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Custer County

Population in July 2008: 357. Population change since 2000: +3.5%
 

Males: 163  (45.8%)
Females: 194  (54.2%)

Median resident age:  39.7 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 73625.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $40,464 (it was $29,375 in 2000)
Butler:  $40,464
Oklahoma:  $42,822

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $19,227

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $41,828 (it was $26,100 in 2000)
Butler:  $41,828
Oklahoma:  $105,500

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $50,341; Detached houses: $49,100; Mobile homes: $31,689

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Races in Butler:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.9%)
  • Hispanic (11.9%)
  • Other race (4.9%)
  • Two or more races (4.6%)
  • American Indian (2.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Butler: 69.2 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (19.1%), German (17.7%), United States (8.1%), French (3.8%), English (2.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1770 feet

Land area: 0.42 square miles.

Population density: 843 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Butler

  • High school or higher: 72.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Butler town

  • Never married: 22.3%
  • Now married: 57.4%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
Oklahoma:  3.8%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Butler, Oklahoma in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Butler to the number of sex offenders is 357 to 1.

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

Butler:  0.8% ($199)
Oklahoma:  0.8% ($523)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Canadian, OK (82.0 miles , pop. 61,645).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (93.5 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (239.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Hammon, OK (3.3 miles ), Foss, OK (3.6 miles) , Arapaho, OK (3.6 miles ), Clinton, OK (3.9 miles ), East Roger Mills, OK (3.9 miles ), Canute, OK (4.0 miles ), Northwest Washita, OK (4.1 miles ), Custer City, OK (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 35.64 N, Longitude: 99.19 W

Area code: 580

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Population change in the 1990s: +8 (+2.4%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (20%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Utilities (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (22%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (14%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (12%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)



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Butler-area historical tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 215% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/10/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.6 miles away from the Butler town center killed 4 people and injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/25/1962, a category 4 tornado 24.1 miles away from the town center injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Butler-area historical earthquake activity is below Oklahoma state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 73.4 miles away from Butler center
On 9/15/1995 at 00:31:33, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/8/2002 at 16:07:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/14/2008 at 03:07:28, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from Butler center
On 4/5/1995 at 05:31:16, a magnitude 3.0 (2.8 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 31.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/15/1997 at 09:08:55, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.6 miles away from Butler center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Butler:
  • CLINTON INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CLINTON, OK)
  • INTEGRIS CLINTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CLINTON, OK)
  • ROGER MILLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; CHEYENNE, OK)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Butler:
  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
  • CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; LAWTON, OK; FT enrollment: 3,529)
  • OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 92 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,164)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 5,220)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 3,234)
  • SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; BETHANY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,002)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 96 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,447)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Butler and their reported violations in the past:

BUTLER (Population served: 345, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-19-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-19-2005)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Butler that have no violations reported:
  • FRONTIER DEVELOPMENT AUTH (Population served: 300, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.4%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.6%
Whole state:  4.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  29.8%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  5.7%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Butler, OK



Butler compared to Oklahoma state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above 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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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (71%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Butler

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 83.06%
Here83.1%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChurches of ChristChristian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents42.4%17.2%7.7%5.5%5.2%
Congregations14.1%10.3%3.8%7.7%6.4%
NameAssemblies of GodChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)American Baptist AssociationNational Association of Free Will BaptistsOther
Adherents3.6%2.2%1.6%1.6%13.0%
Congregations7.7%2.6%5.1%3.8%38.5%
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.


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$400
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$400
Water Supply 0$0 1$640
Totals for Government 0$0 3$1,440



Butler government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $20,000
    All Other: $10,000
    Sewerage: $0
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $209,000
    Central Staff Services: $110,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $839,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $823,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $16,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $20,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $15,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
    Property Sale Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $423,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $262,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $110,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $58,000
    Public Utilities: $6,000
    NEC: $5,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $57,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $43,000

9.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,680 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.56%
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  0.94% ($27,325 average AGI)
from Washita County, OK  0.86% ($26,000)
from Caddo County, OK  0.81% ($28,212)


9.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,271 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.48%
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  1.58% ($27,357 average AGI)
to Canadian County, OK  0.62% ($34,922)
to Washita County, OK  0.62% ($25,686)


Strongest AM radio stations in Butler:
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KCLI (1320 AM; 1 kW; CLINTON, OK; Owner: WRIGHT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KADS (1240 AM; 1 kW; ELK CITY, OK; Owner: PARAGON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KJON (850 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANADARKO, OK; Owner: CARROLLTON BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, LP)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KWEY (1590 AM; 1 kW; WEATHERFORD, OK; Owner: WRIGHT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • KCRC (1390 AM; 10 kW; ENID, OK; Owner: CHISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • WWLS (640 AM; 5 kW; MOORE, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Butler:
  • KRMP (103.5 FM; ANADARKO, OK; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA, INC.)
  • KQMX (95.5 FM; CLINTON, OK; Owner: WRIGHT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC)
  • KYCU (89.1 FM; CLINTON, OK; Owner: CAMERON UNIVERSITY)
  • K209DI (89.7 FM; ELK CITY, OK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KCDL (99.3 FM; CORDELL, OK; Owner: WRIGHT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • KWEY-FM (97.3 FM; WEATHERFORD, OK; Owner: WRIGHT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • KECO (96.5 FM; ELK CITY, OK; Owner: PARAGON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KXOO (94.3 FM; ELK CITY, OK; Owner: PARAGON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KWOX (101.1 FM; WOODWARD, OK; Owner: OMNI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K220FP (91.9 FM; ELK CITY, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KMZE (92.1 FM; WOODWARD, OK; Owner: FM 92 BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • K216FR (91.1 FM; CLINTON, OK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Butler:
  • KWET (Channel 12; CHEYENNE, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • K29EI (Channel 29; ELK CITY, OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K44AP (Channel 44; ELK CITY, ETC., OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K46AN (Channel 46; ELK CITY, OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K48AP (Channel 48; ELK CITY, ETC., OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K50AL (Channel 50; ELK CITY, OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K54CM (Channel 54; ELK CITY, OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K56EY (Channel 56; ELK CITY, OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K36AJ (Channel 36; STRONG CITY, OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K28BY (Channel 28; STRONG CITY, OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K30EF (Channel 30; STRONG CITY, OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K38AM (Channel 38; STRONG CITY, OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K40AG (Channel 40; STRONG CITY, OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K42AG (Channel 42; STRONG CITY, OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • On State Hwy 33, 1.2 Miles North And Back .6 Miles 1 Mile West Of, Overall height: 151.8 m, Call Sign: KNKN607, Licensee ID: L00128694
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/07/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Ronald L Ripley
    Registrant: Oklahoma Independent Rsa 5 Partnership

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Fred Kleber, On Hwy 33 1 Mi W 1.2 Mi N .6 Mi W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 151.8 m

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 105 N Main, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15 m, Overall height: 18 m, Call Sign: WPSI992
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.370 MHz, 154.130 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/16/2001, Expiration Date: 05/16/2011, Certifier: Signature On File
    Registrant: Professional Licensing Consultants Inc, Rockville, MD 20849, Phone: (301) 309-2380, Fax: (301) 309-1996, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • 3 Mi Se Of, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 56.4 m, Call Sign: WFW635, Licensee ID: L00116493
    Assigned Frequencies : 7050.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/21/1982, Expiration Date: 06/01/2014
    Registrant: Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, 7403 North Kelley Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
  • STATION, 8 Miles N And 2 Miles W Of, Overall height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: WGX997
    Assigned Frequencies : 2130.80 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/02/1992, Expiration Date: 04/02/1997, Cancelation Date: 01/09/1997
    Registrant: Phone: (918) 583-1121


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

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