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Byars, OK map Population (year 2000): 280. Estimated population in July 2006: 288 (+2.9% change)
 

Males: 131  (46.8%)
Females: 149  (53.2%)

McClain County

Median resident age:  34.7 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 74831.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,800 (it was $20,357 in 2000)
Byars  $22,800
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $23,600 (it was $19,700 in 2000)
Byars  $23,600
Oklahoma:  $89,100

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Races in Byars:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.1%)
  • American Indian (11.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)

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Ancestries: United States (14.3%), Irish (7.1%), Dutch (2.9%), Italian (2.9%), English (1.8%), German (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1030 feet

Land area: 1.54 square miles.

Population density: 185 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Byars

  • High school or higher: 67.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Byars town

  • Never married: 13.1%
  • Now married: 55.3%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 12.1%
  • Divorced: 17.0%

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:

Byars:  1.0% ($199)
Oklahoma:  0.7% ($523)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Norman, OK (34.9 miles , pop. 95,694).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (53.7 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (144.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: East McClain, OK (3.5 miles ), Wanette, OK (6.3 miles ), Stratford, OK (8.1 miles ), Rosedale, OK (9.8 miles) , Asher, OK (11.7 miles ), Paoli, OK (14.8 miles ), Pauls Valley, OK (15.2 miles ), Tribbey, OK (15.5 miles ).

Latitude: 34.87 N, Longitude: 97.05 W


Area code: 405

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Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+6.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (22%)
  • Transportation equipment (16%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
  • Mining (8%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (26%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (14%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
  • Business operations specialists (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Computer specialists (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)


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Byars-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 301% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1960, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 29.3 miles away from the Byars town center killed 5 people and injured 81 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/14/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.7 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Byars:
  • PAULS VALLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PAULS VALLEY, OK)
  • PURCELL MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; PURCELL, OK)
  • ARBUCKLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; SULPHUR, OK)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Byars:
  • TINKER AFB (about 43 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID: TIK)
  • WILL ROGERS WORLD (about 52 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID: OKC)
  • STILLWATER RGNL (about 88 miles; STILLWATER, OK; ID: SWO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Byars:
  • PAULS VALLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PAULS VALLEY, OK; ID: 05M)
  • PAULS VALLEY MUNI (about 17 miles; PAULS VALLEY, OK; ID: PVJ)
  • PURCELL MUNI (about 24 miles; PURCELL, OK; ID: 3O3)

Amtrak station near Byars:
  • 15 miles: PAULS VALLEY (1 SANTA FE PLAZA). Services: fully wheelchair accessible.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Byars:
  • EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; ADA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,429)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 36 miles; NORMAN, OK; FT enrollment: 20,154)
  • ROSE STATE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MIDWEST CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 4,067)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 5,220)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 53 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,447)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 3,234)
  • OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 56 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,164)

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

BYARS (Address: CITY HALL, Population served: 280, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2000 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-2001)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-30-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (MAY-01-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-30-2000)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-2001)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Oklahoma:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.5%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.6%
Whole state:  4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  23.6%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  12.8%
Whole state:  6.1%

Byars compared to Oklahoma state average:
  • Median household income 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.
  • Renting 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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Byars government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $12,000
    Sewerage: $12,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $21,000
    Water Utilities: $14,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,000
    Sewerage: $7,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,000
    General - Other: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $146,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $143,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,000
    Property Sale Other: $3,000
    Rents: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $195,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $23,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $22,000
    All Other: $5,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $10,000
    Public Utilities: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $13,000

11.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,786 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.73%
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 Cleveland County, OK  3.49% ($39,805 average AGI)
from Oklahoma County, OK  2.13% ($44,045)
from Grady County, OK  0.78% ($32,293)


9.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,323 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.37%
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 Cleveland County, OK  3.08% ($30,643 average AGI)
to Oklahoma County, OK  1.74% ($32,842)
to Grady County, OK  0.77% ($25,089)


Strongest AM radio stations in Byars:
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WWLS (640 AM; 5 kW; MOORE, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KTOK (1000 AM; 5 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WKY (930 AM; 5 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KYNG (950 AM; 10 kW; DENISON-SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Byars:
  • KIXO (106.1 FM; SULPHUR, OK; Owner: DFWU, INC.)
  • KKNG-FM (93.3 FM; NEWCASTLE, OK; Owner: TYLER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KYKC (100.1 FM; BYNG, OK; Owner: CENTRAL OKLAHOMA COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
  • KQCV-FM (95.1 FM; SHAWNEE, OK; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • K209AZ (89.7 FM; ADA, OK; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP. INC)
  • KFXT (90.7 FM; SULPHUR, OK; Owner: SISTER SHERRY LYNN FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • KADA-FM (99.3 FM; ADA, OK; Owner: THE CHICKASAW NATION)

TV broadcast stations around Byars:
  • KWTV (Channel 9; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: GRIFFIN ENTITIES, L.L.C.)
  • KDSA-LP (Channel 11; NORMAN, OK; Owner: DAY STAR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KQOK (Channel 30; SHAWNEE, OK; Owner: SHAWNEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOKH-TV (Channel 25; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: KOKH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KTEN (Channel 10; ADA, OK; Owner: CHANNEL 49 ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • KETA-TV (Channel 13; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • K35CU (Channel 35; ADA, OK; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)

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