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Population (year 2000): 1,844. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,792 (-2.8% change)
 

Males: 1,331  (72.2%)
Females: 513  (27.8%)

Greer County

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

Zip codes: 73547.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,400 (it was $25,437 in 2000)
Granite  $28,400
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $40,600 (it was $34,000 in 2000)
Granite  $40,600
Oklahoma:  $89,100

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Races in Granite:

  • White Non-Hispanic (66.9%)
  • Black (17.0%)
  • American Indian (8.1%)
  • Hispanic (7.2%)
  • Two or more races (4.4%)
  • Other race (3.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (12.9%), Irish (9.5%), United States (7.2%), English (5.7%), Subsaharan African (2.3%), Dutch (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1610 feet

Land area: 1.58 square miles.

Population density: 1133 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Granite

  • High school or higher: 78.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Granite town

  • Never married: 33.5%
  • Now married: 37.1%
  • Separated: 4.5%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 18.1%

13 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.7%
Oklahoma:  3.8%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Granite, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Granite to the number of sex offenders is 597 to 1.

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

Granite:  0.7% ($245)
Oklahoma:  0.7% ($523)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lawton, OK (70.6 miles , pop. 92,757).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (131.9 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (232.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Lone Wolf, OK (9.5 miles ), Mangum, OK (10.3 miles ), Willow, OK (10.8 miles) , Blair, OK (13.1 miles ), Northwest Greer, OK (15.7 miles ), Martha, OK (16.4 miles ), Sentinel, OK (19.6 miles ), Carter, OK (19.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings

Latitude: 34.96 N, Longitude: 99.38 W


841 people in state prisons

Area code: 580

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Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (24%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Public administration (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)


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Crime in Granite by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Murders 00001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.055.5
Rapes 00002
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0110.9
Robberies 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 21203
    per 100,000 108.253.6110.90.0166.4
Burglaries 40604
    per 100,000 216.30.0332.60.0221.9
Thefts 340125
    per 100,000 162.22142.555.4105.1277.3
Auto thefts 60131
    per 100,000 324.50.055.4157.655.5
Arson 10000
    per 100,000 54.10.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 201.1) 69.296.452.116.8264.0

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Granite-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 166% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/25/1962, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.7 miles away from the Granite town center injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/22/1972, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the town center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Granite:
  • MANGUM CITY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; MANGUM, OK)
  • ELKVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HOBART, OK)
  • JACKSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; ALTUS, OK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Granite:
  • ALTUS AFB (about 23 miles; ALTUS, OK; ID: LTS)
  • HENRY POST AAF (about 72 miles; FORT SILL, OK; ID: FSI)
  • LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL (about 74 miles; LAWTON, OK; ID: LAW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Granite:
  • SCOTT FIELD (about 11 miles; MANGUM, OK; ID: 2K4)
  • ALTUS/QUARTZ MOUNTAIN RGNL (about 20 miles; ALTUS, OK; ID: AXS)
  • HOBART MUNI (about 23 miles; HOBART, OK; ID: HBR)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Granite:
  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
  • CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; LAWTON, OK; FT enrollment: 3,529)
  • MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 129 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 5,220)
  • OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 131 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,164)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 133 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 3,234)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 135 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,447)
Public high schools in Granite:
  • LAKESIDE SCHOOL (Students: 84; Location: 1700 EAST FIRST STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • GRANITE HS (Students: 81; Location: 506 W. SIXTH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Granite:
  • GRANITE ES (Students: 177; Location: 506 W. SIXTH STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
Private elementary/middle school in Granite:
  • LAKESIDE SCHOOL (HIGH) (Students: 160; Location: PO BOX 514; Grades: UG - UG; Boys only)

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

GRANITE PWS (Population served: 1425, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Oklahoma:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  63.9%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.7%
Whole state:  4.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  17.5%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.6%
Whole state:  6.1%

Granite compared to Oklahoma state average:

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


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Banks with branches in Granite (2007 data):
  • Great Plains National Bank: Granite Branch at 400 North Main Street, branch established on 1900-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $295.6 mil, Deposits: $259.9 mil, headquarters in Elk City, OK, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Great Plains Bancshares, Inc.
  • First National Bank and Trust Company: Granite Branch at Highway A And Main Street, branch established on 1993-05-28. Info updated 2006-09-12: Bank assets: $161.4 mil, Deposits: $136.2 mil, headquarters in Shawnee, OK, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices



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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
Parks and Recreation 0$0 2$1,800
Electric Power 1$2,250$27,0000$0
Water Supply 2$5,172$31,0320$0
Firefighters 0$0 17$693
Health 1$1,882$22,5840$0
Sewerage 0$0 1$500
Gas Supply 2$3,900$23,4000$0



7.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,567 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.94%
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 Jackson County, OK  1.69% ($28,333 average AGI)


7.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,074 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.60%
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 Jackson County, OK  1.69% ($26,741 average AGI)
to Kiowa County, OK  0.88% ($19,214)


Strongest AM radio stations in Granite:
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KTJS (1420 AM; 1 kW; HOBART, OK; Owner: FUCHS RADIO, LLC)
  • KWHW (1450 AM; 1 kW; ALTUS, OK; Owner: ALTUS RADIO, INC.)
  • KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KCAF (990 AM; 10 kW; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: RENAISSANCE RADIO, INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KJON (850 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANADARKO, OK; Owner: CARROLLTON BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, LP)
  • KADS (1240 AM; 1 kW; ELK CITY, OK; Owner: PARAGON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Granite:
  • KTIJ (98.5 FM; ELK CITY, OK; Owner: FUCHS RADIO, LLC)
  • KQTZ (105.9 FM; HOBART, OK; Owner: ALTUS RADIO, INC.)
  • KEYB (107.9 FM; ALTUS, OK; Owner: ALTUS FM, INC.)
  • KRMP (103.5 FM; ANADARKO, OK; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA, INC.)
  • KECO (96.5 FM; ELK CITY, OK; Owner: PARAGON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K209DI (89.7 FM; ELK CITY, OK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KHIM (97.7 FM; MANGUM, OK; Owner: ALTUS EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • KXOO (94.3 FM; ELK CITY, OK; Owner: PARAGON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KJCM (100.3 FM; SNYDER, OK; Owner: ALTUS EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Granite:
  • K26EU (Channel 26; SAYRE, OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K58CS (Channel 58; ERICK, OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K60CK (Channel 60; ERICK, ETC., OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANS. SYSTEM)
  • K62BQ (Channel 62; ERICK, ETC., OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K66AQ (Channel 66; ERICK, ETC., OK; Owner: NORTHFORK T.V. TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K42FL (Channel 42; ALTUS, OK; Owner: NORTHFORK TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K38FJ (Channel 38; ALTUS, OK; Owner: COPPER BREAKS TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K40FL (Channel 40; ALTUS, OK; Owner: COPPER BREAKS TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K49FE (Channel 49; ALTUS, OK; Owner: COPPER BREAKS TV TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)
  • K45FH (Channel 45; ALTUS, OK; Owner: COPPER BREAKS TV. TRANSLATOR SYSTEM)

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