Fairview, Oklahoma

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Population in July 2008: 2,524. Population change since 2000: -7.6%

Males: 1,173	(46.5%)
Females: 1,351	(53.5%)

Median resident age:	41.8 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 73737.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,788 (it was $30,136 in 2000)

Fairview:	$39,788
Oklahoma:	$41,567

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,998

Fairview:	$25,998
Oklahoma:	$22,540

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $84,465 (it was $50,400 in 2000)

Fairview:	$84,465
Oklahoma:	$103,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $95,885; Detached houses: $99,117; Townhouses or other attached units: $36,056; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $37,280; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $245,006; Mobile homes: $19,515

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Races in Fairview:

White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
American Indian (2.6%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
Hispanic (1.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Fairview: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.0%), United States (14.9%), Irish (9.6%), English (8.4%), Dutch (5.9%), French (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1300 feet

Land area: 6.99 square miles.

Population density: 361 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fairview

High school or higher: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
Unemployed: 4.7%
Mean travel time to work: 15.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairview city

Never married: 14.8%
Now married: 64.6%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 11.4%
Divorced: 8.5%

32 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.2%
Oklahoma:	3.8%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Fairview, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fairview to the number of sex offenders is 631 to 1.

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

Fairview:	0.6% ($320)
Oklahoma:	0.8% ($523)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Canadian, OK (68.3 miles , pop. 61,645).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (75.9 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (258.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Cleo Springs, OK (3.1 miles ), Longdale, OK (3.2 miles ), East Major, OK (3.6 miles ), Okeene, OK (3.7 miles ), Ringwood, OK (3.9 miles ), Canton, OK (4.0 miles ), Ames, OK (4.0 miles) , Aline, OK (4.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 1 building, cost: $78,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $160,000
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $77,500
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $133,000
2002: 1 building, cost: $86,800
2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $162,500
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $120,500
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $130,000
2006: 1 building, cost: $300,000
2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $176,000
2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $113,800

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Latitude: 36.27 N, Longitude: 98.48 W

Area code: 580

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Fairview, Oklahoma business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -242 (-8.1%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (16%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Machinery (6%)
Health care (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Cashiers (5%)

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Crime in Fairview by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	0	0	2	2	0	1
per 100,000	36.5	0.0	0.0	74.9	75.4	0.0	38.6
Robberies	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	36.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	2	9	6	11	4	2	3
per 100,000	73.0	325.3	221.5	411.8	150.8	75.4	115.7
Burglaries	20	21	12	24	23	12	19
per 100,000	729.9	758.9	443.0	898.5	867.3	452.5	733.0
Thefts	52	47	51	47	64	60	49
per 100,000	1897.8	1698.6	1882.6	1759.6	2413.3	2262.4	1890.4
Auto thefts	2	1	1	4	8	4	1
per 100,000	73.0	36.1	36.9	149.8	301.7	150.8	38.6
Arson	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	112.3	0.0	37.7	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	176.6	189.0	164.6	287.5	271.9	149.3	184.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.58
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Fairview, Oklahoma

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Fairview, Oklahoma average precipitation

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Fairview-area historical tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 230% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.3 miles away from the Fairview city center killed one person and injured 25 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/16/1965, a category 4 tornado 31.0 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Fairview-area historical earthquake activity is below Oklahoma state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/15/1995 at 00:31:33, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 43.1 miles away from Fairview center
On 10/30/1998 at 17:41:22, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/14/1993 at 17:06:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 25.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/1994 at 03:28:58, a magnitude 3.0 (2.8 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 21.7 miles away from Fairview center
On 1/24/1991 at 05:00:26, a magnitude 3.0 (2.9 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/30/2008 at 16:25:00, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.3 miles away from Fairview center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospital/medical center in Fairview:

FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL (523 EAST STATE ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Fairview:

OKEENE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; OKEENE, OK)
WATONGA MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WATONGA, OK)
SEILING MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (about 27 miles; SEILING, OK)

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Airports located in Fairview:

Fairview Municipal Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 2,400, Local Ops: 3,000)

Local government website: www.fairviewok.org

College/University in Fairview:

NORTHWEST TECHNOLOGY CENTER-FAIRVIEW (Full-time enrollment: 14; Location: 801 VO TECH DR; Public; Website: www.nwt.tec.ok.us)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairview:

SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (about 71 miles; EDMOND, OK; FT enrollment: 10,926)
LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; LANGSTON, OK; FT enrollment: 2,324)
SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; BETHANY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,002)
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 75 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,164)
OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 3,234)
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 78 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,447)

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Library in Fairview:

FAIRVIEW CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $68,750; Location: 115 S.6; 24,206 books; 301 audio materials; 930 video materials; 37 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Fairview include: First Baptist Church (A), First United Methodist Church (B), Central Christian Church (C), Church of Christ (D), Church of the Nazarene (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Major County Historical Society (Museums; East Highway 58).

Hotels: Classic Inn (801 North Main Street), Robison Motel (722 North Main Street), Heritage Inn (911 North Main Street).

Court: Major County - County Court Clerk's OFC (Court House).

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

FAIRVIEW (Population served: 2733, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between OCT-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Nitrate

MCL, Average - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Nitrate

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.4%
Whole state:	68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	10.9%
Whole state:	14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	3.5%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fairview, OK

113 people in nursing homes
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Fairview compared to Oklahoma state average:

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Median house value 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.
House age above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Fairview (2009 data):

Community National Bank of Okarche: Fairview Branch at 101 North Main, branch established on 1901-06-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $59.2 mil, Deposits: $43.1 mil, headquarters in Okarche, OK, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Northwest Sooner Bancshares, Inc.
The Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Fairview: The Farmers And Merchants National B at 312 North Main, branch established on 1907-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $80.6 mil, Deposits: $69.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Fairview Bancshares, Inc.
Fairview Savings and Loan Association: Fairview Savings And Loan Associatio at 301 North Main, branch established on 1901-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $31.2 mil, Deposits: $20.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Fairview mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Major County Oklahoma:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Fairview

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Assemblies of God
Adherents	31.0%	14.4%	12.3%	10.1%	8.7%
Congregations	18.8%	12.5%	3.1%	9.4%	12.5%

Name	Church of the Nazarene	Mennonite Church USA	Mennonite Church of God in Christ	Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	6.6%	4.0%	3.7%	2.2%	6.8%
Congregations	12.5%	3.1%	3.1%	6.3%	18.8%

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.

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	3	$4,645	$18,580	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$8,387	$50,322	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	5	$11,404	$27,370	1	$567
Police - Other	3	$3,746	$14,984	4	$2,015
Firefighters	0	$0		18	$1,129
Streets and Highways	4	$9,750	$29,250	0	$0
Health	1	$1,601	$19,212	0	$0
Hospitals	60	$236,825	$47,365	12	$9,057
Solid Waste Management	3	$5,849	$23,396	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$1,572	$18,864	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$3,607	$21,642	0	$0
Electric Power	3	$6,987	$27,948	0	$0
Local Libraries	2	$3,100	$18,600	1	$498
Other and Unallocable	1	$1,599	$19,188	0	$0
Totals for Government	90	$299,072	$39,876	36	$13,266

Fairview government finances in 2002:

Charges - Hospital Public: $4,579,000
Solid Waste Management: $197,000

Sewerage: $103,000

All Other: $11,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $373,000
General: $250,000

Sewerage: $221,000

Water Utilities: $203,000

Parks & Recreation: $147,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $4,816,000
Electric Utilities: $1,738,000

Water Utilities: $393,000

Police Protection: $298,000

Solid Waste Management: $187,000

Regular Highways: $147,000

Financial Administration: $137,000

Central Staff Services: $118,000

Libraries: $57,000

Sewerage: $44,000

General - Other: $34,000

Parks & Recreation: $32,000

Fire Protection: $28,000

Air Transportation: $14,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000

Welfare - Other: $6,000
General - Interest on Debt: $63,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $45,000
Highways: $25,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $477,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,055,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $945,000
Water Utilities: $465,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $110,000
Water Utilities: $12,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $77,000
Interest Earnings: $61,000

Rents: $24,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $40,000
Libraries: $10,000

Electric Utilities: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,536,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,083,000
Water Utilities: $352,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $582,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $75,000
Highways: $14,000

Water Utilities: $9,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $593,000
Public Utilities: $40,000

NEC: $18,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,549,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $29,000

7.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,571 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.74%
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 Garfield County, OK	1.96% ($32,365 average AGI)
from Blaine County, OK	0.68% ($30,778)
from Alfalfa County, OK	0.45% ($38,500)

7.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,942 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.81%
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 Garfield County, OK	2.15% ($28,632 average AGI)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.57% ($19,400)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fairview:

KCRC (1390 AM; 10 kW; ENID, OK; Owner: CHISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING CO.)
KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WKY (930 AM; 5 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWLS (640 AM; 5 kW; MOORE, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KGWA (960 AM; 1 kW; ENID, OK; Owner: WILLIAMS CAPITOL CORPORATION)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KJON (850 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANADARKO, OK; Owner: CARROLLTON BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, LP)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fairview:

KQBL (96.9 FM; ENID, OK; Owner: CHAMPLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
KNID (99.7 FM; ALVA, OK; Owner: CHRISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KRMP (103.5 FM; ANADARKO, OK; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA, INC.)
KXLS (95.7 FM; LAHOMA, OK; Owner: CHISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING CO.)
K203CS (88.5 FM; FAIRVIEW, OK; Owner: GREAT PLAINS CHRISTIAN RADIO)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Fairview, Oklahoma:

Fatal accident count: 3
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Oklahoma average:

Fatal accident count: 114
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 182
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 38
Fatalities: 126
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 299
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12

Fairview fatal accident list:
May 17, 1996 05:22 AM, Main Stree, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 18, 1979 09:05 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 2, 1977 05:05 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Fairview)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Fairview, OK)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Fairview)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 12 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Fairview)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 34
Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Fairview

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Fairview, OK

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