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Nowata County

Population in July 2007: 465. Population change since 2000: +1.3%
 

Males: 242  (52.2%)
Females: 223  (47.8%)

Median resident age:  36.0 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 74027.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,189 (it was $28,167 in 2000)
Delaware:  $37,189
Oklahoma:  $41,567

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $35,864 (it was $21,400 in 2000)
Delaware:  $35,864
Oklahoma:  $103,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $48,094; Detached houses: $41,643; Mobile homes: $39,224

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Races in Delaware:

  • White Non-Hispanic (73.2%)
  • American Indian (26.3%)
  • Two or more races (4.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Delaware: 71.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (9.6%), Irish (8.3%), German (7.5%), English (3.5%), Polish (2.2%), Dutch (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 710 feet

Land area: 0.38 square miles.

Population density: 1233 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Delaware

  • High school or higher: 65.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 11.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Delaware town

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 61.0%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
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:

Delaware:  0.9% ($199)
Oklahoma:  0.8% ($523)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tulsa, OK (47.7 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (282.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Lenapah, OK (2.3 miles ), Nowata, OK (2.4 miles ), Alluwe, OK (3.2 miles ), Wann, OK (3.6 miles) , Jamestown, OK (3.8 miles) , New Alluwe, OK (3.8 miles) , South Coffeyville, OK (3.9 miles ), Dewey, OK (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 36.78 N, Longitude: 95.64 W

Area code: 918

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Population change in the 1990s: +24 (+5.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (18%)
  • Metal and metal products (15%)
  • Machinery (11%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Drugs and druggists' sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (23%)
  • Food and beverage stores (14%)
  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Health technologists and technicians (11%)
  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)



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Delaware-area historical tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 222% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/26/1991, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.6 miles away from the Delaware town center injured 22 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 9/27/1959, a category 4 tornado 22.3 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Delaware:
  • JANE PHILLIPS NOWATA HEALTH CENTER (about 7 miles; NOWATA, OK)
  • JANE PHILLIPS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; BARTLESVILLE, OK)
  • COFFEYVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; COFFEYVILLE, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Delaware, OK

Amtrak station near Delaware:
  • 17 miles: BARTLESVILLE (APPLE TREE MALL, 3900 SE FRANK PHILLIPS) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Delaware:
  • UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 47 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,760)
  • TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)
  • ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,309)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 68 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
  • NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
  • COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)

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

DELAWARE (Population served: 456, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-29-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-21-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-24-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-29-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-21-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-24-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-08-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-08-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-23-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-24-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-08-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-08-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-23-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-24-2006)
  • One minor monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  76.0%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.6%
Whole state:  4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  18.5%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.1%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Delaware, OK



Delaware compared to Oklahoma state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students 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 (70%)
  • Electricity (21%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religon statistics for Delaware

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents41.1%18.8%11.9%10.9%4.0%
Congregations23.1%15.4%7.7%3.8%3.8%
NameChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Church of the NazareneChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Churches of ChristOther religions
Adherents3.7%2.3%2.1%1.7%3.3%
Congregations11.5%7.7%3.8%7.7%15.4%
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$1,500
Other Government Administration 0$0 3$45
Sewerage 0$0 1$600
Water Supply 1$2,450$29,4000$0
Totals for Government 1$2,450$29,4005$2,145



Delaware government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $19,000
    Sewerage: $15,000
  • Construction - Central Staff Services: $16,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $41,000
    Solid Waste Management: $41,000
    Water Utilities: $41,000
    Central Staff Services: $37,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $243,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $39,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $236,000
    Other, NEC: $38,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $7,000
    Other, NEC: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $19,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $19,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $74,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $74,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $19,000
    Public Utilities: $7,000
    NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $61,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000

7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,080 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.26%
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 Washington County, OK  1.48% ($30,961 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, KS  1.39% ($28,833)
from Rogers County, OK  0.70% ($35,833)


7.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,562 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.53%
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 Washington County, OK  1.59% ($32,836 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, KS  1.19% ($24,512)
to Tulsa County, OK  0.96% ($23,727)


Strongest AM radio stations in Delaware:
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KWON (1400 AM; 1 kW; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: KCD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
  • KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
  • KAKC (1300 AM; 5 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KCFO (970 AM; 3 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: FRIENDSHIP BROADCASTING, L. P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Delaware:
  • KQLL-FM (106.1 FM; OWASSO, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRIG-FM (104.9 FM; NOWATA, OK; Owner: KCD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • KGND (107.5 FM; KETCHUM, OK; Owner: NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BROADCAST NETWORK)
  • KYFM (100.1 FM; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: KCD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • KNYD (90.5 FM; BROKEN ARROW, OK; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP. INC)
  • KMOD-FM (97.5 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRAV-FM (96.5 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KWEN (95.5 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KBEZ (92.9 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KUSN (98.1 FM; DEARING, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
  • KVOO-FM (98.5 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KKRK (98.9 FM; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
  • KTBT (101.5 FM; COLLINSVILLE, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KEOJ (101.1 FM; CANEY, KS; Owner: KXOJ, INC.)
  • KBQC (88.5 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Delaware:
  • KDOR (Channel 17; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KGCT-LP (Channel 60; NOWATA, OK; Owner: MURPHY D. BOUGHNER)
  • KJRH (Channel 2; TULSA, OK; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRSC-TV (Channel 35; CLAREMORE, OK; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGES)
  • KOED-TV (Channel 11; TULSA, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • KOTV (Channel 6; TULSA, OK; Owner: GRIFFIN LICENSING, L.L.C.)
  • KTUL (Channel 8; TULSA, OK; Owner: KTUL, LLC)
  • K54GC (Channel 54; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K66EK (Channel 66; BARTLESVILLE, DEWEY, OK; Owner: WASHINGTON COUNTY TELEVISION, INC.)


Delaware fatal accident list:
Jan 6, 1998 01:05 AM, County Road 16, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Julie L Kupperman, 215 E Cereal, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 91.4 m

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7
  • Call Sign: KA5WSB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01073540
    Grant Date: 10/18/2005, Expiration Date: 09/21/2015, Certifier: Virginia E Temple
    Registrant: Virginia E Temple, Rt 1 Box 222, Delaware, OK 74027
  • Call Sign: KC5BNE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00664355
    Grant Date: 04/02/2003, Expiration Date: 06/29/2013
    Registrant: David L Swalley, Delaware, OK 74027
  • Call Sign: KC5NMX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00203720
    Grant Date: 03/25/2005, Expiration Date: 03/27/2015, Certifier: Paul A Smith
    Registrant: Paul A Smith, Rt 1 Box 187, Delaware, OK 74027
  • Call Sign: N5OJI, Previous Call Sign: KB5BBA
    Grant Date: 05/09/1989, Expiration Date: 05/09/1999, Cancelation Date: 05/10/2001
    Registrant: Angie K Temple, Rt 1 Box 222, Delaware, OK 74027
  • Call Sign: N5ZZX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00497327
    Grant Date: 04/09/2002, Expiration Date: 04/09/2012
    Registrant: Billy L Fisher, Delaware, OK 74027
  • Call Sign: WD5CFP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01053785
    Grant Date: 08/19/2005, Expiration Date: 10/12/2015, Certifier: Harry F Temple
    Registrant: Harry F Temple, Rt 1 Box 222, Delaware, OK 74027
  • Call Sign: KE5QVX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01327054
    Grant Date: 09/26/2007, Expiration Date: 09/26/2017, Certifier: Brenda J Smith
    Registrant: Brenda J Smith, Rt 1 Box 187, Delaware, OK 74027


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-23 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 1120P , Serial Number: 23-130, Year manufactured: 1955, Airworthiness Date: 01/23/1956
    Registrant (Individual): Gary L Kreps, Rt 1 Box 195-2, Delaware, OK 74027
  • Aircraft: AERONCA 11CC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 4260E , Serial Number: 11CC-140, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 06/10/1959
    Registrant (Individual): Gary L Kreps, Rt 1 Box 195-2, Delaware, OK 74027
  • 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: 6031A , Serial Number: 28631, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 04/05/1956
    Registrant (Individual): Gary L Kreps, Rt 1 Box 195-2, Delaware, OK 74027
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-135 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 8991C , Serial Number: 22-1564, Year manufactured: 1953, Airworthiness Date: 07/14/1956
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Mark G Riner, Rr 1 Box 194-2, Delaware, OK 74027, Other Owners: Jody L Riner


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 33
  • Hazardous Condition: 2
  • Good Intent Call: 1

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