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Tenkiller, OK map Population (year 2000): 549
Males: 286  (52.1%)
Females: 263  (47.9%)

Cherokee County

Median resident age:  36.6 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 74471.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,600 (it was $24,712 in 2000)
Tenkiller  $27,600
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $64,300 (it was $53,800 in 2000)
Tenkiller  $64,300
Oklahoma:  $89,100

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Races in Tenkiller:

  • White Non-Hispanic (48.8%)
  • American Indian (48.5%)
  • Two or more races (10.2%)
  • Black (1.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

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Ancestries: United States (12.0%), English (7.8%), German (6.4%), Irish (5.6%), French (1.8%), West Indian (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 19.0 square miles.

Population density: 29 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Tenkiller

  • High school or higher: 65.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tenkiller CDP

  • Never married: 15.0%
  • Now married: 70.8%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 3.0%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Oklahoma:  3.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Tenkiller:  0.4% ($199)
Oklahoma:  0.7% ($523)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Smith, AR (43.9 miles , pop. 80,268).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (76.7 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (245.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: East Cherokee, OK (1.3 miles ), Dry Creek, OK (2.9 miles ), Welling, OK (4.6 miles ), Keys, OK (5.0 miles ), Pettit, OK (5.7 miles ), Park Hill, OK (7.1 miles ), Rocky Mountain, OK (7.3 miles ), South Cherokee, OK (9.4 miles ).

Latitude: 35.79 N, Longitude: 94.87 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Administrative and support and waste management services (16%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
  • Therapists (6%)


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Tenkiller-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 162% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1960, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.9 miles away from the Tenkiller place center killed 16 people and injured 106 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/26/1976, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 42.7 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 64 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Tenkiller:
  • W W HASTINGS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK)
  • TAHLEQUAH CITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; STILWELL, OK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tenkiller:
  • FORT SMITH REGIONAL (about 48 miles; FORT SMITH, AR; ID: FSM)
  • DRAKE FIELD (about 51 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; ID: FYV)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 52 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tenkiller:
  • TENKILLER LAKE AIRPARK (about 8 miles; COOKSON, OK; ID: 44M)
  • TAHLEQUAH MUNI (about 13 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; ID: TQH)
  • STILWELL/CHEROKEE NATION (about 17 miles; STILWELL, OK; ID: O11)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tenkiller:
  • NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Full-time enrollment: 6,610)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 49 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 61 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
  • TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)
  • ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,309)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 79 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,760)

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Notable location: Camp Darby (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Tenkiller include: Barber Church (A), Independent Church (B), Indian Home Church (C), Etta Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Dry Creek (A), Caney Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Tenkiller: Etta Bend Public Use Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Oklahoma:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  78.3%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  21.0%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Tenkiller 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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8.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,895 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.92%
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 Muskogee County, OK  1.08% ($25,993 average AGI)
from Tulsa County, OK  0.87% ($25,955)
from Adair County, OK  0.68% ($21,535)


8.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,302 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.19%
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  1.36% ($23,427 average AGI)
to Muskogee County, OK  0.78% ($30,571)
to Adair County, OK  0.66% ($19,639)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tenkiller:
  • KTLQ (1350 AM; 1 kW; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Owner: JOHNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KYHN (1320 AM; 10 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • KUOA (1290 AM; 5 kW; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: KUOA, INC.)
  • KWHN (1650 AM; 10 kW; FT. SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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)
  • KURM (790 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: KERM, INC)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tenkiller:
  • KEOK (101.7 FM; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Owner: JOHNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K204CA (88.7 FM; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • 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)
  • KISR (93.7 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: STEREO 93, INC.)
  • KREU (92.3 FM; ROLAND, OK; Owner: STAR 92 CO.)
  • KDAB (94.9 FM; PRAIRIE GROVE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KKBD (95.9 FM; SALLISAW, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Tenkiller:
  • K48FL (Channel 48; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: TV 34, INC.)
  • KFSM-TV (Channel 5; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • KTUL (Channel 8; TULSA, OK; Owner: KTUL, LLC)
  • KOTV (Channel 6; TULSA, OK; Owner: GRIFFIN LICENSING, L.L.C.)
  • K52GX (Channel 52; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K04DY (Channel 4; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Owner: NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY)

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