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Wright City, OK map Population (year 2000): 848. Estimated population in July 2006: 808 (-4.7% change)
 

Males: 406  (47.9%)
Females: 442  (52.1%)

McCurtain County

Median resident age:  33.4 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 74766.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,600 (it was $29,196 in 2000)
Wright City  $32,600
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $31,700 (it was $26,500 in 2000)
Wright City  $31,700
Oklahoma:  $89,100

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Races in Wright City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (45.9%)
  • American Indian (45.3%)
  • Black (7.3%)
  • Two or more races (7.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)

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Ancestries: United States (22.1%), Irish (3.4%), German (2.9%), Italian (1.5%), Dutch (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 399 feet

Land area: 0.83 square miles.

Population density: 973 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wright City

  • High school or higher: 65.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wright City town

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 56.2%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
Oklahoma:  3.8%

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

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

Wright City:  0.8% ($199)
Oklahoma:  0.7% ($523)
Wright City satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Smith, AR (99.4 miles , pop. 80,268).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Garland, TX (137.7 miles , pop. 215,768).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (150.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Millerton, OK (5.4 miles ), Valliant, OK (7.3 miles ), Garvin, OK (8.7 miles) , Swink, OK (14.0 miles) , Idabel, OK (16.7 miles ), Manchester, TX (17.1 miles ), Broken Bow, OK (18.4 miles ), Fort Towson, OK (19.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $47,300
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $36,000
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $55,000
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $59,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 34.06 N, Longitude: 95.00 W


Area code: 580

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Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+6.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (40%)
  • Food (14%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Food (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Wood products (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
  • Woodworkers (10%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)


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Crime in Wright City by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 010000
    per 100,000 0.0116.40.00.00.00.0
Assaults 642144
    per 100,000 705.9465.7240.7122.1486.0487.2
Burglaries 455876
    per 100,000 470.6582.1601.7976.8850.5730.8
Thefts 91119252115
    per 100,000 1058.81280.62286.43052.52551.61827.0
Auto thefts 000311
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0366.3121.5121.8
Arson 012122
    per 100,000 0.0116.4240.7122.1243.0243.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 216.5220.0181.7244.2268.5231.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.47
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Wright City, Oklahoma

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Wright City-area historical tornado activity is below Oklahoma state average. It is 106% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1982, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 30.1 miles away from the Wright City town center injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1982, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.8 miles away from the town center killed 10 people and injured 170 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Wright City:
  • MCCURTAIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; IDABEL, OK)
  • EAST TEXAS MED CENTER - CLARKSVILLE (about 31 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TX)
  • CHOCTAW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; HUGO, OK)

Political contributions by individuals in Wright City, OK

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wright City:
  • COX FLD (about 43 miles; PARIS, TX; ID: PRX)
  • TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 83 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
  • FORT SMITH REGIONAL (about 98 miles; FORT SMITH, AR; ID: FSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wright City:
  • MC CURTAIN COUNTY RGNL (about 16 miles; IDABEL, OK; ID: 4O4)
  • IDABEL (about 17 miles; IDABEL, OK; ID: IBO)
  • BROKEN BOW (about 19 miles; BROKEN BOW, OK; ID: 90F)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wright City:
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 85 miles; COMMERCE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,998)
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 94 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
  • SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; DURANT, OK; FT enrollment: 3,165)
  • TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 109 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 5,872)
  • GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 111 miles; DENISON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,082)
  • KILGORE COLLEGE (about 115 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,814)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 123 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • First School burned in 1947

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Church in Wright City: First Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.2%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  19.6%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.9%
Whole state:  6.1%

Wright City compared to Oklahoma 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 above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Wright City (2007 data):
  • 1st Bank & Trust: Wright City Branch at State Highways 98 And 198, branch established on 1973-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $98.6 mil, Deposits: $88.2 mil, headquarters in Broken Bow, OK, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Southeastern Bancshares, Inc.



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:


Wright City government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $54,000
    Solid Waste Management: $53,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $162,000
    Solid Waste Management: $40,000
    Sewerage: $35,000
    Regular Highways: $8,000
    General - Other: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $7,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $22,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $447,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $420,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $27,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $57,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $10,000
    Regular Highways: $4,000
    General - Other: $3,000
    Water Utilities: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $104,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $114,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $36,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $15,000
    General Support: $11,000
    Highways: $8,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $91,000
    Public Utilities: $13,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $152,000

5.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,437 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.42%
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 Choctaw County, OK  0.25% ($29,792 average AGI)
from Oklahoma County, OK  0.25% ($13,000)
from Sevier County, AR  0.24% ($20,696)


5.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,724 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.48%
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 Oklahoma County, OK  0.32% ($21,613 average AGI)
to Choctaw County, OK  0.30% ($23,552)
to Sevier County, AR  0.26% ($22,840)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wright City:
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KBEL (1240 AM; 1 kW; IDABEL, OK; Owner: HAROLD E. COCHRAN)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, 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.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wright City:
  • KKBI (106.1 FM; BROKEN BOW, OK; Owner: J.D.C. RADIO, INC.)
  • KPLT-FM (107.7 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KQIB (102.9 FM; IDABEL, OK; Owner: JDC RADIO, INC.)
  • KBEL-FM (96.7 FM; IDABEL, OK; Owner: HAROLD E. COCHRAN)
  • KXRT (90.9 FM; IDABEL, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Wright City:
  • K28DJ (Channel 28; BROKEN BOW, OK; Owner: TRUSTEES OF J.B.CALLAHAM R.T.)
  • K63BA (Channel 63; IDABEL, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)

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