Osage 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 2.89. This is significantly better than average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2004 was 0.0252. This is significantly better than average. There were 3 monitors within city limits.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.98. This is better than average. There were 3 monitors within city limits.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2004 was 6.60. This is significantly better than average. There were 3 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 10.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.9 miles away from the city center.
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
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.0%
(15.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 20.0% for Black residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 40.0% for American Indian residents, 16.4% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.3 people | | Oklahoma: |  2.5 people |
| This town: | 58.3% | | Whole state: | 69.0% |
| This town: | 4.1% | | Whole state: | 4.0% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fairfax, OK
40 people in nursing homes
Fairfax 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.
- 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 (2011 data):
- The First State Bank: at 308 North Main Street, branch established on 1933/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $43.3 mil, Deposits: $37.5 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (93%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Osage County Oklahoma:
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Religion statistics for Fairfax (based on Osage County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.36%
| Here | | 39.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Assemblies of God | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
|---|
| Adherents | 51.9% | 10.3% | 8.5% | 5.5% | 4.8% |
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| Congregations | 23.2% | 11.0% | 9.8% | 8.5% | 4.9% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Church of the Nazarene | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Churches of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.2% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 9.4% |
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| Congregations | 4.9% | 4.9% | 3.7% | 7.3% | 22.0% |
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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: 3 | Osage County: | 0.66 / 10,000 pop. | | Oklahoma: | 1.97 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Osage County: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. | | Oklahoma: | 0.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20 | Osage County: | 4.40 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.35 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 21 | Here: | 4.62 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.2% | | Oklahoma: | 10.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Osage County: | 31.3% | | Oklahoma: | 29.2% |
| 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,166 | $25,992 | 4 | $400 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $5,894 | $23,576 | 1 | $640 |
| Police - Other |
3 | $3,979 | $15,916 | 1 | $771 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,956 | $23,472 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $1,956 | $23,472 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,500 | $18,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $1,079 | $12,948 | 1 | $318 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,560 | $18,720 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
12 | $20,090 | $20,090 | 7 | $2,129 |
Fairfax government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $2,898,000 ($2101.52)
Sewerage: $150,000 ($108.77)
Solid Waste Management: $88,000 ($63.81)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $28,000 ($20.30)
Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($2.18)
- Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $2,765,000 ($2005.08)
Central Staff Services: $347,000 ($251.63)
Gas Utilities: $282,000 ($204.50)
Police Protection: $94,000 ($68.17)
Solid Waste Management: $77,000 ($55.84)
Water Utilities: $73,000 ($52.94)
Sewerage: $59,000 ($42.78)
Regular Highways: $48,000 ($34.81)
Libraries: $36,000 ($26.11)
General - Other: $30,000 ($21.75)
Fire Protection: $10,000 ($7.25)
Parks & Recreation: $8,000 ($5.80)
Financial Administration: $5,000 ($3.63)
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000 ($2.90)
- Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $27,000 ($19.58)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Local Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $128,000 ($92.82)
General Support: $23,000 ($16.68)
Highways: $3,000 ($2.18)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,773,000 ($1285.71)
Gas Utilities: $754,000 ($546.77)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,000 ($4.35)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,750,000 ($1269.04)
Gas Utilities: $717,000 ($519.94)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Gas Utilities: $37,000 ($26.83)
Water Utilities: $23,000 ($16.68)
Other, NEC: $6,000 ($4.35)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $50,000 ($36.26)
Property Sale Other: $8,000 ($5.80)
Interest Earnings: $8,000 ($5.80)
Rents: $3,000 ($2.18)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $119,000 ($86.29)
Health - Other: $40,000 ($29.01)
General - Other: $2,000 ($1.45)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $408,000 ($295.87)
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $446,000 ($323.42)
Water Utilities: $281,000 ($203.77)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0 ($0.00)
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $20,000 ($14.50)
Highways: $11,000 ($7.98)
All Other: $9,000 ($6.53)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $190,000 ($137.78)
Public Utilities: $29,000 ($21.03)
NEC: $2,000 ($1.45)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,056,000 ($1490.94)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $79,000 ($57.29)
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:
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:
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.)
- KCFO (970 AM; 3 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: FRIENDSHIP BROADCASTING, L. P.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KAKC (1300 AM; 5 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fairfax:
- 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)
- KYQQ (106.5 FM; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KVOO-FM (98.5 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KOSU-FM (91.7 FM; STILLWATER, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KSPI-FM (93.7 FM; STILLWATER, OK; Owner: STILLWATER BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KLVV (88.7 FM; PONCA CITY, OK; Owner: THE LOVE STATION, INC.)
- KBVL (103.9 FM; PAWHUSKA, OK; Owner: BORGEN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KPNC (100.9 FM; PONCA CITY, OK; Owner: TEAM RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KLOR-FM (99.3 FM; PONCA CITY, OK; Owner: TEAM RADIO LLC)
- KIXR (104.7 FM; PONCA CITY, OK; Owner: MUR-THOM BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Fairfax:
- K54FZ (Channel 54; PONCA CITY, OK; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)
- KGBN-LP (Channel 27; PONCA CITY, OK; Owner: DIANA KAY HALL)
Fairfax fatal accident list:
Nov 10, 1977 01:35 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 3, 1976 01:07 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3 - Ron Heron, Section 13, T-24-N, R-5-E (Lat: 36.560000 Lon: -96.711667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 89.9 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- Ron Heron, Section 13, T-24-N, R-5-E (Lat: 36.560000 Lon: -96.711667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 89.9 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- Kacey Jones, Se 1/4 Sw 1/4 Section 29, T-23-N, R-7-E (Lat: 36.436111 Lon: -96.578889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 77.7 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, St 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Elm St 1/2 Mi W Of Us Post Office (Lat: 36.573389 Lon: -96.715306), Call Sign: KKA574
Assigned Frequencies: 153.695 MHz
Grant Date: 04/17/2004, Expiration Date: 02/08/2014
Registrant: Kamo Electric Cooperative Inc, 500 S Kamo Drive, Vinita, OK 74301, Phone: (918) 256-1864, Fax: (918) 256-8023, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 7 - STATION, Fairfax 138kv Substation On The East Side Of (Lat: 36.573917 Lon: -96.700306), Overall height: 26.5 m, Call Sign: WNET753
Assigned Frequencies: 2195.20 MHz
Grant Date: 11/20/2002, Expiration Date: 11/19/2012
Registrant: Phone: (918) 256-5551 - STATION, .5 Mi W On Elm From Jct Elm & Hwy 18 (Lat: 36.573361 Lon: -96.715306), Overall height: 60.4 m, Call Sign: WNET755
Assigned Frequencies: 2145.20 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6315.84 MHz
Grant Date: 11/27/2001, Expiration Date: 01/28/2012
Registrant: Phone: (918) 256-5551 - STATION, 0.5 Mi W On Elm From Jct Elm & Hwy 18 (Lat: 36.573361 Lon: -96.715306), Overall height: 60.4 m, Call Sign: WNEX810
Assigned Frequencies: 952.687 MHz, 928.687 MHz
Grant Date: 10/21/1998, Expiration Date: 01/27/2009, Cancellation Date: 04/04/2009
Registrant: Phone: (918) 256-5551 - FAIRFAX, Lat: 36.572222 Lon: -96.725000, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.2 m, Call Sign: WQKH572
Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/21/2009, Expiration Date: 05/21/2019, Certifier: Gene Baldwin
Registrant: Cimarron Telephone Company, Mannford, OK 74044, Phone: (918) 865-3311, Fax: (918) 865-3187, Email:
- FAIRFAX, Lat: 36.572222 Lon: -96.725000, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.2 m, Call Sign: WQKH572
Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/21/2009, Expiration Date: 05/21/2019, Certifier: Gene Baldwin
Registrant: Cimarron Telephone Company, Mannford, OK 74044, Phone: (918) 865-3311, Fax: (918) 865-3187, Email:
- FAIRFAX, Lat: 36.572222 Lon: -96.725000, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.2 m, Call Sign: WQKH572
Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/21/2009, Expiration Date: 05/21/2019, Certifier: Gene Baldwin
Registrant: Cimarron Telephone Company, Mannford, OK 74044, Phone: (918) 865-3311, Fax: (918) 865-3187, Email:
- FAIRFAX, Lat: 36.572222 Lon: -96.725000, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.2 m, Call Sign: WQKH572
Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/21/2009, Expiration Date: 05/21/2019, Certifier: Gene Baldwin
Registrant: Cimarron Telephone Company, Mannford, OK 74044, Phone: (918) 865-3311, Fax: (918) 865-3187, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: W5HDW, Licensee ID: L01334986
Grant Date: 10/23/2007, Expiration Date: 01/21/2018, Certifier: Calvin C Steinberger
Registrant: Calvin C Steinberger, Fairfax, OK 74637-0445 - Call Sign: WA5DDS
Grant Date: 01/21/1998, Expiration Date: 01/21/2008, Cancellation Date: 01/22/2010
Registrant: Margaret M Steinberger, Fairfax, OK 74637-0445
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Fairfax, OK
| Most common first names in Fairfax, OK among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| James | 28 | 71.7 years |
| William | 26 | 78.7 years |
| Mary | 23 | 77.9 years |
| George | 22 | 76.1 years |
| John | 22 | 73.8 years |
| Charles | 20 | 77.2 years |
| Frank | 13 | 78.7 years |
| Robert | 11 | 76.6 years |
| Ruby | 11 | 75.3 years |
| Mildred | 10 | 74.6 years |
| Most common last names in Fairfax, OK among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Wilson | 16 | 74.1 years |
| Johnson | 13 | 76.8 years |
| Dilbeck | 11 | 76.4 years |
| Jones | 11 | 72.9 years |
| Yandell | 11 | 68.6 years |
| Fuller | 10 | 64.9 years |
| Williams | 9 | 81.6 years |
| Smith | 9 | 81.2 years |
| Goad | 9 | 75.9 years |
| Hundley | 8 | 75.3 years |
Businesses in Fairfax, OK
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