County population in 2012: 10,611 (42% urban, 58% rural); it was 10,569 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,706 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,587 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,221 Renter-occupied apartments: 931 (it was 926 in 2000)
% of renters here:
22%
State:
33%
Land area: 565 sq. mi. Water area: 15.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 19 people per square mile
(low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Nowata County: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.3%), Manufacturing (20.8%), Construction (10.3%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $534 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $317 (0.4%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.4%
(16.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 37.0% for Black residents, 49.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 25.7% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 88.4% for other race residents, 12.6% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 42 years old
(Males: 40 years old, Females: 43 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46 years old, Black residents: 45 years old, American Indian residents: 29 years old, Asian residents: 47 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20 years old, Other race residents: 27 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
14.1%
Whole state:
14.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
5.3%
Whole state:
6.1%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nowata County is $364 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $601 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Nowata County: Diamond Point Community Hall (A), Elm Bend Community Hall (B), Twin Bridges (C), Twin Bridges Community Center (D), Halsell Ranch (E), New Alluwe Fire Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Nowata County include: Cedar Bluff Church (A), Church of the Firstborn (B), Rock Creek Church (C), Little Flock Church (D), Lightning Creek Church (E), Fairview Church (F), Oakdale Church (G), Oakdale Free Holiness Church (H), Pleasant Valley Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wells Cemetery (1), Willey Cemetery (2), Wolfe Cemetery (3), Armstrong Cemetery (4), Ball Cemetery (5), Goodtraveler Cemetery (6), Goose Neck Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Melton Lake (A), French Lake (B), Riley Lake (C), Chouteau Lake (D), Stone Lake (E), Taylor Lake (F), Goose Neck Lake (G), Floyd Fitzsimmons Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Western Branch Verdigris River (A), Crow Hollow Creek (B), Hickory Creek (C), Vinegar Creek (D), Big Creek (E), Tucker Creek (F), Coal Creek (G), Snow Creek (H), Cedar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 270 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 21 (0% naturalized citizens)
Nowata County:
0.2%
Whole state:
3.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 7
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 12
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 1
1965 to 1969: 1
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.5%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,285
One, attached: 37
Two: 123
3 or 4: 123
5 to 9: 43
10 to 19: 15
Mobile homes: 1,061
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18
Housing units in Nowata County with a mortgage: 622 (71 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 970
Here:
39.1% with mortgage
State:
62.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.45%
Here
53.4%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 5,649 Total congregations: 26
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents
2,324 (41.1%)
1,062 (18.8%)
675 (11.9%)
618 (10.9%)
227 (4.0%)
Congregations
6 (23.1%)
4 (15.4%)
2 (7.7%)
1 (3.8%)
1 (3.8%)
Name
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
Church of the Nazarene
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Churches of Christ
Other
Adherents
208 (3.7%)
132 (2.3%)
119 (2.1%)
97 (1.7%)
187 (3.3%)
Congregations
3 (11.5%)
2 (7.7%)
1 (3.8%)
2 (7.7%)
4 (15.4%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 351 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $32,893 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $36.84 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 93.53% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $34,491 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.46% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $26,793 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.62% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.53 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.54% Corn for grain: 962 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 3931 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 1553 harvested acres Land in orchards: 641 acres
Tornado activity:
Nowata County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 5/23/1981, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people
Earthquake activity:
Nowata County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oklahoma state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 1/24/1991 at 05:00:26, a magnitude 3.0 (2.9 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.5 miles away from the county center On 7/24/2001 at 14:02:35, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Most recent natural disasters:
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 5, 2011, Emergency Declared (EM-3316): February 2, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3316, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 5, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1985): May 13, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1985, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 28, 2010 to January 30, 2010, Emergency Declared (EM-3308): January 30, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3308, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 28, 2010 to January 30, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1883): March 5, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1883, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 24, 2009 to December 25, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1876): February 25, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1876, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 3, 2008 to June 20, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1775): July 9, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1775, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 8, 2007 to January 3, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3280): December 10, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3280, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 8, 2007 to January 3, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1735): December 18, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1735, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 10, 2007 to July 25, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1712): July 7, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1712, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 4, 2007 to May 11, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1707): June 7, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1707, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Nowata County (18) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Canada (62%)
Germany (24%)
Netherlands (10%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Nowata County (%):
United States or American (21%)
German (15%)
Irish (10%)
English (7%)
Dutch (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,298 (74%)
Carpooled: 741 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 74 (2%)
Other means: 47 (1%)
Worked at home: 274 (6%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
152 people in nursing homes
51 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
109 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
48 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,905.
7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,080 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.26%
Oklahoma average:
8.21%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.27% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($15,748 average AGI)
2.99% relocated from other states ($13,332 average AGI)
Nowata County:
2.99%
Oklahoma average:
3.36%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,562 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.53%
Oklahoma average:
7.91%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.46% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($17,277 average AGI)
3.07% relocated to other states ($11,285 average AGI)
Nowata County:
3.07%
Oklahoma average:
3.11%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1
Births per 1000 population in Nowata County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population in Nowata County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Nowata County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,068 (1,758 aged, 310 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 9.33 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 1912.850 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 93.31 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 24195.2
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1270.250 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1279.460
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 36.82
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,379
In family households: 8,978 (2,199 male householders, 788 female householders)
2,331 spouses, 2,914 children (2,523 natural, 99 adopted, 292 stepchildren), 289 grandchildren, 46 brothers or sisters, 64 parents, 86 other relatives, 215 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,401 (601 male householders (508 living alone)), 636 female householders (585 living alone)), 164 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 157 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,458 2-persons, 618 3-persons, 545 4-persons, 229 5-persons, 100 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.
97.7% of residents of Nowata County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $63,482,000 ($5923 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $3,069,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,817,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,961,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $439,000 Federal grants: $13,431,000 Federal procurement contracts: $2,750,000 ($1,956,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,083,000 ($129,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $177,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,038,000 Federal Government insurance: $2,169,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 650
Here:
60 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 674
Here:
62 per 1000 residents
State:
52 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +5
Here:
+0 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +333
Here:
+31 per 1000 residents
State:
-4 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Nowata County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.42 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.6
State:
5.7
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.3
Year house built
2005 or later: 94
2000 to 2004: 319
1990 to 1999: 512
1980 to 1989: 765
1970 to 1979: 871
1960 to 1969: 539
1950 to 1959: 618
1940 to 1949: 416
1939 or earlier: 732
Rooms in houses/apartments in Nowata County, Oklahoma
60% of Nowata County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Oklahoma.
Nowata County:
59.6%
State average:
52.2%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6643
Northeast: 44
Midwest: 2669
South: 693
West: 476
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,800
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Nowata County
42.0 years
36.0 years
(49.3%)
(50.7%)
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