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Population (year 2000): 1,022. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,021 (-0.1% change)
 

Males: 475  (46.5%)
Females: 547  (53.5%)

Comanche County

Median resident age:  37.8 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 73541.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,400 (it was $27,500 in 2000)
Fletcher  $32,400
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $57,900 (it was $49,100 in 2000)
Fletcher  $57,900
Oklahoma:  $89,100

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Races in Fletcher:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
  • American Indian (5.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)

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Ancestries: German (15.3%), United States (14.5%), Irish (10.5%), English (7.5%), Dutch (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1380 feet

Land area: 0.83 square miles.

Population density: 1245 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fletcher

  • High school or higher: 77.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fletcher town

  • Never married: 15.8%
  • Now married: 62.8%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

19 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.9%
Oklahoma:  3.8%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Fletcher, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fletcher to the number of sex offenders is 344 to 1.

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

Fletcher:  0.8% ($388)
Oklahoma:  0.7% ($523)
Fletcher satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lawton, OK (19.1 miles , pop. 92,757).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (66.6 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (171.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Northeast Comanche, OK (3.4 miles ), Elgin, OK (4.6 miles ), Cyril, OK (5.8 miles ), Sterling, OK (7.0 miles ), Apache, OK (9.7 miles ), Cement, OK (10.6 miles ), Northwest Comanche, OK (15.9 miles ), Southeast Comanche, OK (16.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $58,800
  • 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $114,700
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $86,300
  • 2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $116,200
  • 2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $116,600

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Latitude: 34.82 N, Longitude: 98.24 W


Area code: 580

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Population change in the 1990s: +21 (+2.1%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (15%)
  • Paper (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Mining (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)


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Crime in Fletcher by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004
Murders 0001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.097.0
Rapes 1110
    per 100,000 97.696.698.40.0
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 6505
    per 100,000 585.4483.10.0485.0
Burglaries 15846
    per 100,000 1463.4772.9393.7582.0
Thefts 20141513
    per 100,000 1951.21352.71476.41260.9
Auto thefts 1213
    per 100,000 97.6193.298.4291.0
Arson 0010
    per 100,000 0.00.098.40.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 162.0) 383.4297.6173.2405.4

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Average climate in Fletcher, Oklahoma

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Fletcher-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 262% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/3/1999, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 34.2 miles away from the Fletcher town center killed 36 people and injured 583 people and caused $1000 million in damages.

On 4/17/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.6 miles away from the town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fletcher:
  • ANADARKO MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ANADARKO, OK)
  • COMANCHE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; LAWTON, OK)
  • JIM TALIAFERRO COMM MENTAL HEALTH CTR (about 17 miles; LAWTON, OK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fletcher:
  • HENRY POST AAF (about 18 miles; FORT SILL, OK; ID: FSI)
  • LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL (about 21 miles; LAWTON, OK; ID: LAW)
  • WILL ROGERS WORLD (about 59 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID: OKC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fletcher:
  • ANADARKO MUNI (about 16 miles; ANADARKO, OK; ID: F68)
  • CHICKASHA MUNI (about 27 miles; CHICKASHA, OK; ID: CHK)
  • CARNEGIE MUNI (about 31 miles; CARNEGIE, OK; ID: 86F)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fletcher:
  • CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; LAWTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 5,220)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 62 miles; NORMAN, OK; FT enrollment: 20,154)
  • OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 65 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,164)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 3,234)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 68 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,447)
Public high school in Fletcher:
  • FLETCHER HS (Students: 102; Location: 108 WEST HORNADAY; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high school in Fletcher:
  • FLETCHER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 10; Location: BOX 550; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Fletcher:
  • FLETCHER ES (Students: 259; Location: 108 WEST HORNADAY STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
  • FLETCHER JHS (Students: 110; Location: 108 WEST HORNADAY; Grades: 07 - 09)

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Tourist attraction: Southwest Water Systems (Water Parks & Slides; 15469 Northeast King Road).

 

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

FLETCHER (Population served: 1022, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 42 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.2%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.6%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  14.4%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.0%
Whole state:  6.1%

Fletcher compared to Oklahoma state average:

Fletcher, Oklahoma environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Fletcher (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank of Fletcher: The First National Bank Of Fletcher at 401 West Cole Street, branch established on 1902-11-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $18.1 mil, Deposits: $16.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Griffith Family Financial Holdings, L.L.c.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Comanche 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 and Unallocable 0$0 1$662
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$662
Health 1$2,230$26,7600$0
Police Protection - Officers 2$4,135$24,8101$833
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$125
Water Supply 2$3,905$23,4300$0
Other Government Administration 2$2,808$16,8485$320
Financial Administration 0$0 1$254
Totals for Government 7$13,078$22,41910$2,856


Fletcher government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $76,000
    All Other: $13,000
    Parks & Recreation: $11,000
  • Construction - Fire Protection: $17,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $294,000
    Water Utilities: $148,000
    Solid Waste Management: $50,000
    Regular Highways: $16,000
    Parks & Recreation: $11,000
    Other Hospitals: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $16,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $29,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $29,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $16,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $27,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
    Property Sale Other: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $30,000
    Police Protection: $6,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $132,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $172,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $39,000
    Water Utilities: $29,000
    Highways: $9,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $149,000
    Public Utilities: $21,000
    NEC: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $265,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000

10.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,552 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.54%
Oklahoma average:  8.21%

1.33% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,845 average AGI)
Comanche County:  1.33%
Oklahoma average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Oklahoma County, OK  0.37% ($24,873 average AGI)
from Honolulu County, HI  0.28% ($34,380)
from Stephens County, OK  0.23% ($28,193)


12.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,661 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.80%
Oklahoma average:  7.91%

0.96% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,426 average AGI)
Comanche County:  0.96%
Oklahoma average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Oklahoma County, OK  0.53% ($26,025 average AGI)
to Cleveland County, OK  0.30% ($28,509)
to Stephens County, OK  0.28% ($36,925)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fletcher:
  • KJON (850 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANADARKO, OK; Owner: CARROLLTON BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, LP)
  • 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.)
  • KCAF (990 AM; 10 kW; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: RENAISSANCE RADIO, INC.)
  • KPTK (1380 AM; 1 kW; LAWTON, OK; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA, INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • WWLS (640 AM; 5 kW; MOORE, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fletcher:
  • KFXI (92.1 FM; MARLOW, OK; Owner: DFWU, INC.)
  • KJRF (91.1 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: THE CHRISTIAN CENTER INC)
  • KCCU (89.3 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: CAMERON UNIVERSITY)
  • KRMP (103.5 FM; ANADARKO, OK; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA, INC.)
  • KSYY (105.3 FM; KINGFISHER, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKNG-FM (93.3 FM; NEWCASTLE, OK; Owner: TYLER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KNIN-FM (92.9 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KVRW (107.3 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: PAT-TOWER, INC.)
  • KZCD (94.1 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLAW (101.3 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KBZQ (99.5 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: WILLIAM R. FRITSCH, JR.)
  • KWCO-FM (105.5 FM; CHICKASHA, OK; Owner: TYLER ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.)
  • KMGZ (95.3 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: BROADCO OF TEXAS, INC.)
  • K209DJ (89.7 FM; CHICKASHA, OK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K219KL (91.7 FM; NINNEKAH, OK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fletcher:
  • KWTV (Channel 9; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: GRIFFIN ENTITIES, L.L.C.)
  • K38GL (Channel 38; LAWTON, OK; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K53DS (Channel 53; LAWTON, OK; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K21DC (Channel 21; LAWTON, OK; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)

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