Oak City, Utah

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Population in July 2008: 606. Population change since 2000: -6.8%

Males: 331	(54.8%)
Females: 275	(45.2%)

Median resident age:	21.6 years
Utah median age:	27.1 years

Zip codes: 84649.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $66,253 (it was $47,375 in 2000)

Oak City:	$66,253
Utah:	$56,633

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $18,469

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $167,524 (it was $84,100 in 2000)

Oak City:	$167,524
Utah:	$236,000

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $190,754; Detached houses: $194,998; Mobile homes: $43,125

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Races in Oak City:

White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Other race (1.2%)
American Indian (1.2%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Oak City: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (46.9%), Danish (19.2%), United States (8.9%), German (7.1%), Irish (3.5%), Norwegian (2.6%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 5105 feet

Land area: 0.67 square miles.

Population density: 907 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Oak City

High school or higher: 94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
Unemployed: 3.1%
Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oak City town

Never married: 29.5%
Now married: 63.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 5.0%
Divorced: 2.0%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.5%
Utah:	7.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Oak City, Utah in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Oak City to the number of sex offenders is 606 to 1.

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

Oak City:	0.4% ($377)
Utah:	0.7% ($956)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT (70.0 miles , pop. 105,166).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (270.7 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (404.7 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Lynndyl, UT (3.2 miles) , Leamington, UT (3.3 miles ), Delta, UT (3.6 miles ), Scipio, UT (3.9 miles ), Hinckley, UT (4.3 miles ), Holden, UT (4.4 miles ), Fayette, UT (5.3 miles ), Fillmore, UT (5.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 0 buildings
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $64,900
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $97,800
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $69,900
2002: 1 building, cost: $135,800
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 1 building, cost: $132,300
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $153,400
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $118,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 39.38 N, Longitude: 112.34 W

Area code: 435

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Population change in the 1990s: +64 (+10.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Utilities (22%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Construction (12%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (28%)
Health care (23%)
Accommodation and food services (16%)
Public administration (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
Retail florists (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Construction laborers (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
Registered nurses (14%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Art and design workers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Average climate in Oak City, Utah

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Oak City-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Utah state average. It is 110% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/17/2003 at 01:04:19, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.4 ML, Depth: 0.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 27.5 miles away from Oak City center
On 7/19/2001 at 20:15:34, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.3 ML, Depth: 2.3 mi) earthquake occurred 62.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1992 at 07:31:20, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.4 ML, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 58.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/2/1998 at 07:28:29, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.2 miles away from Oak City center
On 3/16/1992 at 14:42:49, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.2 ML, Depth: 7.6 mi) earthquake occurred 76.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/6/2007 at 08:48:40, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 3.9 ML, Depth: 1.0 mi) earthquake occurred 59.1 miles away from Oak City center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Oak City:

DELTA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; DELTA, UT)
FILLMORE COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; FILLMORE, UT)
GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; GUNNISON, UT)

Political contributions by individuals in Oak City, UT

Local government website: www.ulct.org/oakcity

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oak City:

SNOW COLLEGE (about 39 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,632)
UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 71 miles; OREM, UT; FT enrollment: 14,182)
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; PROVO, UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 92 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 100 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 5,091)

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Church in Oak City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

OAK CITY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 740, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1998 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1996)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (JUL-10-1996), Fed PAO issued (DEC-30-1996), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1996), Fed FAO issued (APR-23-1997), Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-22-1997)

One minor monitoring violation

69 regular monitoring violations

OAK MEADOWS SUBDIVISION (Population served: 59, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	3.9 people
Utah:	3.1 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	84.4%
Whole state:	76.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	0.9%
Whole state:	3.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oak City, UT

Oak City compared to Utah state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Oak City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Millard County Utah:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (35%) Coal or coke (26%) Electricity (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Solar energy (1%)

Religion statistics for Oak City

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 83.36%

Here		83.4%
USA		50.2%

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	LDS (Mormon) Church	Evangelical Free Church of America	Southern Baptist Convention	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Other
Adherents	96.0%	1.2%	0.8%	0.7%	1.2%
Congregations	78.8%	3.0%	3.0%	3.0%	12.1%

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	$744
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$246
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$50
Electric Power	0	$0		1	$186
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$150
Totals for Government	0	$0		5	$1,376

Oak City government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $91,000
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $20,000
Parks & Recreation: $10,000

All Other: $6,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $71,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $197,000
Central Staff Services: $51,000

Parks & Recreation: $26,000

Fire Protection: $20,000

Solid Waste Management: $19,000

Regular Highways: $14,000

Water Utilities: $12,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $2,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,105,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,067,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $38,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $22,000
General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $303,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $158,000
Water Utilities: $98,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $30,000
All Other: $22,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $45,000
Property: $16,000

NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $21,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $66,000

6.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,651 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.24%
Utah average:	8.03%

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 Utah County, UT	1.23% ($28,860 average AGI)
from Salt Lake County, UT	0.66% ($28,435)
from Washington County, UT	0.66% ($31,348)

7.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,329 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.87%
Utah average:	7.46%

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 Utah County, UT	1.74% ($33,435 average AGI)
to Salt Lake County, UT	1.27% ($22,911)
to Washington County, UT	0.93% ($29,879)

Strongest AM radio stations in Oak City:

KNAK (540 AM; 1 kW; DELTA, UT; Owner: SAM BUSHMAN)
KMTI (650 AM; 10 kW; MANTI, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KSVC (980 AM; 5 kW; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
KOAL (750 AM; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: EASTERN UTAH BROADCASTING CO.)
KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKDS (1060 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT; Owner: HOLIDAY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSLL (1080 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: AGAINST THE WIND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBEE (860 AM; 10 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KOVO (960 AM; 5 kW; PROVO, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING LLC)
KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oak City:

KLGL (97.5 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
K201BY (88.1 FM; DELTA, ETC., UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
K208AJ (89.5 FM; DELTA, UT; Owner: UTAH ST UNIV. OF AGRI. & APPLIED SCI)
K288AE (105.5 FM; DELTA, UT; Owner: MILLARD COUNTY)
K296AB (107.1 FM; DELTA, UT; Owner: MILLARD COUNTY)
KCYQ (93.7 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
KQMB (102.7 FM; MIDVALE, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
KXRK (96.3 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
K255AD (98.9 FM; RURAL GARFIELD, ETC., UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
KMXU (105.1 FM; MANTI, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, LLC)
K203CA (88.5 FM; MILFORD, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
KENZ (107.5 FM; OREM, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KZHT (94.9 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KTCE (92.3 FM; PAYSON, UT; Owner: MOENKOPI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K264AC (100.7 FM; RURAL UTAH COUNTY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
KSOP-FM (104.3 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: KSOP, INC.)
KUUU (92.1 FM; TOOELE, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
K208BZ (89.5 FM; SPANISH FORK, UT; Owner: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY)
KMDG (103.9 FM; NEPHI, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Oak City:

K44EA (Channel 44; FILLMORE, ETC., UT; Owner: UTAH STATE BOARD OF REGENTS)
K47HM (Channel 47; DELTA & OAK CITY, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
K60EK (Channel 60; DELTA, ETC., UT; Owner: MILLARD COUNTY)
K62ED (Channel 62; DELTA, ETC., UT; Owner: MILLARD COUNTY)
K66EH (Channel 66; DELTA, OAK CITY, ETC, UT; Owner: MILLARD COUNTY)
K68BQ (Channel 68; DELTA, ETC., UT; Owner: MILLARD COUNTY)
K40DR (Channel 40; DELTA, ETC., UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
K31FG (Channel 31; DELTA, ETC., UT; Owner: KUTV HOLDINGS, INC.)
K54DW (Channel 54; DELTA, OAK CITY, ETC, UT; Owner: MILLARD COUNTY)
KUPX (Channel 16; PROVO, UT; Owner: PAXSON SALT LAKE CITY LICENSE, INC.)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KB7QYR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00566406
Grant Date: 09/04/2002, Expiration Date: 12/01/2012, Certifier: Sidney A Ogden
Registrant: Sidney A Ogden, Oak City, UT 84649
Call Sign: KB7WQC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00691530
Grant Date: 05/28/2003, Expiration Date: 08/24/2013
Registrant: Phil R Finlinson, Box 6, Oak City, UT 84649
Call Sign: KC7COF, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/31/1994, Expiration Date: 05/31/2004, Cancelation Date: 06/01/2006
Registrant: Shaun Finlinson, 145 E 700 S, Oak City, UT 84649
Call Sign: KC7COG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00828733
Grant Date: 03/11/2004, Expiration Date: 05/31/2014, Certifier: Leslie B Lovell
Registrant: Leslie B Lovell, 11 0e 200 S Box 126, Oak City, UT 84649
Call Sign: KE7HOP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01144222
Grant Date: 04/25/2006, Expiration Date: 04/25/2016, Certifier: Levi J Pratt
Registrant: Levi J Pratt, 310 N 80w, Oak City, UT 84649

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 24
Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Oak City

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Oak City on our top lists:

#89 (84649) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of English first ancestries"
#93 (84649) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Danish first ancestries"

#17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election"
#67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election"

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