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Coal County

Population in July 2007: 3,832.
Males: 1,867  (48.7%)
Females: 1,965  (51.3%)

Median resident age:  39.2 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,388 (it was $23,016 in 2000)
East Coal:  $30,388
Oklahoma:  $41,567

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,521
East Coal:  $15,521
Oklahoma:  $22,540

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $64,187 (it was $38,300 in 2000)
East Coal:  $64,187
Oklahoma:  $103,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $99,571; Detached houses: $103,451; Townhouses or other attached units: $40,909; In 2-unit structures: $162,324; Mobile homes: $31,493; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in East Coal:

  • White Non-Hispanic (75.5%)
  • Two or more races (6.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in East Coal: 74.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 707 feet

Land area: 257.4 square miles.

Population density: 15 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in East Coal

  • High school or higher: 66.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East Coal CCD

  • Never married: 16.5%
  • Now married: 60.2%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Oklahoma:  3.8%

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

East Coal:  0.6% ($224)
Oklahoma:  0.8% ($523)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Grayson, TX (65.6 miles , pop. 81,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (99.4 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (124.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Coalgate, OK (0.7 miles ), Phillips, OK (1.6 miles) , Lehigh, OK (2.2 miles ), Centrahoma, OK (3.0 miles) , Stringtown, OK (3.2 miles ), West Coal, OK (3.4 miles ), Atoka, OK (3.4 miles ), Tupelo, OK (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 34.54 N, Longitude: 96.21 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 580

East Coal household income distribution East Coal home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Apparel (13%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)



East Coal-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 250% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/9/1959, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.0 miles away from the East Coal place center killed 7 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1966, a category 4 tornado 20.6 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


East Coal-area historical earthquake activity is above Oklahoma state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 15.2 miles away from East Coal center
On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/15/1990 at 11:44:41, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 79.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/2002 at 02:18:13, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 19.8 miles away from East Coal center
On 12/17/1992 at 07:18:04, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/8/2004 at 00:15:09, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.1 miles away from East Coal center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Hospitals/medical centers near East Coal:
  • MARY HURLEY HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; COALGATE, OK)
  • ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ATOKA, OK)
  • CARL ALBERT INDIAN HEALTH FACILITY (about 31 miles; ADA, OK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Coal:
  • EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; ADA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,429)
  • SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; DURANT, OK; FT enrollment: 3,165)
  • GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; DENISON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,082)
  • NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 83 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 3,018)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 84 miles; NORMAN, OK; FT enrollment: 20,154)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 92 miles; COMMERCE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,998)
  • ROSE STATE COLLEGE (about 93 miles; MIDWEST CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 4,067)

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Notable locations in East Coal: Oak Grove School (A), Midway (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in East Coal include: Legal Church (A), Lone Star Church (B), Methodist Church (C), Nixon Church (D), Saint Peters Episcopal Church (E), Seventh Day Adventist Church (F), Church of Christ (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Lehigh Cemetery (1), Coalgate Cemetery (2), Cairo Cemetery (3), Calvary Cemetery (4), Sealy Cemetery (5), King Cemetery (6), Pine Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Old Grassy Lake (A), Gill Lake (B), Caney Coon Creek Site 2 Reservoir (C), Caney-Coon Creek Site 1 Reservoir (D), Caney-Coon Creek Site 3 Reservoir (E), Cook and McEntire Reservoir (F), Leader Middle Clear Boggy Creek 43 Reservoir (G), Leader Middle Clear Boggy Creek 42 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Sulphur Creek (A), Sweetwater Creek (B), Dunford Creek (C), Rock Creek (D), Ranch Creek (E), Cedar Creek (F), Caney Creek (G), Caney Boggy Creek (H), Salt Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Oklahoma:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  50.5%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.9%
Whole state:  4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  24.7%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in East Coal, OK


62 people in nursing homes
13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)


East Coal 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.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Coal County Oklahoma:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (57%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for East Coal

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristCatholic ChurchChurch of the Nazarene
Adherents60.5%17.9%6.4%2.8%2.3%
Congregations25.0%12.5%12.5%4.2%4.2%
NameOld Order Amish General Conference Churches of GodAssemblies of GodBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaOther religions
Adherents1.9%1.4%1.3%1.1%4.5%
Congregations4.2%4.2%4.2%4.2%25.0%
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.


6.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,133 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.78%
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 Atoka County, OK  1.16% ($27,389 average AGI)
from Pontotoc County, OK  1.16% ($17,611)


7.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,282 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.91%
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 Pontotoc County, OK  2.30% ($19,722 average AGI)
to Atoka County, OK  1.34% ($25,619)


Strongest AM radio stations in East Coal:
  • KEOR (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ATOKA, OK; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • 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)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in East Coal:
  • KHKC-FM (102.1 FM; ATOKA, OK; Owner: KEYSTONE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KKFC (105.5 FM; COALGATE, OK; Owner: WOODSTONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KAZC (88.3 FM; TISHOMINGO, OK; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KQCV-FM (95.1 FM; SHAWNEE, OK; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • K219CX (91.7 FM; ATOKA, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around East Coal:
  • KTEN (Channel 10; ADA, OK; Owner: CHANNEL 49 ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • KXII (Channel 12; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KXII LICENSEE CORP.)


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