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Population (year 2000): 2,972. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,905 (-2.3% change)
 

Males: 1,370  (46.1%)
Females: 1,602  (53.9%)

Latimer County

Median resident age:  30.3 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 74578.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,300 (it was $20,878 in 2000)
Wilburton  $23,300
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $51,200 (it was $42,800 in 2000)
Wilburton  $51,200
Oklahoma:  $89,100

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Races in Wilburton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.3%)
  • American Indian (22.0%)
  • Two or more races (5.6%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

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Ancestries: United States (16.9%), Irish (10.4%), German (6.5%), English (5.2%), Italian (2.7%), French (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 2.98 square miles.

Population density: 982 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wilburton

  • High school or higher: 63.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wilburton city

  • Never married: 31.4%
  • Now married: 45.8%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

32 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.1%
Oklahoma:  3.8%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Wilburton, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wilburton to the number of sex offenders is 586 to 1.

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

Wilburton:  0.5% ($199)
Oklahoma:  0.7% ($523)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Smith, AR (70.0 miles , pop. 80,268).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (94.3 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (178.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: South Latimer, OK (12.7 miles ), Kinta, OK (14.9 miles ), Quinton, OK (14.9 miles ), Red Oak, OK (16.0 miles ), Hartshorne, OK (17.8 miles ), Haileyville, OK (19.0 miles ), Twin Cities, OK (19.8 miles ), West Haskell, OK (20.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $32,000
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $32,000
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $32,000
  • 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $32,000
  • 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $32,000
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $32,000
  • 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $32,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $125,000
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $55,600

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Latitude: 34.92 N, Longitude: 95.31 W


People in group quarters in Wilburton
  • 373 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 85 people in nursing homes
  • 8 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 918

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Population change in the 1990s: -175 (-5.6%).


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Mining (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (27%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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Crime in Wilburton by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 001000
    per 100,000 0.00.034.10.00.00.0
Rapes 000101
    per 100,000 0.00.00.034.00.033.8
Robberies 121211
    per 100,000 33.666.534.168.033.833.8
Assaults 2026201603
    per 100,000 671.1864.1681.2543.80.0101.4
Burglaries 25222229129
    per 100,000 838.9731.1749.3985.7405.4304.1
Thefts 445251322220
    per 100,000 1476.51728.11737.11087.7743.2675.7
Auto thefts 3812253
    per 100,000 100.7265.9408.768.0168.9101.4
Arson 112100
    per 100,000 33.633.268.134.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 270.1334.3369.2274.381.8113.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.05
US city average:  3.00

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Wilburton-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 133% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1960, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.8 miles away from the Wilburton city 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 4 tornado 18.9 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Wilburton:
  • LATIMER COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (806 STATE HIGHWAY 2 NORTH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Wilburton:
  • CHOCTAW NATION HEALTH SER AUTHORITY (about 22 miles; TALIHINA, OK)
  • HASKELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; STIGLER, OK)
  • CARL ALBERT COMM MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (about 29 miles; MCALESTER, OK)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wilburton:
  • FORT SMITH REGIONAL (about 72 miles; FORT SMITH, AR; ID: FSM)
  • COX FLD (about 89 miles; PARIS, TX; ID: PRX)
  • TULSA INTL (about 96 miles; TULSA, OK; ID: TUL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wilburton:
  • WILBURTON MUNI (about 6 miles; WILBURTON, OK; ID: H05)
  • TALIHINA MUNI (about 23 miles; TALIHINA, OK; ID: 6F1)
  • ARROWHEAD (about 27 miles; CANADIAN, OK; ID: 91F)

College/University in Wilburton:
  • EASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,352; Location: 1301 W MAIN ST; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wilburton:
  • NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Full-time enrollment: 6,610)
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 77 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
  • ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,309)
  • TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 96 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,760)
  • EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; ADA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,429)
  • SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; DURANT, OK; FT enrollment: 3,165)

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Churches in Wilburton include: New Life Restoration Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), Seventh Day Adventist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Wilburton Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Robbers Cave Recreation (RR 1 Box 145).

Hotels: A-Ok Motel (509 West Main Street), Wilburton Inn & Suites (605 West Main Street), Travelers Inn Motel (904 Highway 2 North).

Court: Latimer-County - Court Clerk (109 North Central Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Wilburton and their reported violations in the past:

EASTERN STATE COLLEGE (Address: 1301 W MAIN, Population served: 1900, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.2%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.8%
Whole state:  4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  24.9%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.7%
Whole state:  6.1%

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


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Banks with branches in Wilburton (2007 data):
  • Wilburton State Bank: Drive-In Branch at 123 East Main Street, branch established on 1971-04-27; at 123 East Main Street, branch established on 1928-04-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $53.0 mil, Deposits: $49.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Wilburton State Bancshares, Inc.
  • Latimer State Bank: at 301 West Main Street, branch established on 1979-04-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $74.4 mil, Deposits: $63.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices, Holding Company: First Latimer Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 7$13,233$22,6850$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$1,840
Streets and Highways 3$5,666$22,6640$0
Other Government Administration 5$11,610$27,8644$800
Police - Other 2$3,266$19,5960$0
Police Protection - Officers 6$12,025$24,0500$0
Welfare 0$0 7$4,084
Sewerage 1$2,287$27,4440$0
Totals for Government 24$48,087$24,04413$6,724


Wilburton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $175,000
    Sewerage: $149,000
    All Other: $24,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $303,000
    Water Utilities: $291,000
    Police Protection: $214,000
    Solid Waste Management: $184,000
    Regular Highways: $148,000
    General - Other: $131,000
    Welfare - Other: $102,000
    Sewerage: $64,000
    Fire Protection: $35,000
    Parks & Recreation: $25,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
    Air Transportation: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $28,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $561,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $234,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $237,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $551,000
    Other, NEC: $445,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $26,000
    Water Utilities: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $57,000
    Rents: $29,000
    Interest Earnings: $26,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $196,000
    Central Staff: $75,000
    Regular Highways: $59,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
    Welfare - Other: $2,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,126,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $434,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $67,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $75,000
    General Support: $42,000
    Highways: $28,000
    All Other: $17,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $773,000
    Public Utilities: $67,000
    NEC: $33,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $605,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $20,000

7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,177 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.13%
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 Pittsburg County, OK  1.40% ($29,460 average AGI)
from Le Flore County, OK  0.70% ($29,840)
from Pushmataha County, OK  0.48% ($20,412)


7.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.75%
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 Pittsburg County, OK  2.01% ($24,569 average AGI)
to Le Flore County, OK  1.23% ($24,523)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wilburton:
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KYHN (1320 AM; 10 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KWHN (1650 AM; 10 kW; FT. SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wilburton:
  • KTKL (88.5 FM; STIGLER, OK; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KMMY (97.1 FM; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: KMMY, Inc.)
  • 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)
  • KESC (103.7 FM; WILBURTON, OK; Owner: LITTLE DIXIE RADIO, INC)
  • KTNT (102.5 FM; EUFAULA, OK; Owner: K95.5, INC.)
  • KMCO (101.3 FM; MCALESTER, OK; Owner: LITTLE DIXIE RADIO, INC.)
  • KBCW (91.9 FM; MCALESTER, OK; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA)

TV broadcast stations around Wilburton:
  • KOET (Channel 3; EUFAULA, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)

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