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Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 30.4%
(40.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 45.5% for Black residents, 15.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 21.1% for American Indian residents, 13.9% for other race residents)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.0%)
Cashiers (7.0%)
Waiters and waitresses (4.8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4.8%)
Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9.7%)
Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.5%)
Farmers and farm managers (6.5%)
Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (10.8%)
Cashiers (10.8%)
Waiters and waitresses (9.7%)
Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.4%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5.4%)
Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.3%)
Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.3%)
Average climate in Eldorado, Oklahoma
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Eldorado-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 91% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/10/1979, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.2 miles away from the Eldorado town center killed 11 peopleand injured 68 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/1/1954, a category F4 tornado 34.3 miles away from the town center injured 2 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Eldorado-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oklahoma state average. It is 609% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 179.1 miles away from Eldorado center On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 204.3 miles away from the city center On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 118.7 miles away from the city center On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 149.2 miles away from Eldorado center On 11/7/2016 at 01:44:24, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 192.0 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 149.3 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Jackson County (23) is greater than the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 9, Winter Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 5, Fire: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Eldorado:
HARDEMAN COUNTY HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; QUANAH, TX)
HARDEMAN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 14 miles away; QUANAH, TX)
QUANAH PARKER NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; QUANAH, TX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eldorado:
Western Oklahoma State College (about 23 miles; Altus, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,054)
Vernon College (about 29 miles; Vernon, TX; FT enrollment: 2,216)
Cameron University (about 70 miles; Lawton, OK; FT enrollment: 4,695)
Midwestern State University (about 77 miles; Wichita Falls, TX; FT enrollment: 4,901)
Southwestern Oklahoma State University (about 91 miles; Weatherford, OK; FT enrollment: 4,126)
Wayland Baptist University (about 121 miles; Plainview, TX; FT enrollment: 5,526)
Mid-America Christian University (about 133 miles; Oklahoma City, OK; FT enrollment: 2,869)
Public high school in Eldorado:
ELDORADO HS(Students: 28, Location: 200 NORTH 7TH STREET, Grades: 9-12)
Public elementary/middle school in Eldorado:
ELDORADO ES(Students: 82, Location: 200 NORTH 7TH STREET, Grades: PK-8)
MCL, Average - Between JAN-2012 and MAR-2012, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAY-20-2009), St Public Notif requested (APR-09-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-09-2012), St Public Notif received (APR-30-2012)
MCL, Average - Between OCT-2011 and DEC-2011, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAY-20-2009), St Public Notif requested (JAN-09-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-09-2012), St Public Notif received (APR-30-2012)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2011, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-07-2011), St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2012)
MCL, Average - Between JUL-2011 and SEP-2011, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAY-20-2009), St Public Notif requested (OCT-12-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-12-2011), St Public Notif received (APR-30-2012)
MCL, Average - Between APR-2011 and JUN-2011, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAY-20-2009), St Public Notif requested (JUL-07-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-07-2011)
MCL, Average - Between JAN-2011 and MAR-2011, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAY-20-2009), St Public Notif requested (APR-11-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-11-2011), St Public Notif received (APR-28-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-18-2011)
14 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2013 and MAR-2013, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAY-20-2009), St Public Notif requested (JUN-12-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-12-2013), St Public Notif received (SEP-03-2013)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2013 and MAR-2013, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAY-20-2009), St Public Notif requested (JUN-12-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-12-2013), St Public Notif received (SEP-03-2013)
Failure to Notify Other PWS - In AUG-13-2012, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2012 and JUN-2012, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-15-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-2012), St Public Notif received (JUN-11-2013), St Compliance achieved (JUN-12-2013)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2012 and JUN-2012, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-15-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-2012), St Public Notif received (JUN-11-2013), St Compliance achieved (JUN-12-2013)
4 routine major monitoring violations
One minor monitoring violation
5 other older monitoring violations
Average household size:
This town:
2.5 people
Oklahoma:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
65.6%
Whole state:
66.8%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
6.7%
Whole state:
5.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Banks with branches in Eldorado (2011 data):
Stockmans Bank: Stockmans Branch at 500 State Hwy 6, branch established on 2009/03/16. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $132.1 mil, Deposits: $120.2 mil, headquarters in Altus, OK, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Reeves Bancshares, Inc.
Religion statistics for Eldorado, OK (based on Jackson County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
9,845
45
Mainline Protestant
3,840
10
Other
571
2
Catholic
450
1
None
11,740
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Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
James Falcon, 180 Feet West Of Intersection Of E1770 Road And N1920 Road (Lat: 34.450000 Lon: -99.534722), Type: 104.8, Overall height: 103.9 m, Registrant: Falcon_j7@hotmail.Com, , Rio G-rande City, Phone: (956) 487-5621
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
4
4 Mi W Hwy 283 (Lat: 34.504250 Lon: -99.750361), Call Sign: KNCY473, Assigned Frequencies: 153.005 MHz, Grant Date: 12/23/1996, Expiration Date: 02/19/2002, Cancellation Date: 05/05/2002, Registrant: Weddle Farms, Rt 1, Eldorado, OK 73573, Phone: (405) 633-2516
312 S 8th (Lat: 34.467028 Lon: -99.653694), Call Sign: KYV377, Licensee ID: L01041002, Assigned Frequencies: 43.3600 MHz, Grant Date: 07/21/2005, Expiration Date: 07/16/2015, Cancellation Date: 09/19/2015, Registrant: R E Thomason, 312 S 8th St, Eldorado, OK 73537, Phone: (580) 633-2391