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Population (year 2000): 1,066. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,167 (+9.5% change)
 

Males: 501  (47.0%)
Females: 565  (53.0%)

Oklahoma County

Median resident age:  49.2 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 73121.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $59,000 (it was $55,536 in 2000)
Forest Park  $59,000
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $146,000 (it was $111,300 in 2000)
Forest Park  $146,000
Oklahoma:  $89,100

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Races in Forest Park:

  • Black (72.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (22.2%)
  • American Indian (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (3.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

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Ancestries: German (4.7%), English (3.7%), United States (2.9%), Irish (2.4%), Subsaharan African (1.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1210 feet

Land area: 2.12 square miles.

Population density: 551 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Forest Park

  • High school or higher: 91.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Forest Park town

  • Never married: 25.7%
  • Now married: 55.4%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

12 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.1%
Oklahoma:  3.8%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Forest Park, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Forest Park to the number of sex offenders is 1170 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Forest Park:  0.8% ($916)
Oklahoma:  0.7% ($523)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Midwest City, OK (5.6 miles , pop. 54,088).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (6.0 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (192.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Lake Aluma, OK (1.7 miles) , Smith Village, OK (3.9 miles) , Del City, OK (4.5 miles ), Spencer, OK (5.5 miles ), Midwest City, OK (5.6 miles ), Oklahoma City, OK (6.0 miles ), Nichols Hills, OK (6.8 miles ), Valley Brook, OK (7.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $146,500
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $114,400
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $114,400
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $160,800
  • 2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $200,000
  • 2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $200,000
  • 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $200,000
  • 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $200,000
  • 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $181,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $160,300

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Latitude: 35.51 N, Longitude: 97.45 W


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Population change in the 1990s: -139 (-11.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • U. S. Postal service (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Computer and electronic products (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Computer specialists (3%)


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Forest Park-area historical tornado activity is above Oklahoma state average. It is 346% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/3/1999, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 4.2 miles away from the Forest Park town center killed 36 people and injured 583 people and caused $1000 million in damages.

On 5/1/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.3 miles away from the town center injured 65 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Shelden Williams - College basketball player (Duke Blue Devils).


Hospitals/medical centers near Forest Park:
  • OU MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK)
  • BONE AND JOINT HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK)
  • VENCOR HOSPITAL - OKLAHOMA CITY (about 5 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Forest Park:
  • TINKER AFB (about 9 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID: TIK)
  • WILL ROGERS WORLD (about 14 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID: OKC)
  • STILLWATER RGNL (about 51 miles; STILLWATER, OK; ID: SWO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Forest Park:
  • DOWNTOWN AIRPARK (about 7 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID: 2DT)
  • BMC (about 8 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID: 2O4)
  • FAIRGROUND (about 9 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID: 1O9)

Amtrak stations near Forest Park:
  • 6 miles: OKLAHOMA CITY (100 SOUTH E. K. GAYLORD BLVD.)
  • 20 miles: NORMAN (200 S. JONES AVE.)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forest Park:
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 5 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,447)
  • ROSE STATE COLLEGE (about 5 miles; MIDWEST CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 4,067)
  • SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; BETHANY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,002)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 3,234)
  • OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 9 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,164)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 5,220)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (about 13 miles; EDMOND, OK; FT enrollment: 10,926)

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Churches in Forest Park include: Northeast Missionary Baptist Church (A), Paradise Baptist Church (B), First Macedonia Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.1%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.1%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  0.9%
Whole state:  6.1%

Forest Park compared to Oklahoma state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Forest Park government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $123,000
  • Construction - Central Staff Services: $177,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $193,000
    Police Protection: $41,000
    Central Staff Services: $40,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,000
    Fire Protection: $21,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $60,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $155,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $188,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,000
    All Other: $7,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $72,000
    Public Utilities: $43,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $206,000

7.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,810 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.14%
Oklahoma average:  8.21%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($482 average AGI)
Oklahoma County:  0.15%
Oklahoma average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cleveland County, OK  1.27% ($31,438 average AGI)
from Canadian County, OK  0.56% ($36,185)
from Tulsa County, OK  0.23% ($41,471)


7.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,750 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.21%
Oklahoma average:  7.91%

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($672 average AGI)
Oklahoma County:  0.14%
Oklahoma average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cleveland County, OK  1.56% ($33,182 average AGI)
to Canadian County, OK  0.76% ($41,265)
to Tulsa County, OK  0.25% ($40,705)


Strongest AM radio stations in Forest Park:
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WKY (930 AM; 5 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTLR (890 AM; daytime; 1 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: TYLER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KTOK (1000 AM; 5 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KEBC (1340 AM; 1 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWLS (640 AM; 5 kW; MOORE, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOCY (1560 AM; 1 kW; CHICKASHA, OK; Owner: TYLER ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.)
  • KVSP (1140 AM; daytime; 1 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KQCV (800 AM; 3 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KTLV (1220 AM; 0 kW; MIDWEST CITY, OK; Owner: FIRST CHOICE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KREF (1400 AM; 1 kW; NORMAN, OK; Owner: FOX BROADCASTING CO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Forest Park:
  • KMGL (104.1 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KHBZ-FM (94.7 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KTST (101.9 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRXO (107.7 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NV)
  • KOMA-FM (92.5 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NV)
  • KYIS (98.9 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KATT-FM (100.5 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KJYO (102.7 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KXXY-FM (96.1 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KOKF (90.9 FM; EDMOND, OK; Owner: R.D.M BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • K259AM (99.7 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: THE LOVE STATION, INC.)
  • KYLV (88.9 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KCSC (90.1 FM; EDMOND, OK; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA)
  • K246AF (97.1 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: MICHAEL A. BROOKS / DBA JIME'NEZ COM)
  • K208CG (89.5 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KKWD (97.9 FM; EDMOND, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KROU (105.7 FM; SPENCER, OK; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA)
  • KKNG-FM (93.3 FM; NEWCASTLE, OK; Owner: TYLER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWLS-FM (104.9 FM; BETHANY, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTUZ-FM (106.7 FM; OKARCHE, OK; Owner: TYLER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Forest Park:
  • KWTV (Channel 9; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: GRIFFIN ENTITIES, L.L.C.)
  • KOKH-TV (Channel 25; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: KOKH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KOCO-TV (Channel 5; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: OHIO/OKLAHOMA HEARST- ARGYLE TELEVISION)
  • KETA-TV (Channel 13; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • KOCB (Channel 34; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: KOCB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • K69EK (Channel 69; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: ARKANSAS MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • KOPX (Channel 62; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: PAXSON OKLAHOMA CITY LICENSE, INC.)
  • KFOR-TV (Channel 4; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • KTBO-TV (Channel 14; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF OKLAHOMA CITY, INC.)
  • KSBI (Channel 52; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)
  • KOHC-LP (Channel 7; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KXOC-LP (Channel 54; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)
  • KDSA-LP (Channel 11; NORMAN, OK; Owner: DAY STAR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KCHM-LP (Channel 59; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KQOK (Channel 30; SHAWNEE, OK; Owner: SHAWNEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K30EC (Channel 30; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KKCC-LP (Channel 19; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: EICB-TV, LLC)
  • KLHO-LP (Channel 17; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: ARACELIS ORTIZ, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CARLOS ORTIZ)
  • KTOU-LP (Channel 21; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KAUT-TV (Channel 43; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF OKC LLC)

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