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Comanche County

Population in July 2007: 11,942.
Males: 8,513  (71.3%)
Females: 3,429  (28.7%)

Median resident age:  21.8 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,425 (it was $37,535 in 2000)
Sill:  $48,425
Oklahoma:  $41,567

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,813
Sill:  $16,813
Oklahoma:  $22,540

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $133,596 (it was $97,500 in 2000)
Sill:  $133,596
Oklahoma:  $103,000

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Races in Sill:

  • White Non-Hispanic (58.3%)
  • Black (26.6%)
  • American Indian (26.6%)
  • Hispanic (13.3%)
  • Other race (6.8%)
  • Two or more races (4.0%)
  • Filipino (0.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)
  • Korean (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Sill: 83.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 810 feet

Land area: 147.0 square miles.

Population density: 81 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Sill

  • High school or higher: 97.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 10.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sill CCD

  • Never married: 54.8%
  • Now married: 40.9%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 4.3%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.2%
Oklahoma:  3.8%

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

Sill:  0.5% ($500)
Oklahoma:  0.8% ($523)
Sill satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lawton, OK (7.4 miles , pop. 92,757).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (77.9 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (163.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Medicine Park, OK (1.9 miles ), Northwest Comanche, OK (2.6 miles ), Lawton, OK (2.7 miles ), Cache, OK (2.8 miles ), Southwest Comanche, OK (3.3 miles ), Elgin, OK (3.7 miles ), Southeast Comanche, OK (3.8 miles ), Indiahoma, OK (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 34.69 N, Longitude: 98.51 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 580

Sill household income distribution Sill home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Public administration (37%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Department and other general merchandise stores (16%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Personal and laundry services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (10%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (12%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)



Sill-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 295% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/24/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.1 miles away from the Sill place center killed 4 people and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/17/1976, a category 4 tornado 13.5 miles away from the place center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Sill-area historical earthquake activity is above Oklahoma state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 8.5 miles away from Sill center
On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.2 miles away from the city center
On 2/8/2002 at 16:07:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 8.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/15/1990 at 11:44:41, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.4 miles away from Sill center
On 12/17/1992 at 07:18:04, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/6/2006 at 22:13:16, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.7 miles away from Sill center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Hospitals/medical centers near Sill:
  • COMANCHE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; LAWTON, OK)
  • JIM TALIAFERRO COMM MENTAL HEALTH CTR (about 5 miles; LAWTON, OK)
  • SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; LAWTON, OK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sill:
  • CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; LAWTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
  • MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 71 miles; NORMAN, OK; FT enrollment: 20,154)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 5,220)
  • OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 77 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,164)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 3,234)

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Notable locations in Sill: Elgin Ridge (A), Quinette Crossing (B), Quinette Picnic Area (C), Running Deer Girl Scout Camp (D), Cedar Lakes Golf Course (E), Letra Campground and Picnic Area (F), Post Golf Course (G), Snow Hall (H), Fort Sill Museum (I), Artillery Bowl (J), Nye Library (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Sill include: Grierson Hill Church (A), Hartell Boulevard Chapel (B), Diamond Brigade Chapel (C), New Post Chapel (D), Old Post Chapel (E), Old Post Church (F), Sheridan Road Chapel (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bailtso Apache South Cemetery (1), Beef Creek Apache Cemetery (2), Chief Chihuahua Apache Cemetery (3), Otipoby Comanche Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Jump Pond (A), Upper Frisco Pond (B), Quanah Lake (C), Snow Pond (D), Northeast Pond (E), Rumbough Pond (F), Engineer Pond (G), Nineteen Seventy-six Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Deer Creek (A), Medicine Creek (B), Frisco Creek (C), Ketch Creek (D), Scout Creek (E), Sitting Bear Creek (F), Beef Creek (G), Quanah Creek (H), Rabbit Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sill include: Prichard Field (1), M. Songbird Management Area (2), Rucker Park (3), Craterville Park (4), Butner Field (5), Medicine Creek Park (6), Ambrosia Park (7), Fort Sill National Historic Site (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.8 people
Oklahoma:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  1.5%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  0.7%
Whole state:  4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.2%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.4%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sill, OK


People in group quarters in Sill
  • 6585 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 31 people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 26 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
  • 5 people in military disciplinary barracks


Sill compared to Oklahoma state average:
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Comanche County Oklahoma:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (67%)
  • Electricity (30%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Sill

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchAssemblies of GodChurches of Christ
Adherents56.0%12.8%7.8%3.6%3.0%
Congregations24.7%14.4%2.7%9.6%11.0%
NameChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChristian Churches and Churches of ChristLutheran ChurchSalvation ArmyOther religions
Adherents1.8%1.7%1.6%1.4%10.5%
Congregations1.4%2.7%1.4%0.7%31.5%
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.


10.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,552 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.54%
Oklahoma average:  8.21%

1.33% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,845 average AGI)
Comanche County:  1.33%
Oklahoma average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Oklahoma County, OK  0.37% ($24,873 average AGI)
from Honolulu County, HI  0.28% ($34,380)
from Stephens County, OK  0.23% ($28,193)


12.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,661 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.80%
Oklahoma average:  7.91%

0.96% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,426 average AGI)
Comanche County:  0.96%
Oklahoma average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Oklahoma County, OK  0.53% ($26,025 average AGI)
to Cleveland County, OK  0.30% ($28,509)
to Stephens County, OK  0.28% ($36,925)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sill:
  • KPTK (1380 AM; 1 kW; LAWTON, OK; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA, INC.)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KJON (850 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANADARKO, OK; Owner: CARROLLTON BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, LP)
  • KCAF (990 AM; 10 kW; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: RENAISSANCE RADIO, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KKRX (1050 AM; 0 kW; LAWTON, OK; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING OF LAWTON, INC.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KWFS (1290 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWLS (640 AM; 5 kW; MOORE, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sill:
  • KVRW (107.3 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: PAT-TOWER, INC.)
  • KBZQ (99.5 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: WILLIAM R. FRITSCH, JR.)
  • KZCD (94.1 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLAW (101.3 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KVRS (90.3 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: LAWTON EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING SERVICES)
  • KMGZ (95.3 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: BROADCO OF TEXAS, INC.)
  • KCCU (89.3 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: CAMERON UNIVERSITY)
  • KRMP (103.5 FM; ANADARKO, OK; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA, INC.)
  • KNIN-FM (92.9 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFXI (92.1 FM; MARLOW, OK; Owner: DFWU, INC.)
  • K275AE (102.9 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: CAMERON UNIVERSITY)
  • KSYY (105.3 FM; KINGFISHER, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KJRF (91.1 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: THE CHRISTIAN CENTER INC)
  • KSYE (91.5 FM; FREDERICK, OK; Owner: CRISWELL CENTER FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES)
  • K242AA (96.3 FM; LAWTON, ETC., OK; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP. INC)
  • K264AJ (100.7 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Sill:
  • K21DC (Channel 21; LAWTON, OK; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)
  • K38GL (Channel 38; LAWTON, OK; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K53DS (Channel 53; LAWTON, OK; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSWO-TV (Channel 7; LAWTON, OK; Owner: KSWO TELEVISION COMPANY, INC.)
  • K49GC (Channel 49; LAWTON, OK; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KJTL (Channel 18; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K47DK (Channel 47; GRANDFIELD, OK; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)


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