Northwest Ellis, Oklahoma
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| Males: 749 |  (48.2%) |
| Females: 807 |  (51.8%) |
| Median resident age: | 48.3 years |
| Oklahoma median age: | 35.5 years |
Zip code: 73843
| Northwest Ellis: | $56,196 |
| OK: | $59,673 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $32,972 (it was $17,703 in 2000)
Northwest Ellis CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $134,413 (it was $42,200 in 2000)
| Northwest Ellis: | $134,413 |
| OK: | $191,700 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $194,013; detached houses: $191,157; townhouses or other attached units: $240,390; mobile homes: $198,853
Northwest Ellis, OK residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Northwest Ellis, OK
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- 1,54894.4%White alone
- 563.4%Hispanic
- 171.0%American Indian alone
- 171.0%Two or more races
- 20.1%Other race alone
Races in Northwest Ellis detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 281.2 square miles.
Population density: 5.5 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Northwest Ellis CCD: | 0.5% ($212) |
| Oklahoma: | 0.8% ($523) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Canadian, OK (134.7 miles 
, pop. 61,645).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (145.2 miles , pop. 506,132).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (302.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities:
Gage, OK (2.8 miles ),
), Northeast Ellis, OK (3.2 miles ),
), Fargo, OK (3.9 miles ),
), Arnett, OK (4.1 miles ),
), South Ellis, OK (4.3 miles )
)Latitude: 36.35 N, Longitude: 99.89 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 580
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Oklahoma: | 3.2% |
- Health care (14.8%)
- Educational services (10.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.2%)
- Construction (8.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.9%)
- Finance & insurance (4.2%)
- Public administration (4.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (16.7%)
- Construction (15.3%)
- Public administration (5.9%)
- Health care (5.9%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (5.6%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.2%)
- Educational services (4.7%)
- Health care (25.5%)
- Educational services (17.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.1%)
- Social assistance (5.9%)
- Finance & insurance (5.9%)
- Personal & laundry services (4.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.3%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.8%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.2%)
- Registered nurses (4.2%)
Average climate in Northwest Ellis, Oklahoma
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Northwest Ellis-area historical tornado activity is below Oklahoma state average. It is 63% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/21/1958, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.8 miles away from the Northwest Ellis place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 3/22/1987, a category F3 tornado 9.7 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Northwest Ellis-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oklahoma state average. It is 767% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 165.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 184.1 miles away from Northwest Ellis center
On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 66.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/7/2016 at 04:27:57, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 65.7 miles away from the city center
On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 45.7 miles away from Northwest Ellis center
On 11/19/2015 at 07:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 82.4 miles away from Northwest Ellis center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Ellis County (19) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Winter Storms: 8, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 5, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Northwest Ellis:
- Southwestern Oklahoma State University (about 88 miles; Weatherford, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,126)
- Western Oklahoma State College (about 121 miles; Altus, OK; FT enrollment: 2,054)
- Amarillo College (about 137 miles; Amarillo, TX; FT enrollment: 6,622)
- Southern Nazarene University (about 140 miles; Bethany, OK; FT enrollment: 2,064)
- Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City (about 143 miles; Oklahoma City, OK; FT enrollment: 4,784)
- University of Central Oklahoma (about 144 miles; Edmond, OK; FT enrollment: 13,790)
- Oklahoma City University (about 145 miles; Oklahoma City, OK; FT enrollment: 2,547)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Northwest Ellis: Ellis County Emergency Medical Services (A), Catesby Firefighters Association (B), Shattuck Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Northwest Ellis include: Catesby Church (A), Faith Church (B), United Methodist Church (C), Seventh Day Adventist Church (D), First Christian Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), Ebenezer Baptist Church (G), Assembly of God Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bickford Cemetery (1), Shattuck Cemetery (2), Christ Lutheran Cemetery (3), Mount Hope Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Six Pony Creek (A), Rock Creek (B), Willow Creek (C), Dry Prong (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.3 people |
| Oklahoma: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 66.0% |
| Whole state: | 66.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
| This place: | 9.8% |
| Whole state: | 14.7% |
| This place: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 6.1% |
49 people in nursing homes in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Northwest Ellis:
- Never married: 10.4%
- Now married: 70.5%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 8.0%
For population 25 years and over in Northwest Ellis:
- High school or higher: 78.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.7 |
| Oklahoma average: | 11.7 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Northwest Ellis, OK (based on Ellis County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,099 | 17 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,037 | 6 |
| Catholic | 50 | 1 |
| None | 965 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
| Here: | 7.71 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.97 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 5.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| Oklahoma: | 0.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3
| Ellis County: | 7.71 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.35 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
| This county: | 12.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Ellis County: | 11.5% |
| Oklahoma: | 10.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 29.9% |
| Oklahoma: | 29.2% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Northwest Ellis:
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KSIW (1450 AM; 1 kW; WOODWARD, OK; Owner: FUCHS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KSCB (1270 AM; 5 kW; LIBERAL, KS; Owner: SEWARD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KCRC (1390 AM; 10 kW; ENID, OK; Owner: CHISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING CO.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Northwest Ellis:
- KWOX (101.1 FM; WOODWARD, OK; Owner: OMNI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KMZE (92.1 FM; WOODWARD, OK; Owner: FM 92 BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KWFX (93.5 FM; WOODWARD, OK; Owner: CLASSIC COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- KWDQ (102.3 FM; WOODWARD, OK; Owner: CLASSIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KJOV (90.7 FM; WOODWARD, OK; Owner: GREAT PLAINS CHRISTIAN RADIO. INC.)
- K210BQ (89.9 FM; WOODWARD, OK; Owner: GREAT PLAINS CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- K202DC (88.3 FM; SHATTUCK, OK; Owner: ELLIS COUNTY TRANSLATOR COMMITTEE)
TV broadcast stations around Northwest Ellis:
- KOMI-LP (Channel 24; WOODWARD, OK; Owner: 101 TELEVISION)
- K18BV (Channel 18; MAY, ETC., OK; Owner: SHAFER TRANSLATOR, INC.)
- K20BR (Channel 20; GAGE, ETC., OK; Owner: SHAFER TRANSLATOR, INC.)
- K22BR (Channel 22; MAY, ETC., OK; Owner: SHAFER TRANSLATOR, INC.)
- K16DX (Channel 16; GAGE, OK; Owner: SHAFER TRANSLATOR INC.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 68.7%Utility gas
- 18.0%Electricity
- 11.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.5%Wood
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 67.4%Utility gas
- 18.5%Electricity
- 11.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.5%Wood
- 1.5%Other fuel
Northwest Ellis compared to Oklahoma state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.