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Bryan County

Population in 2010: 395. Population change since 2000: -6.4%
Males: 207  (52.4%)
Females: 188  (47.6%)

Median resident age:  41.3 years
Oklahoma median age:  40.6 years

Zip codes: 74423.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $40,558 (it was $29,167 in 2000)
Sand Hills:

$40,558
Oklahoma:

$41,664
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $17,506

Sand Hills CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $64,424 (it was $49,600 in 2000)
Sand Hills:

$64,424
Oklahoma:

$107,700
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $78,526; Detached houses: $86,881; Mobile homes: $61,622

Median gross rent in 2009: $555.

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Sand Hills races chart
  • White alone - 264 (66.8%)
  • American Indian alone - 82 (20.8%)
  • Two or more races - 35 (8.9%)
  • Black alone - 7 (1.8%)
  • Hispanic - 7 (1.8%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Sand Hills: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (12.1%), Irish (5.2%), German (4.5%), English (3.3%), West Indian (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 650 feet

Land area: 7.64 square miles.

Population density: 52 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Sand Hills:

  • High school or higher: 68.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sand Hills CDP:

  • Never married: 14.1%
  • Now married: 65.6%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

13 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.4% North America).

This place:  3.1%
Oklahoma:  3.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $338 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $183 (0.3%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Broken Arrow, OK (43.4 miles , pop. 74,859).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (54.2 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (216.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Braggs, OK (1.5 miles ), River Bottom, OK (1.6 miles ), Sour John, OK (1.7 miles) , Paradise Hill, OK (2.6 miles) , Notchietown, OK (2.7 miles ), Gore, OK (2.8 miles ), Webbers Falls, OK (3.0 miles ), Redbird Smith, OK (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 35.63 N, Longitude: 95.19 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 918

Sand Hills household income distribution Sand Hills home values distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

4.3%
Oklahoma:

5.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (27%)
  • Public administration (18%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (17%)
  • Manufacturing (13%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Utilities (3%)
  • Health care and social assistance (36%)
  • Public administration (34%)
  • Information (15%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (3%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (13%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (3%)
  • Child care workers (9%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Personal appearance workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

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Tornado activity:

Sand Hills-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 256% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/26/1973, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.7 miles away from the Sand Hills place center killed 5 people and injured 25 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1960, a category F4 tornado 24.4 miles away from the place center killed 16 people and injured 106 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Sand Hills-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oklahoma state average. It is 98% 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 97.3 miles away from the city 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 55.4 miles away from Sand Hills center
On 6/9/2008 at 22:59:47, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.9 miles away from the city center
On 3/15/2006 at 08:30:25, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Bryan County (18) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Winter Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 4, Fires: 2, Snow: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Sand Hills:

  • MUSKOGEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; MUSKOGEE, OK)
  • MUSKOGEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; MUSKOGEE, OK)
  • MUSKOGEE VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 15 miles away; MUSKOGEE, OK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sand Hills:

  • Northeastern State University (about 24 miles; Tahlequah, OK; Full-time enrollment: 6,171)
  • Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology-Okmulgee (about 43 miles; Okmulgee, OK; FT enrollment: 2,341)
  • University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (about 50 miles; Fort Smith, AR; FT enrollment: 4,962)
  • Oral Roberts University (about 52 miles; Tulsa, OK; FT enrollment: 2,705)
  • Tulsa Community College (about 52 miles; Tulsa, OK; FT enrollment: 8,387)
  • Rogers State University (about 54 miles; Claremore, OK; FT enrollment: 2,643)
  • University of Tulsa (about 56 miles; Tulsa, OK; FT enrollment: 3,764)

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Bryan County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.3. This is about average.
City:

33.3
U.S.:

32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.694. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.8 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.694
U.S.:

2.433
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2009 was 5.00. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.8 miles away from the city center.
City:

5.00
U.S.:

10.54
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 22.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.7 miles away from the city center.
City:

22.2
U.S.:

22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.5 miles away from the city center.
City:

10.2
U.S.:

9.6


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 21.5%
(19.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 30.9% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Oklahoma:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  76.6%
Whole state:  69.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.4%
Whole state:  4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sand Hills, OK


Sand Hills compared to Oklahoma state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Sand Hills travel time to work - commute


Sand Hills mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
  • Electricity (22%)
  • Wood (7%)
  • Utility gas (6%)
  • Other fuel (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Bryan County Oklahoma:




2008 Presidential Election results in Bryan County Oklahoma:


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Religion statistics for Sand Hills (based on Bryan County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 64.93%
Here64.9%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchChurch of the Nazarene
Adherents67.8%9.3%5.0%4.2%2.0%
Congregations41.6%7.9%14.6%2.2%4.5%
NameAssemblies of GodChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Presbyterian Church (USA)LDS (Mormon) ChurchOther
Adherents2.0%1.9%1.6%1.3%5.0%
Congregations5.6%1.1%5.6%1.1%15.7%
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 8
This county:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Oklahoma:

1.97 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

0.51 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.76 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28
Bryan County:

7.13 / 10,000 pop.
Oklahoma:

4.35 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
Bryan County:

6.87 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.89 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

10.5%
State:

10.3%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

30.0%
Oklahoma:

29.2%

9.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,359 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.20%
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 Grayson County, TX  1.54% ($26,331 average AGI)
from Atoka County, OK  0.56% ($19,806)
from Marshall County, OK  0.37% ($23,805)


7.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,256 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.66%
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 Grayson County, TX  1.19% ($27,385 average AGI)
to Atoka County, OK  0.47% ($24,538)
to Marshall County, OK  0.32% ($20,086)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sand Hills:

  • 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.)
  • KXTD (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WAGONER, OK; Owner: GAYTAN-GALVAN LIMITED LIABILITY COMP)
  • KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KBIX (1490 AM; 1 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: KMMY INC.)
  • KYHN (1320 AM; 10 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KWHN (1650 AM; 10 kW; FT. SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KAKC (1300 AM; 5 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KTLQ (1350 AM; 1 kW; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Owner: JOHNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sand Hills:

  • 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)
  • 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)
  • KJSR (103.3 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KMYZ-FM (104.5 FM; PRYOR, OK; Owner: SHAMROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KCXR (100.3 FM; TAFT, OK; Owner: KXOJ INC.)
  • KHTT (106.9 FM; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KWGS (89.5 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA)
  • KISR (93.7 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: STEREO 93, INC.)
  • KKBD (95.9 FM; SALLISAW, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KEOK (101.7 FM; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Owner: JOHNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KTFX-FM (102.1 FM; WARNER, OK; Owner: K95.5, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Sand Hills:

  • K31DY (Channel 31; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)
  • K25GJ (Channel 25; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • 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.)
  • KOKI-TV (Channel 23; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KFSM-TV (Channel 5; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • KOET (Channel 3; EUFAULA, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • KWBT (Channel 19; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: TULSA COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • K48FL (Channel 48; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: TV 34, INC.)

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