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Population in July 2007: 3,321. Population change since 2000: +2.8%
 

Males: 1,547  (46.6%)
Females: 1,774  (53.4%)
Median resident age:  39.0 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 74029.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,700 (it was $27,225 in 2000)
Dewey  $33,700
Oklahoma:  $41,567

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $56,800 (it was $40,500 in 2000)
Dewey  $56,800
Oklahoma:  $103,000

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Races in Dewey:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.3%)
  • American Indian (16.9%)
  • Two or more races (6.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.3%)
  • Black (2.2%)
  • Other race (1.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Dewey: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (16.0%), German (9.2%), Irish (8.9%), English (5.9%), Dutch (2.6%), French (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 700 feet

Land area: 2.54 square miles.

Population density: 1308 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Dewey

  • High school or higher: 79.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dewey city

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 57.4%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 9.6%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

91 residents are foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).

This city:  2.9%
Oklahoma:  3.8%



According to our research there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Dewey, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dewey to the number of sex offenders is 237 to 1.

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

Dewey:  0.5% ($217)
Oklahoma:  0.7% ($523)
Dewey satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tulsa, OK (46.0 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (282.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Bartlesville, OK (3.7 miles ), Copan, OK (7.2 miles ), Wann, OK (12.2 miles) , Ochelata, OK (13.9 miles ), Caney, KS (15.0 miles ), Tyro, KS (18.3 miles ), Ramona, OK (18.3 miles ), Niotaze, KS (19.5 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $87,800
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $120,000
  • 1999: 15 buildings, average cost: $64,100
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $41,800
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $98,500
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $88,800
  • 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $139,200
  • 2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $113,100
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $100,000

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Latitude: 36.80 N, Longitude: 95.94 W


108 people in nursing homes

Area code: 918

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Dewey, Oklahoma business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -294 (-8.5%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (14%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


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Crime in Dewey by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 111111
    per 100,000 31.431.131.430.230.230.1
Robberies 023120
    per 100,000 0.062.294.230.260.40.0
Assaults 81378914
    per 100,000 250.9404.0219.8241.9271.7422.1
Burglaries 233313253831
    per 100,000 721.51025.5408.3756.01147.3934.6
Thefts 80100767011595
    per 100,000 2509.43107.52386.92116.73472.22864.0
Auto thefts 748234
    per 100,000 219.6124.3251.360.590.6120.6
Arson 311014
    per 100,000 94.131.131.40.030.2120.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 243.7330.3241.5224.1323.1298.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (8 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.41
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Dewey, Oklahoma

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Dewey-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 156% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.6 miles away from the Dewey city center killed 14 people and injured 150 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/26/1991, a category 4 tornado 28.2 miles away from the city center injured 22 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Dewey:
  • JANE PHILLIPS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; BARTLESVILLE, OK)
  • JANE PHILLIPS NOWATA HEALTH CENTER (about 23 miles; NOWATA, OK)
  • PAWHUSKA HOSPITAL, INC (about 27 miles; PAWHUSKA, OK)

Political contributions by individuals in Dewey, OK

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dewey:
  • TULSA INTL (about 43 miles; TULSA, OK; ID: TUL)
  • STILLWATER RGNL (about 91 miles; STILLWATER, OK; ID: SWO)
  • JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 104 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dewey:
  • BARTLESVILLE MUNI (about 6 miles; BARTLESVILLE, OK; ID: BVO)
  • NOWATA MUNI (about 23 miles; NOWATA, OK; ID: H66)
  • INDEPENDENCE MUNI (about 27 miles; INDEPENDENCE, KS; ID: IDP)

Amtrak station near Dewey:
  • 4 miles: BARTLESVILLE (APPLE TREE MALL, 3900 SE FRANK PHILLIPS) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dewey:
  • UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 45 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,760)
  • TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)
  • ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,309)
  • COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
  • OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 88 miles; STILLWATER, OK; FT enrollment: 16,937)
  • NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
Library in Dewey:
  • DEWEY - TYLER MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $45,143; Location: 821 N SHAWNEE; 10,974 books; 715 audio materials; 95 video materials; 24 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Dewey include: Baptist First Church - Dewey (A), Harvestime Assembly of God (B), Dewey Church of the Nazarene (C), Dewey First Christian Church (D), Dewey United Methodist Church (E), New Hope Assembly of God Church (F), Bluestem Baptist Church (G), First Church of God (H), Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Deer Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Dewey Hotel Museum (801 North Delaware Street), Prairie Song Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 402621 West 1600 Road), Tom Mix Museum Inc (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 721 North Delaware Street).

Hotel: Ranch Motel (2200 North Osage Avenue).

 

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

DEWEY (Address: 411 EAST DON TYLER, Population served: 3179, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
BAR-DEW WATER ASSOC INC (Address: 600A E. DON TYLER, Population served: 130, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Oklahoma:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.0%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.4%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  16.5%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.0%
Whole state:  6.1%

Dewey compared to Oklahoma state average:

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  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • House age above 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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Banks with branches in Dewey (2007 data):
  • Arvest Bank: Motor Bank Branch at Ninth And Wyandotte, branch established on 1977-01-20; Dewey Branch at 800 North Osage Street, branch established on 1906-07-02. Info updated 2007-02-16: Bank assets: $8,710.6 mil, Deposits: $7,407.6 mil, headquarters in Fayetteville, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 218 total offices, Holding Company: Arvest Bank Group, Inc.
  • Home National Bank: Dewey Branch at 825 North Osage, branch established on 2005-07-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $876.2 mil, Deposits: $688.8 mil, headquarters in Blackwell, OK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Hnb Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Oklahoma:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Dewey government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $233,000
    Solid Waste Management: $205,000
    All Other: $72,000
  • Construction - General: $6,000
    Regular Highways: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $632,000
    Police Protection: $327,000
    Financial Administration: $188,000
    Solid Waste Management: $140,000
    Regular Highways: $129,000
    Sewerage: $96,000
    Fire Protection: $76,000
    Libraries: $57,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
    General - Other: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $49,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $6,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,246,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,164,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $82,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $207,000
    Interest Earnings: $20,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $46,000
    Fire Protection: $27,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
    General - Other: $1,000
    Libraries: $1,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,505,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $501,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $30,000
    All Other: $6,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $593,000
    Public Utilities: $84,000
    NEC: $23,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $675,000

7.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,087 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.17%
Oklahoma average:  8.21%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,404 average AGI)
Washington County:  0.08%
Oklahoma average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Tulsa County, OK  0.96% ($33,414 average AGI)
from Osage County, OK  0.50% ($30,239)
from Nowata County, OK  0.31% ($32,836)


6.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,166 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.83%
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 Tulsa County, OK  1.51% ($34,784 average AGI)
to Osage County, OK  0.47% ($38,049)
to Nowata County, OK  0.29% ($30,961)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dewey:
  • KWON (1400 AM; 1 kW; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: KCD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KCFO (970 AM; 3 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: FRIENDSHIP BROADCASTING, L. P.)
  • KAKC (1300 AM; 5 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
  • KPGM (1500 AM; daytime; 1 kW; PAWHUSKA, OK; Owner: PEARL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP)
  • KXTD (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WAGONER, OK; Owner: GAYTAN-GALVAN LIMITED LIABILITY COMP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dewey:
  • KQLL-FM (106.1 FM; OWASSO, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KYFM (100.1 FM; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: KCD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • KRIG-FM (104.9 FM; NOWATA, OK; Owner: KCD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • KEOJ (101.1 FM; CANEY, KS; Owner: KXOJ, INC.)
  • KBQC (88.5 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • K274AJ (102.7 FM; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KMOD-FM (97.5 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRAV-FM (96.5 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KWEN (95.5 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KBEZ (92.9 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KVOO-FM (98.5 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KNYD (90.5 FM; BROKEN ARROW, OK; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP. INC)
  • KUSN (98.1 FM; DEARING, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
  • KTBT (101.5 FM; COLLINSVILLE, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKRK (98.9 FM; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
  • KXBI-LP (101.9 FM; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: BARTLESVILLE CITIZENSHIP NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Dewey:
  • KDOR (Channel 17; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K66EK (Channel 66; BARTLESVILLE, DEWEY, OK; Owner: WASHINGTON COUNTY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KOTV (Channel 6; TULSA, OK; Owner: GRIFFIN LICENSING, L.L.C.)
  • KTUL (Channel 8; TULSA, OK; Owner: KTUL, LLC)
  • KRSC-TV (Channel 35; CLAREMORE, OK; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGES)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Dewey fatal accident list for 2005:
Oct 3, 2005 10:45 AM, Us-75, Durham, Lat: 36.786042, Lon: -95.935114, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1


Dewey fatal accident list for 2002:
Oct 20, 2002 10:53 AM, Us-75, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


Dewey fatal accident list for 2000:
Apr 4, 2000 04:28 AM, Portland Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1


Dewey fatal accident list for 1997:
Dec 9, 1997 12:20 AM, Delaware A, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


Dewey fatal accident list for 1994:
Jan 21, 1994 01:06 AM, Dewey, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 29, 1994 11:21 AM, 75, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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