Drinking water stations with addresses in Wakita and their reported violations in the past:
GRANT COUNTY RWD #1 (Population served: 100, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.3 people | | Oklahoma: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 62.4% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.5% | | Whole state: | 4.0% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 11.9% | | Whole state: | 14.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wakita, OK
41 people in nursing homes
Wakita compared to Oklahoma state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Wakita (2009 data):
- Farmers Exchange Bank: Wakita Branch at 101 South Locust, branch established on 1901-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $103.6 mil, Deposits: $88.9 mil, headquarters in Cherokee, OK, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Farmers Exchange Bancorporation, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County Oklahoma:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (82%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Religon statistics for Wakita
| Name | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 28.4% | 25.3% | 20.0% | 8.3% | 7.3% |
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| Congregations | 19.4% | 16.7% | 13.9% | 11.1% | 8.3% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | Church of the Nazarene | Assemblies of God | Mennonite Church USA | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% |
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| Congregations | 8.3% | 2.8% | 11.1% | 2.8% | 5.6% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,110 | $25,320 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,060 | $24,720 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,120 | $25,440 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $6,290 | $25,160 | 0 | $0 |
Wakita government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $32,000
Solid Waste Management: $25,000
Sewerage: $23,000
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $160,000
Water Utilities: $52,000
Central Staff Services: $41,000
Police Protection: $41,000
Solid Waste Management: $23,000
Sewerage: $13,000
Regular Highways: $12,000
Fire Protection: $7,000
Health Services - Other: $3,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $28,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $235,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $30,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $247,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $18,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $129,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $109,000
Water Utilities: $65,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $100,000
General Support: $7,000
All Other: $5,000
Highways: $4,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $29,000
Public Utilities: $8,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $74,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000
6.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,567 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.19% | | 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:
8.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,489 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.18% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Wakita:
- KCRC (1390 AM; 10 kW; ENID, OK; Owner: CHISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING CO.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KGWA (960 AM; 1 kW; ENID, OK; Owner: WILLIAMS CAPITOL CORPORATION)
- KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWLS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PRATT, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
- KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wakita:
- KQBL (96.9 FM; ENID, OK; Owner: CHAMPLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KNID (99.7 FM; ALVA, OK; Owner: CHRISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KOFM (103.1 FM; ENID, OK; Owner: WILLIAMS CAPITOL CORPORATION)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Harold L Logsdon, W Edge Of Town, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 104.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00816301
Registrant: Pioneer Long Distance, Inc. D/B/A Legacy Tv, 2120 L Street Nw, Suite 520, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 296-8890, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2- 114 W Main, Call Sign: WQV991
Assigned Frequencies : 155.490 MHz, 155.685 MHz
Grant Date: 06/18/2005, Expiration Date: 08/28/2015
Registrant: Town Of Wakita, 112 W. Main, Wakita, OK 73771, Phone: (580) 594-2200, Fax: (580) 594-2539, Email:
- 1st St At Santa Fe Tracks, Call Sign: KKU429, Licensee ID: L00065758
Assigned Frequencies : 152.870 MHz
Grant Date: 08/24/1999, Expiration Date: 08/10/2004, Cancelation Date: 02/06/2002
Registrant: Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co, Wakita, OK 73771, Phone: (405) 594-2234
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2- Call Sign: KA5WIE, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/17/1997, Expiration Date: 02/17/2007, Cancelation Date: 02/18/2009
Registrant: Frank Cromwell, 303 W Sioux, Wakita, OK 73771 - Call Sign: KD5CCM, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 08/26/1997, Expiration Date: 08/26/2007
Registrant: Johnny M Claflin, Rr 1 Box 139, Wakita, OK 73771
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