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Population in July 2007: 1,101. Population change since 2000: -3.1%
 

Males: 524  (47.6%)
Females: 577  (52.4%)
Median resident age:  40.2 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 73568.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,906 (it was $18,864 in 2000)
Temple:  $24,906
Oklahoma:  $41,567

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $42,568 (it was $25,400 in 2000)
Temple:  $42,568
Oklahoma:  $103,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $56,333; Detached houses: $56,649; Townhouses or other attached units: $5,547; Mobile homes: $23,649

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Races in Temple:

  • White Non-Hispanic (73.9%)
  • Black (11.3%)
  • Hispanic (7.2%)
  • American Indian (6.8%)
  • Other race (4.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Temple: 72.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (27.9%), German (7.2%), Irish (5.9%), English (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%), French (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1007 feet

Land area: 1.31 square miles.

Population density: 842 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Temple

  • High school or higher: 74.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Temple town

  • Never married: 15.7%
  • Now married: 54.8%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 12.9%
  • Divorced: 13.3%

27 residents are foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 0.6% Asia, 0.3% Europe).

This town:  2.4%
Oklahoma:  3.8%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Temple, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Temple to the number of sex offenders is 551 to 1.

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

Temple:  0.8% ($199)
Oklahoma:  0.8% ($523)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lawton, OK (26.6 miles , pop. 92,757).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (96.6 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (142.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Walters, OK (8.1 miles ), Hastings, OK (9.2 miles) , Byers, TX (14.2 miles ), Randlett, OK (17.1 miles ), Waurika, OK (17.5 miles ), Geronimo, OK (17.8 miles ), Petrolia, TX (17.8 miles ), Southwest Cotton, OK (17.9 miles ).

Latitude: 34.27 N, Longitude: 98.23 W

Area code: 580

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Population change in the 1990s: -170 (-12.9%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Private households (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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Crime in Temple (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 5 assaults (435.2 per 100,000)
  • 10 burglaries (870.3 per 100,000)
  • 9 thefts (783.3 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (87.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 186.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Crime in Temple (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (86.2 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 assaults (172.4 per 100,000)
  • 5 burglaries (431.0 per 100,000)
  • 7 thefts (603.4 per 100,000)
  • 2 auto thefts (172.4 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 171.6 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

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Temple-area historical tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 198% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1964, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 27.1 miles away from the Temple town center killed 7 people and injured 111 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/26/1962, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.0 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Temple:
  • JEFFERSON COUNTRY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WAURIKA, OK)
  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; LAWTON, OK)
  • DUNCAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 29 miles; DUNCAN, OK)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Temple:
  • LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL (about 24 miles; LAWTON, OK; ID: LAW)
  • SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 27 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; ID: SPS)
  • HENRY POST AAF (about 28 miles; FORT SILL, OK; ID: FSI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Temple:
  • WALTERS MUNI (about 14 miles; WALTERS, OK; ID: 3O5)
  • HALLIBURTON FIELD (about 24 miles; DUNCAN, OK; ID: DUC)
  • CHATTANOOGA SKY HARBOR (about 31 miles; CHATTANOOGA, OK; ID: 92F)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Temple:
  • CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; LAWTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
  • MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 85 miles; NORMAN, OK; FT enrollment: 20,154)
  • NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 88 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 3,018)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 5,220)
  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
  • OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 96 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,164)

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Hotel: Sands Motel (632 West Oregon Street).

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  61.7%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.1%
Whole state:  4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  29.5%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  11.2%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Temple, OK


37 people in nursing homes


Temple compared to Oklahoma state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age above 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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Banks with branches in Temple (2007 data):
  • First State Bank in Temple: First State Bank In Temple at 111 South Commercial, branch established on 1919-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $22.7 mil, Deposits: $15.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: First Temple Corporation



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (70%)
  • Electricity (29%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$2,802
Water Supply 1$2,348$28,1760$0
Solid Waste Management 1$1,710$20,5200$0
Sewerage 1$2,424$29,0880$0



Temple government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $84,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $199,000
    Central Staff Services: $181,000
    Solid Waste Management: $106,000
    Regular Highways: $13,000
    General - Other: $5,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $29,000
    Water Utilities: $16,000
    Highways: $8,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $699,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $688,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $11,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $22,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
    Property Sale Other: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $41,000
    Fire Protection: $27,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $504,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $264,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $11,000
    Highways: $2,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $94,000
    Public Utilities: $21,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $203,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $27,000

8.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,395 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.67%
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 Comanche County, OK  1.97% ($25,359 average AGI)
from Wichita County, TX  1.41% ($28,786)
from Stephens County, OK  1.06% ($31,333)


8.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,874 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.44%
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 Comanche County, OK  2.43% ($26,979 average AGI)
to Wichita County, TX  1.01% ($24,750)
to Stephens County, OK  0.56% ($29,364)


Strongest AM radio stations in Temple:
  • KCAF (990 AM; 10 kW; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: RENAISSANCE RADIO, INC.)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KWFS (1290 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KJON (850 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANADARKO, OK; Owner: CARROLLTON BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, LP)
  • KPTK (1380 AM; 1 kW; LAWTON, OK; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA, INC.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Temple:
  • KNIN-FM (92.9 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWRD-FM (100.7 FM; HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, L.L.C.)
  • KWFS-FM (102.3 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBZS (106.3 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLUR (99.9 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KQXC-FM (103.9 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KFXI (92.1 FM; MARLOW, OK; Owner: DFWU, INC.)
  • KZCD (94.1 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLAW (101.3 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCCU (89.3 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: CAMERON UNIVERSITY)
  • KMOC (89.5 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN SERVICE FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • KTEO (90.5 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY)
  • KSYY (105.3 FM; KINGFISHER, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBZQ (99.5 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: WILLIAM R. FRITSCH, JR.)
  • KKEN (97.1 FM; DUNCAN, OK; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Temple:
  • KSWO-TV (Channel 7; LAWTON, OK; Owner: KSWO TELEVISION COMPANY, INC.)
  • KFDX-TV (Channel 3; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF WICHITA FALLS, L.L.C.)
  • KAUZ-TV (Channel 6; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF WICHITA FALLS, LLC)
  • KJTL (Channel 18; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K47DK (Channel 47; GRANDFIELD, OK; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K38GL (Channel 38; LAWTON, OK; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K53DS (Channel 53; LAWTON, OK; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)


Temple fatal accident list:
Dec 9, 2004 12:34 AM, Sr-5a, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 18, 1995 10:15 AM, 65, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

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