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Population in July 2007: 6,808. Population change since 2000: -1.4%
 

Males: 3,225  (46.7%)
Females: 3,674  (53.3%)

Seminole County

Median resident age:  36.1 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 74868.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,100 (it was $25,120 in 2000)
Seminole  $28,100
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $53,600 (it was $44,800 in 2000)
Seminole  $53,600
Oklahoma:  $89,100

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Races in Seminole:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.3%)
  • American Indian (20.7%)
  • Two or more races (5.1%)
  • Black (4.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Seminole: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (12.1%), Irish (8.9%), German (8.4%), English (5.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), French (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 12/26/1924

Land area: 13.9 square miles.

Population density: 482 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Seminole

  • High school or higher: 73.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Seminole city

  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 53.1%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 11.5%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

78 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.1%
Oklahoma:  3.8%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Seminole, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Seminole to the number of sex offenders is 518 to 1.

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

Seminole:  0.7% ($306)
Oklahoma:  0.7% ($523)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Midwest City, OK (51.5 miles , pop. 54,088).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (61.8 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (169.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Bowlegs, OK (6.5 miles ), Lima, OK (6.7 miles) , Earlsboro, OK (9.7 miles ), Maud, OK (10.6 miles ), Wewoka, OK (13.5 miles ), Cromwell, OK (16.2 miles ), Johnson, OK (16.6 miles ), Prague, OK (17.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $119,000
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $55,900
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $68,800
  • 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $112,800
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $74,900
  • 2001: 41 buildings, average cost: $64,700
  • 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $57,800
  • 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $123,200
  • 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $128,600
  • 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $115,600
  • 2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $89,300
  • 2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $93,700

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Latitude: 35.24 N, Longitude: 96.67 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,738 (+25.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,486 (59.1%)


150 people in nursing homes

Area code: 405

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Population change in the 1990s: -394 (-5.4%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Apparel (7%)
  • Mining (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Apparel (11%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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Crime in Seminole by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 010001
    per 100,000 0.014.30.00.00.014.3
Rapes 321502
    per 100,000 43.428.614.673.80.028.7
Robberies 135445
    per 100,000 14.542.972.859.057.671.7
Assaults 81311212112
    per 100,000 115.6186.1160.1309.8302.5172.1
Burglaries 57908794122100
    per 100,000 823.91288.51266.21386.61757.21433.9
Thefts 228180278300364241
    per 100,000 3295.82577.04046.04425.45242.73455.7
Auto thefts 222527252725
    per 100,000 318.0357.9393.0368.8388.9358.5
Arson 2751120
    per 100,000 28.9100.272.814.8172.80.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 213.2) 277.1323.6347.4442.2441.6374.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.78
US city average:  3.00

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Seminole-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 297% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1960, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 18.2 miles away from the Seminole city center killed 5 people and injured 81 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/17/1981, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Seminole:
  • SEMINOLE MEDICAL CENTER (2401 WRANGLER BOULEVARD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Seminole:
  • SHAWNEE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SHAWNEE, OK)
  • HOLDENVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; HOLDENVILLE, OK)
  • CREEK NATION COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; OKEMAH, OK)

Political contributions by individuals in Seminole, OK

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Seminole:
  • TINKER AFB (about 51 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID: TIK)
  • WILL ROGERS WORLD (about 66 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID: OKC)
  • STILLWATER RGNL (about 69 miles; STILLWATER, OK; ID: SWO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Seminole:
  • SEMINOLE MUNI (about 2 miles; SEMINOLE, OK; ID: H45)
  • PRAGUE MUNI (about 16 miles; PRAGUE, OK; ID: O47)
  • SHAWNEE RGNL (about 20 miles; SHAWNEE, OK; ID: SNL)

College/University in Seminole:
  • SEMINOLE STATE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,392; Location: 2701 BOREN BLVD; Public; Website: www.ssc.cc.ok.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Seminole:
  • EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; ADA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,429)
  • ROSE STATE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; MIDWEST CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 4,067)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 54 miles; NORMAN, OK; FT enrollment: 20,154)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 61 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,447)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (about 62 miles; EDMOND, OK; FT enrollment: 10,926)
  • SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; BETHANY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,002)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 3,234)
Library in Seminole:
  • SEMINOLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $129,748; Location: 424 N MAIN; 32,668 books; 550 audio materials; 1,347 video materials; 72 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Seminole: Seminole Municipal Country Club (A), Seminole Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Seminole Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Seminole include: Harvey Road Church (A), Immaculate Conception Church (B), Immanuel Fellowship (C), First Assembly of God Church (D), First Baptist Church (E), First Christian Church (F), First Penecostal Holiness Church (G), Temple of Praise PCG (H), Free Will Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Reservoir: Big Wewoka Creek Site 3 Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Parks in Seminole include: MaGuire Park (1), Chase Park (2), Westwood Hills Park (3), Johns Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Jasmine Moran Children's Museum (1714 Highway 9 West), Libraries - Seminole (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 424 North Main Street), Seminole Oil & Historical Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1800 West Wrangler Boulevard).

Hotels: Oxford Inn (2323 Boren Boulevard), Seminole Oxford Inn (2323 Boren Boulevard), Rexdale Inn (2151 Highway 9 West), Seales Motel (301 West Broadway).

Courts: Seminole County - Drug Court Offices (Municipal Building), Seminole City - Municipal Court (401 North Main Street).

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.2%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.5%
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:  19.9%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.2%
Whole state:  6.1%

Seminole compared to Oklahoma state average:

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  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Seminole (2007 data):
  • BancFirst: Seminole Branch at Broadway And Second Streets, branch established on 1909-01-01; Milt Phillips Branch at 1500 North Milt Phillips Avenue, branch established on 1989-04-01. Info updated 2007-01-09: Bank assets: $3,403.5 mil, Deposits: $3,019.6 mil, headquarters in Oklahoma City, OK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 85 total offices, Holding Company: Bancfirst Corporation
  • First United Bank and Trust Company: Seminole Branch at 229 North Second Street, branch established on 1934-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,659.5 mil, Deposits: $1,379.2 mil, headquarters in Durant, OK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 28 total offices, Holding Company: Durant Bancorp, Inc.
  • Security State Bank of Wewoka, Oklahoma: Seminole Branch at 824 North Milt Phillips, branch established on 2002-11-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $62.8 mil, Deposits: $56.6 mil, headquarters in Wewoka, OK, positive income, 2 total offices
  • Bank of the West: 1907 N. Milt Phillips Branch at 1907 N. Milt Phillips, branch established on 1988-06-30. Info updated 2006-12-18: Bank assets: $55,642.9 mil, Deposits: $37,436.4 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 671 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas



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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
Sewerage 4$6,855$20,5650$0
Other Government Administration 3$11,956$47,8240$0
Parks and Recreation 5$7,072$16,9731$963
Police - Other 5$6,602$15,8452$863
Firefighters 13$27,115$25,0290$0
Financial Administration 1$2,929$35,1480$0
Judicial and Legal 3$5,185$20,7400$0
Police Protection - Officers 14$31,649$27,1280$0
Welfare 0$0 1$886
Solid Waste Management 8$10,625$15,9380$0
Streets and Highways 6$8,046$16,0920$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 1$2,821$33,8520$0
Water Supply 8$12,892$19,3381$487
Local Libraries 2$2,880$17,2802$1,475
Other and Unallocable 7$10,559$18,1010$0
Health 1$1,738$20,8560$0
Totals for Government 81$148,923$22,0637$4,674



Seminole government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $5,766,000
    Sewerage: $740,000
    Solid Waste Management: $437,000
    All Other: $121,000
  • Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $5,459,000
    General - Other: $1,437,000
    Police Protection: $825,000
    Fire Protection: $599,000
    Financial Administration: $394,000
    Parks & Recreation: $229,000
    Regular Highways: $225,000
    Solid Waste Management: $209,000
    Sewerage: $201,000
    Water Utilities: $159,000
    Housing & Community Development: $129,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $94,000
    Libraries: $77,000
    Central Staff Services: $50,000
    Air Transportation: $14,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $16,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $155,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $50,000
    General Support: $33,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $11,556,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,210,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,060,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $11,077,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $479,000
    Other, NEC: $150,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $927,000
    Interest Earnings: $90,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $317,000
    Sewerage: $305,000
    General - Other: $252,000
    Regular Highways: $118,000
    Fire Protection: $112,000
    Parks & Recreation: $58,000
    Solid Waste Management: $33,000
    Police Protection: $10,000
    Housing & Community Development: $3,000
    Own Hospitals: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $249,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,048,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,018,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $248,000
    Highways: $14,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $3,384,000
    Public Utilities: $297,000
    Property: $231,000
    NEC: $83,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,286,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $692,000

8.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.51%
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 Pottawatomie County, OK  1.70% ($22,598 average AGI)
from Oklahoma County, OK  0.81% ($21,569)
from Pontotoc County, OK  0.68% ($23,490)


8.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,137 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.52%
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 Pottawatomie County, OK  2.08% ($26,852 average AGI)
to Oklahoma County, OK  0.86% ($23,452)
to Pontotoc County, OK  0.75% ($22,704)


Strongest AM radio stations in Seminole:
  • 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)
  • KWSH (1260 AM; 1 kW; WEWOKA, OK; Owner: ONE TEN BROADCASTING GROUP, 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.)
  • KGFF (1450 AM; 1 kW; SHAWNEE, OK; Owner: CITIZEN BAND POTAWATOMI INDIAN TRIBE)
  • WWLS (640 AM; 5 kW; MOORE, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, 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.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KTOK (1000 AM; 5 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKY (930 AM; 5 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Seminole:
  • KQCV-FM (95.1 FM; SHAWNEE, OK; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KIRC (105.9 FM; SEMINOLE, OK; Owner: ONE TEN BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • KSLE (104.7 FM; WEWOKA, OK; Owner: ONE TEN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • KYKC (100.1 FM; BYNG, OK; Owner: CENTRAL OKLAHOMA COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
  • KTLS-FM (106.5 FM; HOLDENVILLE, OK; Owner: WOODSTONE BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Seminole:
  • KWTV (Channel 9; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: GRIFFIN ENTITIES, L.L.C.)

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