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West Choctaw, Oklahoma



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West Choctaw, OK mapPopulation (year 2000): 3,154
Males: 1,519  (48.2%)
Females: 1,635  (51.8%)

Major County

Median resident age:  38.7 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,200 (it was $20,750 in 2000)
West Choctaw  $23,200
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $49,700 (it was $41,600 in 2000)
West Choctaw  $49,700
Oklahoma:  $89,100

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Races in West Choctaw:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.4%)
  • Two or more races (5.7%)
  • Black (4.1%)
  • American Indian (4.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1246 feet

Land area: 308.0 square miles.

Population density: 10 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in West Choctaw

  • High school or higher: 69.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Choctaw CCD

  • Never married: 16.2%
  • Now married: 62.5%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 10.6%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.7%
Oklahoma:  3.8%

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

West Choctaw:  0.5% ($199)
Oklahoma:  0.7% ($523)
West Choctaw satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Grayson, TX (58.8 miles , pop. 81,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Plano, TX (94.1 miles , pop. 222,030).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (109.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Boswell, OK (5.3 miles ), Soper, OK (6.6 miles ), East Bryan, OK (15.1 miles ), Bennington, OK (17.0 miles ), Antlers, OK (18.4 miles ), Hugo, OK (19.1 miles ), Sumner, TX (20.4 miles ), Powderly, TX (23.8 miles ).

Latitude: 34.03 N, Longitude: 95.79 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 580



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


West Choctaw-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 153% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1982, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 16.9 miles away from the West Choctaw place center injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/4/1960, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.3 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near West Choctaw:
  • PUSHMATAHA CTY-TN OF ANTLERS HOSP AUTH (about 19 miles; ANTLERS, OK)
  • CHOCTAW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; HUGO, OK)
  • MEDICAL CTR OF SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA (about 29 miles; DURANT, OK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Choctaw:
  • COX FLD (about 36 miles; PARIS, TX; ID: PRX)
  • DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 110 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID: DAL)
  • DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 117 miles; DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Choctaw:
  • ANTLERS MUNI (about 16 miles; ANTLERS, OK; ID: 80F)
  • STAN STAMPER MUNI (about 18 miles; HUGO, OK; ID: HHW)
  • ATOKA MUNI (about 35 miles; ATOKA, OK; ID: AQR)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Choctaw:
  • SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; DURANT, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,165)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 55 miles; COMMERCE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,998)
  • GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; DENISON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,082)
  • EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; ADA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,429)
  • COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 83 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS (about 92 miles; IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 2,400)
  • NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 97 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 3,018)

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Churches in West Choctaw include: County Line Church (A), Mount Sinai Church (B), Oak Ridge Church (C), Homers Chapel (D), Pierce Church (E), Pigeon Roost Church (F), Iron Stob Church (G), Saint James Church Number 2 (H), Timber Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wade Cemetery (1), Sugar Creek Cemetery (2), Soper Cemetery (3), Holder Cemetery (4), Restland Cemetery (5), Crowder Cemetery (6), Crowder Springs Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Hopena Lake (A), Salt Lake (B), Mosley Lake (C), Colbert Lake (D), Clear Lake (E), Louie Lake (F), Brushy Lake (G), Bench Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Branch (A), Tanyard Creek (B), Rock Creek (C), Delaware Creek (D), Rocky Branch (E), Crooked Creek (F), Ross Branch (G), Hanubby Creek (H), Cold Springs Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in West Choctaw: Boswell State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  56.9%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.3%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  25.6%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  10.0%
Whole state:  6.1%

West Choctaw compared to Oklahoma state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Major County Oklahoma:




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7.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,571 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.74%
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 Garfield County, OK  1.96% ($32,365 average AGI)
from Blaine County, OK  0.68% ($30,778)
from Alfalfa County, OK  0.45% ($38,500)


7.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,942 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.81%
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 Garfield County, OK  2.15% ($28,632 average AGI)
to Oklahoma County, OK  0.57% ($19,400)


Strongest AM radio stations in West Choctaw:
  • 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.)
  • KYNG (950 AM; 10 kW; DENISON-SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KEOR (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ATOKA, OK; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KTBK (1700 AM; 10 kW; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Choctaw:
  • KITX (95.5 FM; HUGO, OK; Owner: K95.5, INC.)
  • KOYN (93.9 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KHCP (89.3 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around West Choctaw:
  • K15AA (Channel 15; HUGO, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • K42DA (Channel 42; PARIS, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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