Average household size:
| This town: |  2.4 people | | Texas: |  2.7 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 64.4% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Megargel, TX
Megargel compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Archer County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (2%)
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Religion statistics for Megargel
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 71.57%
| Here | | 71.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 62.4% | 21.6% | 7.9% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
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| Congregations | 40.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| 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 | $380 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $200 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,976 | $23,712 | 2 | $500 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $1,976 | $23,712 | 4 | $1,080 |
Megargel government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $25,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $57,000
Solid Waste Management: $22,000
Sewerage: $12,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Fire Protection: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $0
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $15,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $44,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- Tax - Property: $38,000
Public Utilities: $4,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $47,000
10.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,064 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.45% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
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:
10.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,508 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.63% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Megargel:
- KCAF (990 AM; 10 kW; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: RENAISSANCE RADIO, INC.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- 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.)
- KWFS (1290 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KSEY (1230 AM; 1 kW; SEYMOUR, TX; Owner: MARK V. AULABAUGH)
- KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
- KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
- 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.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Megargel:
- KSEY-FM (94.3 FM; SEYMOUR, TX; Owner: MARK V. AULABAUGH)
- KWFS-FM (102.3 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KBZS (106.3 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KQXC-FM (103.9 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KYYI (104.7 FM; BURKBURNETT, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KLUR (99.9 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KTEO (90.5 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY)
- KWKQ (94.7 FM; GRAHAM, TX; Owner: GRAHAM NEWSPAPERS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Megargel:
- KFDX-TV (Channel 3; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF WICHITA FALLS, L.L.C.)
- KAUZ-TV (Channel 6; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF WICHITA FALLS, LLC)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Warren Harkins, 1.5 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 62.8 m
- 1/2 Mi. S Of Hwy. 210, Type: Tower, Structure height: 93 m, Overall height: 93 m
Registrant: Red Livingston, Inc., Megargel, TX 76370-0276, Phone: (817) 563-2591
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2- .1 Mi N Hwy 199 & .15 Mi W Hwy 210, Call Sign: WAZ712, Licensee ID: L00085848
Assigned Frequencies : 154.785 MHz
Grant Date: 11/04/2000, Expiration Date: 12/19/2005, Cancelation Date: 02/18/2006
Registrant: County Of Archer, Box 458, Archer City, TX 76351, Phone: (817) 574-2571 - Cty Hall 1/2 Mi W Of Hwy 210 On Main, Call Sign: KSL261, Licensee ID: L00085848
Assigned Frequencies : 37.9000 MHz
Grant Date: 03/23/1999, Expiration Date: 05/30/2004, Cancelation Date: 12/04/2002
Registrant: County Of Archer, Box 31, Megargel, TX 76370, Phone: (817) 563-2341
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- MEGARGEL, 1.5 Mi Se Of, Overall height: 62.8 m, Call Sign: WLC381
Assigned Frequencies : 6315.84 MHz, 6375.14 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6375.14 MHz
Grant Date: 01/30/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 04/18/2002
Registrant: Mci Worldcom Network Services, Inc, 2270 Lakeside Blvd 2865/642, Richardson, TX 75082, Phone: (972) 656-5287, Fax: (972) 656-1622, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- Off Of Texas Highway 210, 0.8 Kms South Of, Overall height: 93 m, Call Sign: KNKG730
Assigned Frequencies : 931.137 MHz
Grant Date: 03/17/2009, Expiration Date: 04/01/2019
Registrant: Trott Communications Group, Inc., 1425 Greenway Drive, #350, Irving, TX 75038, Phone: (972) 580-1911, Fax: (972) 580-0641, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5- Call Sign: KE5YIY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01449572
Grant Date: 12/02/2008, Expiration Date: 12/02/2018, Certifier: Lawrence J Smith
Registrant: Lawrence J Smith, 602 11th St Box 332, Megargel, TX 76374 - Call Sign: KE5YIZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01449573
Grant Date: 12/02/2008, Expiration Date: 12/02/2018, Certifier: Robert D Montgomery
Registrant: Robert D Montgomery, Megargel, TX 76370 - Call Sign: KE5YJA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01449574
Grant Date: 12/02/2008, Expiration Date: 12/02/2018, Certifier: William M Hayter Jr
Registrant: William M Hayter Jr, Megargel, TX 76370 - Call Sign: KE5YJB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01449575
Grant Date: 12/02/2008, Expiration Date: 12/02/2018, Certifier: Kelly D Desautel
Registrant: Kelly D Desautel, Megargel, TX 76370 - Call Sign: KE5YJC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01449576
Grant Date: 12/02/2008, Expiration Date: 12/02/2018, Certifier: Richard L Benash
Registrant: Richard L Benash, Megargel, TX 76370
Megargel on our top lists:
- #51 on the list of "Top 100 cities with lowest ratio of median house value to median household income"
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