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Fort Towson, OK map Population (year 2000): 611. Estimated population in July 2006: 610 (-0.2% change)
 

Males: 282  (46.2%)
Females: 329  (53.8%)

Choctaw County

Median resident age:  41.5 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 74735.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,000 (it was $19,676 in 2000)
Fort Towson  $22,000
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $47,800 (it was $40,000 in 2000)
Fort Towson  $47,800
Oklahoma:  $89,100

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Races in Fort Towson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.1%)
  • American Indian (11.6%)
  • Two or more races (3.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Black (1.1%)

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Ancestries: United States (17.3%), Irish (9.5%), English (6.4%), German (4.7%), Scottish (2.6%), Dutch (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 460 feet

Land area: 5.57 square miles.

Population density: 110 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Fort Towson

  • High school or higher: 63.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 21.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Towson town

  • Never married: 16.8%
  • Now married: 61.1%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 11.8%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.3%
Oklahoma:  3.8%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Fort Towson, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fort Towson to the number of sex offenders is 306 to 1.

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

Fort Towson:  0.5% ($199)
Oklahoma:  0.7% ($523)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Grayson, TX (91.4 miles , pop. 81,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Garland, TX (120.8 miles , pop. 215,768).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (133.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Swink, OK (5.3 miles) , Sawyer, OK (6.4 miles ), Valliant, OK (13.0 miles ), Rattan, OK (15.5 miles ), Manchester, TX (16.1 miles ), Hugo, OK (16.2 miles ), Millerton, OK (18.3 miles ), Wright City, OK (19.2 miles ).

Latitude: 34.02 N, Longitude: 95.28 W


Area code: 580

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Population change in the 1990s: +64 (+11.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (26%)
  • Truck transportation (12%)
  • Utilities (11%)
  • Repair and maintenance (9%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
  • Health care (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Food and beverage stores (14%)
  • Personal and laundry services (7%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Carpenters (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (14%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


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Fort Towson-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 119% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1982, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 21.4 miles away from the Fort Towson town center injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1982, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.8 miles away from the town center killed 10 people and injured 170 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Towson:
  • CHOCTAW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HUGO, OK)
  • PUSHMATAHA CTY-TN OF ANTLERS HOSP AUTH (about 28 miles; ANTLERS, OK)
  • CHRISTUS ST JOSEPHS HEALTH SYSTEM (about 32 miles; PARIS, TX)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Towson:
  • COX FLD (about 30 miles; PARIS, TX; ID: PRX)
  • TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 98 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
  • FORT SMITH REGIONAL (about 111 miles; FORT SMITH, AR; ID: FSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Towson:
  • STAN STAMPER MUNI (about 18 miles; HUGO, OK; ID: HHW)
  • ANTLERS MUNI (about 27 miles; ANTLERS, OK; ID: 80F)
  • MC CURTAIN COUNTY RGNL (about 31 miles; IDABEL, OK; ID: 4O4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Towson:
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 70 miles; COMMERCE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,998)
  • SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; DURANT, OK; FT enrollment: 3,165)
  • GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; DENISON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,082)
  • TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 103 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 5,872)
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 108 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
  • EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles; ADA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,429)
  • COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 112 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)

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Reservoir: Lake Raymond Gary (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Negro Creek (A), Cedar Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Fort Towson: Raymond Gary State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

FORT TOWSON (Population served: 611, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-14-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-14-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-30-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-30-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-30-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-30-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-30-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-30-2006)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 11 other older monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.0%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  31.7%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  13.0%
Whole state:  6.1%

Fort Towson compared to Oklahoma state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Choctaw County Oklahoma:




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Fort Towson government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $120,000
    Central Staff Services: $35,000
    Regular Highways: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $504,000
    All Other: $190,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $674,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $654,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $20,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $675,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $120,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,000
    General Support: $4,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $35,000
    Public Utilities: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $93,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $42,000

6.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,125 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.22%
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 Pushmataha County, OK  0.75% ($19,727 average AGI)
from McCurtain County, OK  0.66% ($23,552)
from Lamar County, TX  0.52% ($24,000)


6.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,880 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.27%
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 Lamar County, TX  0.84% ($32,811 average AGI)
to Bryan County, OK  0.75% ($24,303)
to McCurtain County, OK  0.55% ($29,792)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Towson:
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KIHN (1340 AM; 1 kW; HUGO, OK; Owner: LITTLE DIXIE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KYNG (950 AM; 10 kW; DENISON-SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Towson:
  • KPLT-FM (107.7 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KITX (95.5 FM; HUGO, OK; Owner: K95.5, INC.)
  • KOYN (93.9 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBUS (101.9 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KHCP (89.3 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KKBI (106.1 FM; BROKEN BOW, OK; Owner: J.D.C. RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Towson:
  • K15AA (Channel 15; HUGO, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • K42DA (Channel 42; PARIS, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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