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West Texas, OK mapPopulation (year 2000): 1,761
Males: 929  (52.8%)
Females: 832  (47.2%)

Tulsa County

Median resident age:  32.9 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,300 (it was $35,850 in 2000)
West Texas  $38,300
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $71,700 (it was $55,300 in 2000)
West Texas  $71,700
Oklahoma:  $89,100

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Races in West Texas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.1%)
  • Hispanic (26.5%)
  • Other race (13.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 687.8 square miles.

Population density: 2.6 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in West Texas

  • High school or higher: 73.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Texas CCD

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 71.0%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 5.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.2%
Oklahoma:  3.8%

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

West Texas:  0.5% ($285)
Oklahoma:  0.7% ($523)
West Texas satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Amarillo, TX (106.5 miles , pop. 173,627).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (252.3 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (439.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Goodwell, OK (15.8 miles ), Texhoma, OK (16.2 miles ), Texhoma, TX (16.8 miles ), Elkhart, KS (19.3 miles ), Guymon, OK (22.9 miles ), Rolla, KS (28.9 miles ), Keyes, OK (30.9 miles ), Optima, OK (31.2 miles ).

Latitude: 36.74 N, Longitude: 101.81 W




Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Mining (3%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (21%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


West Texas-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Oklahoma state average. It is 25% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/1977, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.5 miles away from the West Texas place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1971, a category 4 tornado 42.8 miles away from the place center .


Hospitals/medical centers near West Texas:
  • MORTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ELKHART, KS)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF TEXAS COUNTY (about 23 miles; GUYMON, OK)
  • STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; HUGOTON, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Texas:
  • LIBERAL MUNI (about 63 miles; LIBERAL, KS; ID: LBL)
  • AMARILLO INTL (about 105 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID: AMA)
  • LAMAR MUNI (about 110 miles; LAMAR, CO; ID: LAA)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Texas:
  • MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; TEXHOMA, OK; ID: K49)
  • ELKHART-MORTON COUNTY (about 19 miles; ELKHART, KS; ID: EHA)
  • GUYMON MUNI (about 22 miles; GUYMON, OK; ID: GUY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Texas:
  • AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 108 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
  • WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles; CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
  • WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 184 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
  • EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 207 miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
  • TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 215 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; FT enrollment: 22,439)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 219 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
  • SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 220 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)

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Notable location: Four Corners (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Baker Cemetery (1), Bethel Cemetery (2), Kuhn Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Etling Number 2 Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Spring Aroa Creek (A), Tepee Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  55.4%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.2%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  13.1%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.9%
Whole state:  6.1%

West Texas compared to Oklahoma state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Tulsa County Oklahoma:




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7.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,491 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.27%
Oklahoma average:  8.21%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($350 average AGI)
Tulsa County:  0.09%
Oklahoma average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Wagoner County, OK  0.52% ($37,210 average AGI)
from Creek County, OK  0.50% ($29,709)
from Rogers County, OK  0.47% ($33,273)


6.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,716 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.86%
Oklahoma average:  7.91%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($696 average AGI)
Tulsa County:  0.05%
Oklahoma average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Wagoner County, OK  0.71% ($43,114 average AGI)
to Rogers County, OK  0.53% ($40,657)
to Creek County, OK  0.50% ($38,874)


Strongest AM radio stations in West Texas:
  • KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KSCB (1270 AM; 5 kW; LIBERAL, KS; Owner: SEWARD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KIXZ (940 AM; 5 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Texas:
  • K215CV (90.9 FM; GUYMON, OK; Owner: LIFE ON THE WAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KKBS (92.7 FM; GUYMON, OK; Owner: MLS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KPSU (91.7 FM; GOODWELL, OK; Owner: PANHANDLE STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around West Texas:
  • K28GI (Channel 63; GUYMON, OK; Owner: GUYMON TV TRANSLATOR, INC.)
  • K57HY (Channel 57; GUYMON, OK; Owner: GUYMON TV TRANSLATOR, INC.)
  • K30FY (Channel 30; GUYMON, OK; Owner: GUYMON TV TRANSLATOR, INC.)
  • K59GF (Channel 59; GUYMON, ETC., OK; Owner: GUYMON TV TRANSLATOR, INC.)

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