Fairfax, Oklahoma

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Population (year 2000): 1,555. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,494 (-3.9% change)

Males: 709	(45.6%)
Females: 846	(54.4%)

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Median resident age:	39.7 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 74637.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,200 (it was $21,652 in 2000)

Fairfax	$24,200
Oklahoma:	$37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $32,600 (it was $27,300 in 2000)

Fairfax	$32,600
Oklahoma:	$89,100

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Races in Fairfax:

White Non-Hispanic (67.1%)
American Indian (30.0%)
Two or more races (6.2%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Black (1.4%)

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Ancestries: United States (18.1%), Irish (9.6%), English (7.7%), German (7.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Dutch (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 842 feet

Land area: 0.80 square miles.

Population density: 1881 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fairfax

High school or higher: 71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 10.1%
Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairfax town

Never married: 21.9%
Now married: 49.0%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 12.6%
Divorced: 15.4%

17 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.1%
Oklahoma:	3.8%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Fairfax, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fairfax to the number of sex offenders is 300 to 1.

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

Fairfax:	0.7% ($199)
Oklahoma:	0.7% ($523)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tulsa, OK (61.0 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (260.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Ralston, OK (5.1 miles ), Burbank, OK (8.7 miles) , Skedee, OK (13.2 miles) , Shidler, OK (14.8 miles ), Northwest Osage, OK (15.6 miles ), Blackburn, OK (15.7 miles) , Webb City, OK (16.3 miles) , Kaw City, OK (17.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 1 building, cost: $40,000
2003: 1 building, cost: $130,400
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 1 building, cost: $146,200
2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 36.57 N, Longitude: 96.71 W

40 people in nursing homes

Area code: 918

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Population change in the 1990s: -209 (-11.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Petroleum and coal products (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (33%)
Educational services (12%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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Crime in Fairfax by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	2	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	127.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	65.9
Robberies	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	64.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	2	1	1	8	8
per 100,000	0.0	127.0	64.7	65.7	523.9	527.0
Burglaries	15	10	11	10	11	12
per 100,000	962.2	634.9	712.0	656.6	720.4	790.5
Thefts	19	24	23	16	41	36
per 100,000	1218.7	1523.8	1488.7	1050.6	2685.0	2371.5
Auto thefts	2	0	2	1	9	3
per 100,000	128.3	0.0	129.4	65.7	589.4	197.6
Arson	1	0	1	0	1	4
per 100,000	64.1	0.0	64.7	0.0	65.5	263.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	126.4	232.4	152.1	106.4	309.8	324.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.33
US city average:	3.00

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Fairfax-area historical tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 197% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/26/1991, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.7 miles away from the Fairfax town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/25/1955, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 37.2 miles away from the town center killed 80 people and injured 273 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Maria Tallchief - (born 1925), prima ballerina.

Hospital/medical center in Fairfax:

FAIRFAX MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (HIGHWAY 18 & TAFT AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Fairfax:

PAWNEE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PAWNEE, OK)
PAWHUSKA HOSPITAL, INC (about 30 miles; PAWHUSKA, OK)
CLEVELAND AREA HOSPITAL, INC (about 31 miles; CLEVELAND, OK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairfax:

STILLWATER RGNL (about 39 miles; STILLWATER, OK; ID: SWO)
TULSA INTL (about 63 miles; TULSA, OK; ID: TUL)
MC CONNELL AFB (about 82 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fairfax:

PAWNEE MUNI (about 15 miles; PAWNEE, OK; ID: H97)
PAWHUSKA MUNI (about 23 miles; PAWHUSKA, OK; ID: H76)
HOMINY MUNI (about 25 miles; HOMINY, OK; ID: H92)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairfax:

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 39 miles; STILLWATER, OK; Full-time enrollment: 16,937)
COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; LANGSTON, OK; FT enrollment: 2,324)
UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 60 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,760)
ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,309)
TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (about 80 miles; EDMOND, OK; FT enrollment: 10,926)

Public high school in Fairfax:

WOODLAND HS (Students: 145; Location: 100 N. 6TH; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Fairfax:

WOODLAND UPPER ES (Students: 175; Location: 6TH AND MCKINLEY; Grades: 05 - 08)
WOODLAND ES (Students: 161; Location: 715 W. MULBERRY; Grades: KG - 04)

Library in Fairfax:

FAIRFAX PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $41,004; Location: 158 EAST ELM; 18,019 books; 86 audio materials; 414 video materials; 28 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Fairfax include: New Hope Christian Fellowship Church (A), First Osage Baptist Church (B), First United Methodist Church (C), Christian Church (D), Church of Nazarene (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Roller Inn Motel (550 South Main Street), Jump Trucking Service (550 North Main Highway).

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

FAIRFAX (Population served: 1555, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-20-2005), St Public Notif requested (APR-07-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-07-2006), St Public Notif received (2 times from MAY-18-2006 to MAY-18-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-20-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-27-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-07-2006)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-20-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-27-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-07-2006)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-20-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-27-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-07-2006), St Compliance achieved (MAY-17-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-20-2005), St Public Notif requested (SEP-20-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-20-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-31-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-17-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-20-2005), St Public Notif requested (SEP-20-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-20-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-31-2005)

7 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-20-2005), St Public Notif requested (APR-07-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-07-2006), St Public Notif received (2 times from MAY-18-2006 to MAY-18-2006)

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-20-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-27-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-07-2006)

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-20-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-27-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-07-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-20-2005), St Public Notif requested (SEP-20-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-20-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-31-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-20-2005), St Public Notif requested (SEP-20-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-20-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-31-2005)

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

9 other older monitoring violations

GRAYHORSE RWD (Population served: 100, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-2001 and MAR-11-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-11-2002)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2001 and MAR-11-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-11-2002)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-2000 and MAR-11-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-11-2002)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2000 and MAR-11-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-11-2002)

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	63.6%
Whole state:	68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.1%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	28.0%
Whole state:	14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	10.8%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fairfax compared to Oklahoma state average:

Fairfax, Oklahoma environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Fairfax (2007 data):

The First State Bank: at 308 North Main Street, branch established on 1933-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $38.1 mil, Deposits: $32.3 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Fairfax mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Osage County Oklahoma:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	2	$5,004	$30,024	5	$500
Firefighters	0	$0		20	$200
Water Supply	1	$2,136	$25,632	0	$0
Police - Other	1	$1,250	$15,000	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$1,300	$15,600	0	$0
Local Libraries	1	$1,080	$12,960	1	$320
Streets and Highways	1	$2,056	$24,672	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$1,856	$22,272	0	$0
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$400
Police Protection - Officers	2	$3,264	$19,584	2	$1,215
Totals for Government	10	$17,946	$21,535	29	$2,635

Fairfax government finances in 2002:

Charges - Hospital Public: $2,898,000
Sewerage: $150,000

Solid Waste Management: $88,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $28,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $2,765,000
Central Staff Services: $347,000

Gas Utilities: $282,000

Police Protection: $94,000

Solid Waste Management: $77,000

Water Utilities: $73,000

Sewerage: $59,000

Regular Highways: $48,000

Libraries: $36,000

General - Other: $30,000

Fire Protection: $10,000

Parks & Recreation: $8,000

Financial Administration: $5,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $27,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Local Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $128,000
General Support: $23,000

Highways: $3,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,773,000
Gas Utilities: $754,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,750,000
Gas Utilities: $717,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Gas Utilities: $37,000
Water Utilities: $23,000

Other, NEC: $6,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $50,000
Property Sale Other: $8,000

Interest Earnings: $8,000

Rents: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $119,000
Health - Other: $40,000

General - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $408,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $446,000
Water Utilities: $281,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $20,000
Highways: $11,000

All Other: $9,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $190,000
Public Utilities: $29,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,056,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $79,000

9.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,946 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.20%
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 Tulsa County, OK	3.95% ($29,830 average AGI)
from Kay County, OK	0.65% ($36,724)
from Washington County, OK	0.61% ($38,049)

8.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,892 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.83%
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 Tulsa County, OK	3.72% ($29,770 average AGI)
to Washington County, OK	0.66% ($30,239)
to Kay County, OK	0.65% ($31,149)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fairfax:

KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
WBBZ (1230 AM; 1 kW; PONCA CITY, OK; Owner: PONCA CITY PUBLISHING CO.)
KCRC (1390 AM; 10 kW; ENID, OK; Owner: CHISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING CO.)
KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KCFO (970 AM; 3 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: FRIENDSHIP BROADCASTING, L. P.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KAKC (1300 AM; 5 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fairfax:

KYQQ (106.5 FM; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KYFM (100.1 FM; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: KCD ENTERPRISES, 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)
KBVL (103.9 FM; PAWHUSKA, OK; Owner: BORGEN BROADCASTING COMPANY)

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