FT enrollment: 5,513)
Oklahoma City University (about 55 miles; Oklahoma City, OK; FT enrollment: 3,069)
Seminole County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bowlegs and their reported violations in the past:
BOWLEGS LIMA WATER (Population served: 2500, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-25-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-25-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-09-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
2 minor monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.8%
(12.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Religion statistics for Bowlegs (based on Seminole County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.53%
Here
61.5%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Assemblies of God
Churches of Christ
National Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents
54.1%
11.4%
7.2%
6.3%
3.9%
Congregations
23.5%
8.6%
11.1%
11.1%
6.2%
Name
American Baptist Association
Catholic Church
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
Other
Adherents
3.8%
3.2%
2.0%
1.5%
6.6%
Congregations
4.9%
3.7%
6.2%
1.2%
23.5%
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Seminole County:
2.07 / 10,000 pop.
Oklahoma:
1.97 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Seminole County:
0.41 / 10,000 pop.
Oklahoma:
0.76 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
Seminole County:
6.64 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.35 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 12
Here:
4.98 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.89 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
11.0%
Oklahoma:
10.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Seminole County:
32.5%
Oklahoma:
29.2%
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
$444
Solid Waste Management
0
$0
1
$306
Totals for Government
0
$0
2
$750
Bowlegs government finances in 2002:
Charges - Sewerage: $12,000 ($29.70)
Construction - Sewerage: $2,000 ($4.95)
Current Operations - Sewerage: $81,000 ($200.50)
Financial Administration: $7,000 ($17.33)
Regular Highways: $5,000 ($12.38)
General - Interest on Debt: $4,000 ($9.90)
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,000 ($2.48)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $87,000 ($215.35)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $81,000 ($200.50)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,000 ($14.85)
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($7.43)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $65,000 ($160.89)
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0 ($0.00)
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,000 ($12.38)
Highways: $3,000 ($7.43)
General Support: $2,000 ($4.95)
Tax - Total General Sales: $32,000 ($79.21)
Public Utilities: $9,000 ($22.28)
Total Salaries & Wages: $8,000 ($19.80)
8.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,833 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.51%
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:
