Forest Park, Oklahoma

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Population in July 2008: 1,178. Population change since 2000: +10.5%

Males: 553	(47.0%)
Females: 625	(53.0%)

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

Zip codes: 73121.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $65,643 (it was $55,536 in 2000)

Forest Park:	$65,643
Oklahoma:	$41,567

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $32,310

Forest Park:	$32,310
Oklahoma:	$22,540

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $172,629 (it was $111,200 in 2000)

Forest Park:	$172,629
Oklahoma:	$103,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $195,975; Detached houses: $197,684; Townhouses or other attached units: $143,808; Mobile homes: $50,714

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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%)

2008 cost of living index in Forest Park: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 554 people per square mile

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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 1178 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:	0.8% ($523)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Midwest City, OK (4.9 miles , pop. 54,088).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (5.0 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (191.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Lake Aluma, OK (1.3 miles) , Smith Village, OK (2.0 miles) , Del City, OK (2.1 miles ), Spencer, OK (2.1 miles ), Midwest City, OK (2.2 miles ), Oklahoma City, OK (2.2 miles ), Nichols Hills, OK (2.4 miles ), Nicoma Park, OK (2.6 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
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $275,000
2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $171,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 35.51 N, Longitude: 97.45 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 405

Forest Park household income distribution

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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 413% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/3/1999, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 4.1 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 8.7 miles away from the town center injured 65 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Forest Park-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oklahoma state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.1 miles away from Forest Park center
On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/15/1990 at 11:44:41, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 52.3 miles away from Forest Park center
On 2/8/2002 at 16:07:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.6 miles away from the city center
On 12/17/1992 at 07:18:04, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.3 miles away from Forest Park center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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

Hospitals/medical centers near Forest Park:

OU MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK)
BONE AND JOINT HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK)
VENCOR HOSPITAL - OKLAHOMA CITY (about 4 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK)

Political contributions by individuals in Forest Park, OK

Amtrak stations near Forest Park:

5 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 4 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,447)
ROSE STATE COLLEGE (about 5 miles; MIDWEST CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 4,067)
OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 3,234)
SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; BETHANY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,002)
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 8 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,164)
OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 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 2007:

This town:	5.1%
Whole state:	14.7%

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

This town:	0.9%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forest Park, OK

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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Forest Park mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Oklahoma County Oklahoma:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (77%) Electricity (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Forest Park

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God
Adherents	40.1%	14.3%	9.8%	4.1%	4.0%
Congregations	20.1%	8.9%	4.0%	9.2%	6.3%

Name	Charismatic Churches Independent	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Church of the Nazarene	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Other religions
Adherents	3.3%	3.2%	3.1%	2.8%	15.2%
Congregations	1.2%	4.0%	6.1%	5.1%	35.1%

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	0	$0		1	$554
Other Government Administration	1	$3,146	$37,752	8	$1,928
Judicial and Legal	1	$2,358	$28,296	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	4	$10,025	$30,075	5	$3,117
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$664
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$1,328
Totals for Government	6	$15,529	$31,058	16	$7,591

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)
KEBC (1340 AM; 1 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
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.)
WWLS (640 AM; 5 kW; MOORE, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KOCY (1560 AM; 1 kW; CHICKASHA, OK; Owner: TYLER ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.)
KQCV (800 AM; 3 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KVSP (1140 AM; daytime; 1 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KTLV (1220 AM; 0 kW; MIDWEST CITY, OK; Owner: FIRST CHOICE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KJON (850 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANADARKO, OK; Owner: CARROLLTON BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, LP)

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.)
K259AM (99.7 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: THE LOVE STATION, INC.)
KOKF (90.9 FM; EDMOND, OK; Owner: R.D.M BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, INC.)
KYLV (88.9 FM; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KCSC (90.1 FM; EDMOND, OK; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA)
KKWD (97.9 FM; EDMOND, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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.)
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)

Forest Park fatal accident list:
Jul 16, 2005 07:32 AM, Northeast 36th Stree, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

David A Kirk, 3117 Ne Grand Blvd, Type: Pole, Structure height: 37 m, Overall height: 39 m

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 15
Hazardous Condition: 1
Service Call: 1

Incident types - Forest Park

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