Guymon, Oklahoma

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Population in July 2007: 10,574. Population change since 2000: +0.9%

Males: 5,443	(51.5%)
Females: 5,131	(48.5%)

Median resident age:	30.0 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 73942.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,200 (it was $37,333 in 2000)

Guymon	$46,200
Oklahoma:	$41,567

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $97,600 (it was $69,600 in 2000)

Guymon	$97,600
Oklahoma:	$103,000

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Races in Guymon:

White Non-Hispanic (58.0%)
Hispanic (38.4%)
Other race (23.5%)
Two or more races (2.9%)
American Indian (2.1%)
Black (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Guymon: 86.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (15.0%), United States (8.2%), Irish (7.3%), English (5.5%), French (1.7%), Dutch (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1901

Elevation: 3121 feet

Land area: 7.31 square miles.

Population density: 1447 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Guymon

High school or higher: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
Unemployed: 5.7%
Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Guymon city

Never married: 23.6%
Now married: 61.6%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 5.2%
Divorced: 7.6%

2,340 residents are foreign born (20.5% Latin America).

This city:	22.3%
Oklahoma:	3.8%

According to our research there were 19 registered sex offenders living in Guymon, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Guymon to the number of sex offenders is 557 to 1.

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

Guymon:	0.6% ($403)
Oklahoma:	0.7% ($523)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Amarillo, TX (105.8 miles , pop. 173,627).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (272.9 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (419.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Optima, OK (10.0 miles ), Goodwell, OK (12.1 miles ), Hardesty, OK (20.3 miles ), Hooker, OK (21.9 miles ), West Texas, OK (22.9 miles ), Texhoma, OK (24.5 miles ), Texhoma, TX (24.7 miles ), Gruver, TX (29.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 18 buildings, average cost: $131,000
1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $114,300
1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $114,300
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $114,300
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $114,300
2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $114,300
2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $133,200
2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $133,200
2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $77,500
2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $89,100
2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $99,800
2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $121,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 36.69 N, Longitude: 101.48 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +324 (+3.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 3,629 (73.3%)

People in group quarters in Guymon

66 people in nursing homes
61 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
35 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 580

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

Population change in the 1990s: +2,618 (+33.3%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Food (23%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Construction (9%)
Mining (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (14%)
Health care (11%)
Food (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Food processing workers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Food processing workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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Crime in Guymon by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	1	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.3	9.3
Rapes	6	4	8	10	7	6
per 100,000	57.1	37.7	74.6	94.3	64.8	55.9
Robberies	1	1	5	8	5	3
per 100,000	9.5	9.4	46.6	75.5	46.3	27.9
Assaults	11	10	15	18	12	15
per 100,000	104.8	94.3	139.9	169.8	111.1	139.7
Burglaries	63	40	69	82	59	42
per 100,000	599.9	377.3	643.6	773.5	546.1	391.2
Thefts	257	267	305	307	252	221
per 100,000	2447.4	2518.4	2844.9	2896.0	2332.5	2058.3
Auto thefts	22	23	20	24	14	14
per 100,000	209.5	216.9	186.5	226.4	129.6	130.4
Arson	1	0	0	2	2	3
per 100,000	9.5	0.0	0.0	18.9	18.5	27.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	226.2	196.4	275.4	320.2	248.3	219.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 25 (17 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.61
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Guymon, Oklahoma

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Guymon-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Oklahoma state average. It is 48% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.1 miles away from the Guymon city center .

On 5/5/1993, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.0 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Guymon:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF TEXAS COUNTY (520 MEDICAL DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Guymon:

MORTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; ELKHART, KS)
HANSFORD HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; SPEARMAN, TX)
STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; HUGOTON, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Guymon, OK

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Guymon:

LIBERAL MUNI (about 44 miles; LIBERAL, KS; ID: LBL)
GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 100 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; ID: GCK)
AMARILLO INTL (about 103 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID: AMA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Guymon:

GUYMON MUNI (about 2 miles; GUYMON, OK; ID: GUY)
HOOKER MUNI (about 22 miles; HOOKER, OK; ID: O45)
MUNICIPAL (about 26 miles; TEXHOMA, OK; ID: K49)

Local government website: WWW.GUYMONOK.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Guymon:

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 182 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 208 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 213 miles; HAYS, KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 213 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; FT enrollment: 22,439)
EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 216 miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)

Library in Guymon:

GUYMON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $212,959; Location: 206 NW 5TH STREET; 29,878 books; 1,107 audio materials; 599 video materials; 66 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: North Ridge (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Shopping Centers: Village Shopping Center (1), North Ridge Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Guymon include: Grace Southern Baptist Church (A), Living Word Fellowship Church (B), Baptist Misson Center Church (C), Nazarene Church (D), New Life Christian Center (E), Panhandle Baptist Association Church (F), Panhandle Bible Center (G), Presbyterian Church (H), Saint Peters Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Reservoir: Sunset Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Guymon: North Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Guymon Travel Information Center (Highway 3 East).

Hotels: Best Western Townsman Inn (212 Northeast Highway 54), Ambassador Inn (1909 North Highway 64), Regal Inn (823 East Highway 54), Super 8 Motel (1201 East Highway 54), Days Inn & Suites (620 E Highway 54), Colonial Inn (Intersection Highway 54), U S A Lodge (923 East Highway 54), Super 8 Guymon OK (1201 Highway 54 East), Econo Lodge Guymon (923 US 54 East).

Courts: Guymon City - Ambulance Service- City Court Clerk (219 Northwest 4th Street), Texas County - Court Related & Community Services- Fax (301 South Main), Texas County - Court Related & Community Services (301 South Main).

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

GUYMON (Address: 219 NW 4TH ST, Population served: 10472, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-15-2005), St Boil Water Order (SEP-15-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-16-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-17-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-15-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-19-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

2 minor monitoring violations

AGGIE VILLA TRAILER PARK (Address: 904 N Main, Population served: 50, Purch_groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

27 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.8 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	72.1%
Whole state:	68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	14.3%
Whole state:	14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	6.7%
Whole state:	6.1%

Guymon compared to Oklahoma state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Guymon (2007 data):

The City National Bank and Trust Company of Guymon: Guymon Branch at 424 North Main Street, branch established on 1906-03-17; The City National Bank And Trust Com at 601 North Main Street, branch established on 1901-10-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $123.3 mil, Deposits: $110.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Docking Bancshares, Inc.
Bank of the Panhandle: Bank Of The Panhandle at 13th And Main Streets, branch established on 1976-10-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $83.5 mil, Deposits: $68.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Panhandle Bancshares, Inc.
MidFirst Bank: 1754 N. Academy Branch at 1754 N. Academy, branch established on 1987-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $11,121.4 mil, Deposits: $4,433.8 mil, headquarters in Oklahoma City, OK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 41 total offices
The First National Bank of Texhoma: First National Bank Guymon Branch at 1903 N. Highway 64, branch established on 2006-09-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88.8 mil, Deposits: $72.9 mil, headquarters in Texhoma, OK, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Texhoma Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Parks and Recreation	4	$7,488	$22,464	0	$0
Local Libraries	5	$6,320	$15,168	0	$0
Sewerage	3	$5,646	$22,584	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	11	$20,944	$22,848	0	$0
Health	0	$0		15	$4,636
Firefighters	15	$33,228	$26,582	20	$832
Gas Supply	7	$12,558	$21,528	0	$0
Fire - Other	0	$0		1	$960
Police Protection - Officers	18	$39,942	$26,628	0	$0
Police - Other	12	$18,192	$18,192	0	$0
Streets and Highways	8	$15,216	$22,824	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	2	$3,572	$21,432	0	$0
Other Government Administration	7	$20,982	$35,969	0	$0
Water Supply	4	$7,352	$22,056	0	$0
Financial Administration	3	$7,410	$29,640	0	$0
Totals for Government	99	$198,850	$24,103	36	$6,428

Guymon government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $5,000
Charges - Sewerage: $707,000
Solid Waste Management: $461,000

All Other: $397,000

Parks & Recreation: $271,000
Construction - Air Transportation: $1,611,000
Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $4,077,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,324,000

Police Protection: $1,208,000

Parks & Recreation: $935,000

Solid Waste Management: $788,000

Fire Protection: $645,000

Regular Highways: $591,000

Water Utilities: $456,000

General - Other: $405,000

Central Staff Services: $342,000

Sewerage: $311,000

Health Services - Other: $250,000

Libraries: $209,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $166,000

Financial Administration: $70,000

Air Transportation: $39,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,485,000
General - Interest on Debt: $53,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,385,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $938,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $135,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,255,000
Other, NEC: $840,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $233,000
Water Utilities: $130,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $319,000
Interest Earnings: $151,000

Rents: $42,000
Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $151,000
Regular Highways: $143,000

Fire Protection: $133,000

Police Protection: $102,000

Parks & Recreation: $55,000

General - Other: $54,000

Housing & Community Development: $17,000

Judicial: $3,000

Libraries: $3,000

Central Staff: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,360,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $3,603,000
Water Utilities: $1,509,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $688,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $194,000
All Other: $100,000

General Support: $88,000

Housing & Community Development: $22,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $3,443,000
NEC: $457,000

Public Utilities: $313,000

Other Selective Sales: $88,000

Property: $6,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,341,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $128,000

7.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,763 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.19%
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 Seward County, KS	0.73% ($29,045 average AGI)
from Moore County, TX	0.23% ($22,571)
from Ford County, KS	0.22% ($21,308)

9.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,629 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.47%
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 Seward County, KS	0.88% ($22,370 average AGI)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.57% ($27,486)
to Randall County, TX	0.31% ($40,105)

Strongest AM radio stations in Guymon:

KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KSCB (1270 AM; 5 kW; LIBERAL, KS; Owner: SEWARD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
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)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Guymon:

K215CV (90.9 FM; GUYMON, OK; Owner: LIFE ON THE WAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KKBS (92.7 FM; GUYMON, OK; Owner: MLS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K211CB (90.1 FM; GUYMON, OK; Owner: GUYMON OKLAHOMA TRANSLATOR COMMITTEE)
K201EV (88.1 FM; GUYMON, OK; Owner: GUYMON OKLAHOMA TRANSLATOR COMMITTEE)
K205CR (88.9 FM; GUYMON, OK; Owner: KANZA SOCIETY INC.)
KRDF-FM (98.3 FM; SPEARMAN, TX; Owner: SPEARHEAD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KPSU (91.7 FM; GOODWELL, OK; Owner: PANHANDLE STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Guymon:

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.)
K16AB (Channel 16; GUYMON, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
K53BE (Channel 53; GUYMON, OK; Owner: CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TV., INC.)

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