Nowata County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 22.5. This is significantly better than average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.76. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 18.4 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 19.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.7 miles away from the city center.
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
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 24.2%
(23.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 35.7% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people | | Oklahoma: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 75.0% | | Whole state: | 69.0% |
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
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 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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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (70%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Nowata County Oklahoma:
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Religion statistics for Delaware (based on Nowata County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.45%
| Here |  | 53.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
| Adherents | 41.1% | 18.8% | 11.9% | 10.9% | 4.0% |
| Congregations | 23.1% | 15.4% | 7.7% | 3.8% | 3.8% |
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| Name | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Church of the Nazarene | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 3.7% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 3.3% |
| Congregations | 11.5% | 7.7% | 3.8% | 7.7% | 15.4% |
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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: 2 | Here: | 1.87 / 10,000 pop. | | Oklahoma: | 1.97 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Nowata County: | 1.87 / 10,000 pop. | | Oklahoma: | 0.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4 | This county: | 3.74 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.35 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 9 | Nowata County: | 8.42 / 10,000 pop. | | Oklahoma: | 6.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Nowata County: | 12.0% | | State: | 10.3% |
| 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 | $29,400 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,450 | $29,400 | 5 | $2,145 |
Delaware government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $19,000 ($45.67)
Sewerage: $15,000 ($36.06)
- Construction - Central Staff Services: $16,000 ($38.46)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $41,000 ($98.56)
Solid Waste Management: $41,000 ($98.56)
Water Utilities: $41,000 ($98.56)
Central Staff Services: $37,000 ($88.94)
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($7.21)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $243,000 ($584.13)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $39,000 ($93.75)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $236,000 ($567.31)
Other, NEC: $38,000 ($91.35)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $7,000 ($16.83)
Other, NEC: $1,000 ($2.40)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $19,000 ($45.67)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($2.40)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $10,000 ($24.04)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $19,000 ($45.67)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $74,000 ($177.88)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $74,000 ($177.88)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $19,000 ($45.67)
Public Utilities: $7,000 ($16.83)
NEC: $3,000 ($7.21)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $61,000 ($146.63)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000 ($38.46)
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:
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:
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 10:05 AM, County Road 16, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Delaware)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7 - Call Sign: KA5WSB, 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, Licensee ID: L00664355
Grant Date: 04/02/2003, Expiration Date: 06/29/2013
Registrant: David L Swalley, Delaware, OK 74027 - Call Sign: KC5NMX, 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, Cancellation Date: 05/10/2001
Registrant: Angie K Temple, Rt 1 Box 222, Delaware, OK 74027 - Call Sign: N5ZZX, Licensee ID: L00497327
Grant Date: 04/09/2002, Expiration Date: 04/09/2012
Registrant: Billy L Fisher, Delaware, OK 74027 - Call Sign: WD5CFP, 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, 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 Aircraft: 5 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-23 (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 (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 (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: CESSNA 172M (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 6937H , Serial Number: 17265653, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 07/24/1975
Registrant (Co-Owned): Hugh D Goins, Rr 1 Box 96-1, Delaware, OK 74027, Other Owners: Elizabeth M Goins - Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-135 (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:
Incident types - Delaware
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Delaware, OK
| Most common first names in Delaware, OK among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 9 | 76.7 years |
| Mary | 8 | 80.2 years |
| John | 8 | 73.5 years |
| William | 7 | 72.3 years |
| Robert | 7 | 71.0 years |
| Charles | 6 | 69.3 years |
| Richard | 5 | 84.0 years |
| Howard | 5 | 71.8 years |
| Fred | 5 | 84.8 years |
| George | 5 | 80.2 years |
| Most common last names in Delaware, OK among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Swalley | 8 | 80.4 years |
| Adams | 6 | 79.3 years |
| Dodd | 6 | 80.7 years |
| Little | 6 | 79.8 years |
| Alspach | 5 | 62.0 years |
| Blankenship | 5 | 67.8 years |
| Wood | 5 | 81.2 years |
| Hicks | 5 | 66.8 years |
| Corbin | 4 | 70.0 years |
| Sanders | 4 | 71.7 years |
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