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Wilbarger County

Population in July 2007: 665.
Males: 333  (50.1%)
Females: 332  (49.9%)

Median resident age:  38.6 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,174 (it was $31,667 in 2000)
Fargo-Odell:  $44,174
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,518
Fargo-Odell:  $22,518
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $109,639 (it was $59,700 in 2000)
Fargo-Odell:  $109,639
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $126,324; Detached houses: $130,031; Townhouses or other attached units: $177,627; Mobile homes: $30,119

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Races in Fargo-Odell:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.9%)
  • Hispanic (12.2%)
  • Other race (6.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Fargo-Odell: 74.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 277.6 square miles.

Population density: 2.4 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Fargo-Odell

  • High school or higher: 73.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fargo-Odell CCD

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 64.6%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 10.0%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

21 residents are foreign born (3.0% Latin America).

This place:  3.0%
Texas:  13.9%

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

Fargo-Odell:  1.1% ($633)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita Falls, TX (54.5 miles , pop. 104,197).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (132.9 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (179.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Vernon, TX (3.0 miles ), Chillicothe, TX (3.0 miles ), Elmer, OK (3.8 miles) , Davidson, OK (4.0 miles ), Olustee, OK (4.4 miles ), Lockett, TX (4.5 miles ), Tipton, OK (4.5 miles ), Frederick, OK (4.6 miles ).

Latitude: 34.27 N, Longitude: 99.35 W

Fargo-Odell household income distribution Fargo-Odell home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (29%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Personal and laundry services (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (17%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Life and physical scientists (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (18%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Other financial specialists (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)



Fargo-Odell-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 186% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/10/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the Fargo-Odell place center killed 11 people and injured 68 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 11/17/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.8 miles away from the place center injured 4 people.


Fargo-Odell-area historical earthquake activity is near Texas state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 64.0 miles away from Fargo-Odell center
On 2/8/2002 at 16:07:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/6/2006 at 22:13:16, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/2007 at 13:54:21, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 2.7 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.2 miles away from Fargo-Odell center
On 2/15/1997 at 09:08:55, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/5/1995 at 05:31:16, a magnitude 3.0 (2.8 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.9 miles away from Fargo-Odell center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Hospitals/medical centers near Fargo-Odell:
  • WILBARGER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; VERNON, TX)
  • CHILLICOTHE HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 10 miles; CHILLICOTHE, TX)
  • JACKSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ALTUS, OK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fargo-Odell:
  • MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
  • CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; LAWTON, OK; FT enrollment: 3,529)
  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
  • HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 127 miles; Abilene, TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 127 miles; NORMAN, OK; FT enrollment: 20,154)
  • ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 127 miles; ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 128 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 5,220)

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Notable locations in Fargo-Odell: Amerada Camp (A), Ranchland (B), Farmers Valley (C), Doans Adobe House (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Fargo-Odell include: Fargo Church (A), Wildcat Church (B), Mount Zion Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Bell Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Hamilton Lake (A), Claud Ayres Reservoir (B), Hamilton Lake (C), Vernon Rod and Gun Club Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Wildcat Creek (A), Elizabeth Creek (B), Salt Creek (C), Dan Creek (D), Boggy Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  50.8%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.3%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  13.5%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.1%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fargo-Odell, TX



Fargo-Odell compared to Texas state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Wilbarger County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
  • Electricity (38%)
  • Utility gas (17%)
  • Other fuel (3%)


Religion statistics for Fargo-Odell

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristLutheran Church
Adherents52.6%10.3%8.6%8.3%7.8%
Congregations25.0%2.8%8.3%19.4%8.3%
NameAssemblies of GodPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)Other religions
Adherents4.4%2.1%1.7%1.5%2.7%
Congregations5.6%2.8%2.8%2.8%22.2%
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.


7.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,603 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.55%
Texas average:  8.37%

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 Wichita County, TX  0.93% ($23,744 average AGI)
from Hardeman County, TX  0.54% ($27,600)
from Dallas County, TX  0.33% ($27,933)


7.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,744 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.61%
Texas average:  7.44%

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 Wichita County, TX  1.54% ($29,239 average AGI)
to Hardeman County, TX  0.33% ($24,600)
to Tillman County, OK  0.28% ($18,385)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fargo-Odell:
  • KVWC (1490 AM; 1 kW; VERNON, TX; Owner: K V W C, INC.)
  • KCAF (990 AM; 10 kW; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: RENAISSANCE RADIO, INC.)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KWFS (1290 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KWHW (1450 AM; 1 kW; ALTUS, OK; Owner: ALTUS RADIO, INC.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fargo-Odell:
  • KRKZ (93.5 FM; ALTUS, OK; Owner: ALTUS RADIO, INC.)
  • KYYI (104.7 FM; BURKBURNETT, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KIXC-FM (100.9 FM; QUANAH, TX; Owner: KIXC-FM L.L.C.)
  • KVWC-FM (103.1 FM; VERNON, TX; Owner: KVWC, INC.)
  • KQTZ (105.9 FM; HOBART, OK; Owner: ALTUS RADIO, INC.)
  • KOLI (94.9 FM; ELECTRA, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSYE (91.5 FM; FREDERICK, OK; Owner: CRISWELL CENTER FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES)
  • KJCM (100.3 FM; SNYDER, OK; Owner: ALTUS EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • KYBE (95.9 FM; FREDERICK, OK; Owner: TOMAR BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fargo-Odell:
  • KSWO-TV (Channel 7; LAWTON, OK; Owner: KSWO TELEVISION COMPANY, INC.)
  • KJTL (Channel 18; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K47DK (Channel 47; GRANDFIELD, OK; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K36EV (Channel 36; ALTUS, OK; Owner: COPPER BREAKS TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K45FH (Channel 45; ALTUS, OK; Owner: COPPER BREAKS TV. TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K56BQ (Channel 56; FREDERICK, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)

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