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Choctaw County

Population in July 2007: 81.
Males: 40  (50.6%)
Females: 41  (49.4%)

Median resident age:  40.9 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip code: 74761


Estimated median household income in 2007: $14,853 (it was $11,250 in 2000)
Swink:  $14,853
Oklahoma:  $41,567

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $26,814 (it was $16,000 in 2000)
Swink:  $26,814
Oklahoma:  $103,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $31,779; Detached houses: $19,238; Mobile homes: $29,773

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Races in Swink:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.4%)
  • American Indian (8.4%)
  • Two or more races (3.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Other race (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Swink: 72.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.5%), Irish (9.6%), English (8.4%), German (6.0%), Dutch (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 480 feet

Land area: 0.16 square miles.

Population density: 501 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Swink

  • High school or higher: 53.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 10.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Swink town

  • Never married: 8.6%
  • Now married: 69.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

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 early 2007.

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

Swink:  1.2% ($199)
Oklahoma:  0.8% ($523)

Swink satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Grayson, TX (81.9 miles , pop. 81,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Plano, TX (111.3 miles , pop. 222,030).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (124.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Fort Towson, OK (2.1 miles ), Valliant, OK (2.5 miles ), Sawyer, OK (3.1 miles ), Millerton, OK (3.3 miles ), Wright City, OK (3.4 miles ), Manchester, TX (3.6 miles ), Garvin, OK (4.0 miles) , Rattan, OK (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 34.02 N, Longitude: 95.20 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 580

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Swink-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 161% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1982, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.4 miles away from the Swink town center injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1982, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.5 miles away from the town center killed 10 people and injured 170 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Swink:
  • CHOCTAW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HUGO, OK)
  • MCCURTAIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; IDABEL, OK)
  • PUSHMATAHA CTY-TN OF ANTLERS HOSP AUTH (about 28 miles; ANTLERS, OK)

Political contributions by individuals in Swink, OK

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Swink:
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 68 miles; COMMERCE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,998)
  • SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; DURANT, OK; FT enrollment: 3,165)
  • GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; DENISON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,082)
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 98 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
  • EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; ADA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,429)
  • COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 102 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
  • TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 104 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 5,872)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Swink and their reported violations in the past:

CHOCTAW RWD #2 (Population served: 300, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-2001 and AUG-20-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2003)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2001 and AUG-20-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-2001), St Compliance achieved (2 times from AUG-20-2003 to AUG-20-2003)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-2000 and AUG-20-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2003)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2000 and AUG-20-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2003)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUN-01-1993 and MAR-22-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (OCT-04-1994), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-07-1997), St AO (w/penalty) issued (FEB-17-1998), St Compliance achieved (MAR-22-1999)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
DONALDSON (Population served: 105, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-05-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-05-2004), St Public Notif received (NOV-17-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-06-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-06-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-2001 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-2001)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2001 and JAN-06-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-2001), St Compliance achieved (JAN-06-2004)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-2000 and JAN-06-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-2001), St Compliance achieved (JAN-06-2004)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 7 minor monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
  • One other older monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Oklahoma:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  66.7%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.3%
Whole state:  4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 2.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  50.0%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  10.0%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Swink, OK



Swink compared to Oklahoma state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house 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 Choctaw County Oklahoma:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
  • Electricity (21%)
  • Wood (10%)
  • No fuel used (5%)


Religon statistics for Swink

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristAssemblies of GodCatholic Church
Adherents70.0%9.3%4.7%4.5%2.3%
Congregations37.3%11.9%13.6%6.8%3.4%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)Presbyterian Church (USA)National Association of Free Will BaptistsOther religions
Adherents1.8%1.3%1.2%1.2%3.8%
Congregations3.4%1.7%5.1%1.7%15.3%
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.


6.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,125 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.22%
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 Pushmataha County, OK  0.75% ($19,727 average AGI)
from McCurtain County, OK  0.66% ($23,552)
from Lamar County, TX  0.52% ($24,000)


6.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,880 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.27%
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 Lamar County, TX  0.84% ($32,811 average AGI)
to Bryan County, OK  0.75% ($24,303)
to McCurtain County, OK  0.55% ($29,792)


Strongest AM radio stations in Swink:
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KIHN (1340 AM; 1 kW; HUGO, OK; Owner: LITTLE DIXIE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KYNG (950 AM; 10 kW; DENISON-SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Swink:
  • KPLT-FM (107.7 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KITX (95.5 FM; HUGO, OK; Owner: K95.5, INC.)
  • KKBI (106.1 FM; BROKEN BOW, OK; Owner: J.D.C. RADIO, INC.)
  • KOYN (93.9 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBUS (101.9 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KHCP (89.3 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KQIB (102.9 FM; IDABEL, OK; Owner: JDC RADIO, INC.)
  • KBEL-FM (96.7 FM; IDABEL, OK; Owner: HAROLD E. COCHRAN)

TV broadcast stations around Swink:
  • K15AA (Channel 15; HUGO, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • K28DJ (Channel 28; BROKEN BOW, OK; Owner: TRUSTEES OF J.B.CALLAHAM R.T.)
  • K63BA (Channel 63; IDABEL, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • K42DA (Channel 42; PARIS, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 18
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Swink


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Swink, OK

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