Oktaha, Oklahoma

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Population in July 2008: 336. Population change since 2000: +2.8%

Males: 164	(48.9%)
Females: 172	(51.1%)

Median resident age:	32.4 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 74450.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,275 (it was $24,844 in 2000)

Oktaha:	$33,275
Oklahoma:	$41,567

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,715

Oktaha:	$13,715
Oklahoma:	$22,540

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $54,394 (it was $36,800 in 2000)

Oktaha:	$54,394
Oklahoma:	$103,000

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Races in Oktaha:

White Non-Hispanic (70.9%)
American Indian (23.5%)
Two or more races (8.0%)
Black (3.4%)
Filipino (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Oktaha: 76.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (19.9%), United States (9.8%), English (7.6%), German (5.2%), Dutch (1.5%), West Indian (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 600 feet

Land area: 0.26 square miles.

Population density: 1291 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Oktaha

High school or higher: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 2.8%
Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oktaha town

Never married: 20.3%
Now married: 59.5%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 5.9%
Divorced: 12.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Oklahoma:	3.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in May 2009.

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

Oktaha:	0.8% ($311)
Oklahoma:	0.8% ($523)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Broken Arrow, OK (36.1 miles , pop. 74,859).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (46.2 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (206.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Rentiesville, OK (1.9 miles) , Wainwright, OK (2.4 miles) , Summit, OK (2.6 miles ), Checotah, OK (2.8 miles ), Council Hill, OK (3.2 miles) , Shady Grove, OK (3.2 miles) , Boynton, OK (3.3 miles ), Warner, OK (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 35.58 N, Longitude: 95.48 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 918

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Population change in the 1990s: +60 (+22.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Miscellaneous manufacturing (14%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Machinery (11%)
Construction (9%)
Paper (8%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (26%)
Health care (17%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Food and beverage stores (11%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Book stores and news dealers (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (19%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Top executives (4%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (14%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Cashiers (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)

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Oktaha-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 263% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/26/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.0 miles away from the Oktaha town center killed 5 people and injured 25 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/26/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.4 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Oktaha-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oklahoma state average. It is 95% 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 83.5 miles away from Oktaha center
On 5/27/2007 at 21:03:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 40.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/2002 at 02:18:13, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/9/2008 at 22:59:47, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.4 miles away from Oktaha center
On 3/15/2006 at 08:30:25, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/30/2008 at 16:25:00, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.9 miles away from Oktaha center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Oktaha:

MUSKOGEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; MUSKOGEE, OK)
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKEVIEW (about 20 miles; EUFAULA, OK)
WAGONER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; WAGONER, OK)

Political contributions by individuals in Oktaha, OK

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oktaha:

NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Full-time enrollment: 6,610)
ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,309)
TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)
UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 48 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,760)
WESTARK COLLEGE (about 75 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 78 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)

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Average household size:

This town:	3.0 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	83.6%
Whole state:	68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.5%
Whole state:	4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	19.1%
Whole state:	14.7%

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

This town:	4.5%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oktaha, OK

Oktaha compared to Oklahoma state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting 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 Muskogee County Oklahoma:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (27%)

Religion statistics for Oktaha

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.88%

Here		62.9%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church
Adherents	47.5%	18.1%	7.2%	4.7%	4.6%
Congregations	29.2%	10.0%	11.5%	12.3%	1.5%

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other
Adherents	3.8%	1.9%	1.8%	1.8%	8.6%
Congregations	3.8%	0.8%	1.5%	3.1%	26.2%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$1,020
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$1,224
Totals for Government	0	$0		2	$2,244

Oktaha government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $18,000
Construction - General: $1,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $7,000
General - Other: $6,000

Sewerage: $1,000

Regular Highways: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $7,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,000
General Support: $1,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $6,000

6.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,247 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.58%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($125 average AGI)
Muskogee County: 0.04%
Oklahoma average: 0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Tulsa County, OK	0.75% ($29,708 average AGI)
from Wagoner County, OK	0.61% ($27,518)
from Cherokee County, OK	0.44% ($30,571)

6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,522 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.50%
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 Tulsa County, OK	1.28% ($67,861 average AGI)
to Cherokee County, OK	0.61% ($25,993)
to Wagoner County, OK	0.59% ($34,583)

Strongest AM radio stations in Oktaha:

KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KXTD (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WAGONER, OK; Owner: GAYTAN-GALVAN LIMITED LIABILITY COMP)
KBIX (1490 AM; 1 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: KMMY INC.)
KAKC (1300 AM; 5 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
KYHN (1320 AM; 10 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KWHN (1650 AM; 10 kW; FT. SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oktaha:

KMMY (97.1 FM; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: KMMY, Inc.)
KNYD (90.5 FM; BROKEN ARROW, OK; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP. INC)
KTKL (88.5 FM; STIGLER, OK; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KHTT (106.9 FM; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
KCXR (100.3 FM; TAFT, OK; Owner: KXOJ INC.)
KJSR (103.3 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KMYZ-FM (104.5 FM; PRYOR, OK; Owner: SHAMROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KWGS (89.5 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA)
KZBB (97.9 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KMAG (99.1 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTCS-FM (99.9 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: BIG CHIEF BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K204EW (88.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
K219CN (91.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KARG (91.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KQCV-FM (95.1 FM; SHAWNEE, OK; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
KJMM (105.3 FM; BIXBY, OK; Owner: KJMM, INC.)
KXBL (99.5 FM; HENRYETTA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Oktaha:

KTUL (Channel 8; TULSA, OK; Owner: KTUL, LLC)
KJRH (Channel 2; TULSA, OK; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KOED-TV (Channel 11; TULSA, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KOTV (Channel 6; TULSA, OK; Owner: GRIFFIN LICENSING, L.L.C.)
KWHB (Channel 47; TULSA, OK; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KTFO (Channel 41; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KWBT (Channel 19; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: TULSA COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
KOKI-TV (Channel 23; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KOET (Channel 3; EUFAULA, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KTPX (Channel 44; OKMULGEE, OK; Owner: PAXSON TULSA LICENSE, INC.)
K31DY (Channel 31; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)
K25GJ (Channel 25; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Oktaha fatal accident list:
Nov 28, 2007 11:41 AM, Washington Street, Lat: 35.575303, Lon: -95.481272, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

2.8 Km Ne Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 58.5 m, Call Sign: KNKN596, Licensee ID: L00128694
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: David C Jatlow
Registrant: Dobson Cellular Systems, LLC

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

Edward G Roach, South 94th West, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 105.8 m
Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
Christine A Verre, On West Side Of Highway 69, 1/2 Mile West Of Oktaha, Oklahoma, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
Dane F Ershen, 6240 West 83rd Street South, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.6 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KB5YHG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00595019
Grant Date: 11/15/2002, Expiration Date: 01/26/2013
Registrant: Michael R Christian, Rt 1 Box 1913, Oktaha, OK 74450
Call Sign: KD5DIH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01380246
Grant Date: 03/18/2008, Expiration Date: 03/18/2018
Registrant: Dawna K Orr, 7431 W 113th S, Oktaha, OK 74450
Call Sign: KD5DIJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01380218
Grant Date: 03/18/2008, Expiration Date: 03/18/2018
Registrant: Kenny M Orr, 7431 W 113 South, Oktaha, OK 74450
Call Sign: KD5IWU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00186987
Grant Date: 12/22/1999, Expiration Date: 12/22/2009, Certifier: Jay C Pickard
Registrant: Jay C Pickard, 10510 S 84th St W, Oktaha, OK 74450
Call Sign: KE5RHC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01339140
Grant Date: 11/06/2007, Expiration Date: 11/06/2017, Certifier: Shane A Keeter
Registrant: Shane A Keeter, 6824 W 93rd St S, Oktaha, OK 74450

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

Oktaha on our top lists:

#63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
#72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
#79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"

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