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Population (year 2000): 1,139. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,243 (+9.1% change)
 

Males: 564  (49.5%)
Females: 575  (50.5%)

Carter County

Median resident age:  36.9 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 73401.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,300 (it was $33,409 in 2000)
Dickson  $37,300
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $76,800 (it was $64,200 in 2000)
Dickson  $76,800
Oklahoma:  $89,100

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Races in Dickson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.1%)
  • American Indian (14.0%)
  • Two or more races (3.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)

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Ancestries: Irish (15.2%), United States (14.9%), German (9.0%), Dutch (5.0%), English (4.8%), French (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 810 feet

Land area: 14.2 square miles.

Population density: 85 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Dickson

  • High school or higher: 78.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dickson town

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 65.4%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

5 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:

Dickson:  0.5% ($291)
Oklahoma:  0.7% ($523)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Grayson, TX (49.1 miles , pop. 81,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Plano, TX (80.7 miles , pop. 222,030).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (97.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Gene Autry, OK (7.0 miles) , Mannsville, OK (7.6 miles ), Ardmore, OK (9.5 miles ), Springer, OK (12.7 miles ), West Johnston, OK (14.4 miles ), Oakland, OK (15.0 miles ), Dougherty, OK (15.1 miles ), Madill, OK (16.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $74,700
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $99,800
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $99,800
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $99,800
  • 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $173,300
  • 2005: 20 buildings, average cost: $112,500
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $107,700

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Latitude: 34.19 N, Longitude: 96.99 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +199 (+21.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Truck transportation (10%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (9%)
  • Mining (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (25%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


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Dickson-area historical tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 221% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.9 miles away from the Dickson town center killed 2 people and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1972, a category 4 tornado 27.9 miles away from the town center killed 5 people and injured 6 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Dickson:
  • MERCY MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (about 14 miles; ARDMORE, OK)
  • INTEGRIS MARSHALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MADILL, OK)
  • MERCY HEALTH LOVE COUNTY (about 20 miles; MARIETTA, OK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dickson:
  • FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 87 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: AFW)
  • TINKER AFB (about 88 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID: TIK)
  • DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 90 miles; DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dickson:
  • ARDMORE MUNI (about 8 miles; ARDMORE, OK; ID: ADM)
  • ARDMORE DOWNTOWN EXECUTIVE (about 10 miles; ARDMORE, OK; ID: 1F0)
  • LAKE MURRAY STATE PARK (about 12 miles; OVERBROOK, OK; ID: 1F1)

Amtrak station near Dickson:
  • 10 miles: ARDMORE (210 E. MAIN ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dickson:
  • NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 41 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,018)
  • GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; DENISON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,082)
  • SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; DURANT, OK; FT enrollment: 3,165)
  • EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ADA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,429)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 66 miles; DENTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,673)
  • TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; DENTON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,746)
  • COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 71 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  80.1%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.4%
Whole state:  4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.6%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.7%
Whole state:  6.1%

Dickson compared to Oklahoma state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage 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 below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Dickson (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank and Trust Company of Ardmore: Highway 199 And 177 Branch at Highway 199 And 177, branch established on 1995-03-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $134.8 mil, Deposits: $92.5 mil, headquarters in Ardmore, OK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Commerce Corporation



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Dickson government finances in 2002:
  • Construction - Financial Administration: $11,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $138,000
    Financial Administration: $52,000
    Fire Protection: $46,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $142,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $22,000
    Financial Administration: $20,000
    Police Protection: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $177,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $56,000
    Highways: $10,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $63,000
    Public Utilities: $26,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $80,000

6.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,475 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.91%
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 Love County, OK  0.51% ($26,325 average AGI)
from Oklahoma County, OK  0.41% ($34,750)
from Marshall County, OK  0.29% ($25,578)


6.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,158 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.40%
Oklahoma average:  7.91%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($340 average AGI)
Carter County:  0.06%
Oklahoma average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Oklahoma County, OK  0.49% ($27,421 average AGI)
to Love County, OK  0.37% ($25,737)
to Cleveland County, OK  0.35% ($29,815)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dickson:
  • KVSO (1240 AM; 1 kW; ARDMORE, OK; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KYNG (950 AM; 10 kW; DENISON-SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • 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.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KTBK (1700 AM; 10 kW; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dickson:
  • KACO (98.5 FM; ARDMORE, OK; Owner: A.M. & P.M. COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KTRX (92.7 FM; DICKSON, OK; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • KMAD-FM (102.5 FM; WHITESBORO, TX; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • KTCY (104.9 FM; PILOT POINT, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KESN (103.3 FM; ALLEN, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KSOC (94.5 FM; GAINESVILLE, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KKAJ-FM (95.7 FM; ARDMORE, OK; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • KTPW (89.7 FM; SANGER, TX; Owner: RESEARCH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC)
  • KESS-FM (107.9 FM; LEWISVILLE, TX; Owner: KECS-FM LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KAZC (88.3 FM; TISHOMINGO, OK; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KNOR (93.7 FM; HEALDTON, OK; Owner: AM & PM BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KQPD (91.1 FM; ARDMORE, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KLCU (90.3 FM; ARDMORE, OK; Owner: CAMERON UNIVERSITY)
  • KMEO (96.7 FM; FLOWER MOUND, TX; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KKDL (106.7 FM; MUENSTER, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KZMP-FM (101.7 FM; AZLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KYNZ (107.1 FM; LONE GROVE, OK; Owner: CHUCKIE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIXO (106.1 FM; SULPHUR, OK; Owner: DFWU, INC.)
  • K206CW (89.1 FM; ARDMORE, OK; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Dickson:
  • KXII (Channel 12; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KXII LICENSEE CORP.)
  • KTEN (Channel 10; ADA, OK; Owner: CHANNEL 49 ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • K32EK (Channel 32; ARDMORE, OK; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY COMPANY)
  • KOKT-LP (Channel 20; SULPHUR, OK; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K44BQ (Channel 44; ARDMORE, OK; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K08GD (Channel 8; ARDMORE, OK; Owner: CHANNEL 49 ACQUISITION CORPORATION)

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