Checotah, Oklahoma Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 3,481. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,514 (+0.9% change)
 
Males: 1,522   (43.7%)
Females: 1,959   (56.3%)

McIntosh County

Median resident age:   38.7 years
Oklahoma median age:   35.5 years

Zip codes: 74426 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,600 (it was $22,029 in 2000)
Checotah   $24,600
Oklahoma:   $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $60,400 (it was $50,500 in 2000)
Checotah   $60,400
Oklahoma:   $89,100

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Checotah, OK residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Checotah:

  • White Non-Hispanic (67.3%)
  • American Indian (23.5%)
  • Two or more races (8.5%)
  • Black (6.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)


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Ancestries: United States (15.3%), Irish (10.0%), English (5.1%), German (3.8%), West Indian (2.8%), Dutch (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 652 feet

Land area: 8.94 square miles.

Population density: 393 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Checotah

For population 25 years and over in Checotah

  • High school or higher: 63.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 12.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Checotah city

  • Never married: 17.2%
  • Now married: 55.3%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 14.4%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

20 residents are foreign born

This city:   0.6%
Oklahoma:   3.8%



According to our research there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Checotah, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Checotah to the number of sex offenders is 251 to 1.

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

Checotah:   0.6% ($302)
Oklahoma:   0.7% ($523)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Broken Arrow, OK (42.9 miles , pop. 74,859).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (53.7 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (204.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Rentiesville, OK (4.3 miles) , Oktaha, OK (8.0 miles ), Shady Grove, OK (8.0 miles) , Texanna, OK (8.4 miles ), Duchess Landing, OK (9.1 miles) , Wainwright, OK (10.2 miles) , Council Hill, OK (10.5 miles) , Eufaula, OK (13.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $305,000
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $44,400
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $42,100
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $62,800
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $55,900
  • 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $70,200
  • 2003: 16 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 2004: 20 buildings, average cost: $84,000
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $125,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 35.47 N, Longitude: 95.52 W


113 people in nursing homes
53 people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Area code: 918

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


Population change in the 1990s: +198 (+6.0%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Paper (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Personal and laundry services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (12%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)



 

Crime in Checotah by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 3 1 0 2 3 1
    per 100,000 85.9 28.4 0.0 57.2 84.9 28.1
Robberies 1 0 1 3 2 1
    per 100,000 28.6 0.0 28.6 85.8 56.6 28.1
Assaults 13 20 13 11 9 7
    per 100,000 372.4 567.5 372.2 314.6 254.8 196.4
Burglaries 28 24 49 56 38 36
    per 100,000 802.1 681.0 1402.8 1601.8 1075.9 1010.1
Thefts 127 149 164 152 90 124
    per 100,000 3637.9 4228.1 4695.1 4347.8 2548.1 3479.2
Auto thefts 24 11 17 10 11 10
    per 100,000 687.5 312.1 486.7 286.0 311.4 280.6
Arson 0 1 1 0 1 0
    per 100,000 0.0 28.4 28.6 0.0 28.3 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 408.5 378.0 408.0 443.4 338.1 302.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   3.13
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Checotah, Oklahoma

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Checotah-area historical tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 197% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/26/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.0 miles away from the Checotah city center killed 5 people and injured 25 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/1/1999, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.9 miles away from the city center caused $700,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Checotah:
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKEVIEW (about 12 miles; EUFAULA, OK)
  • MUSKOGEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; MUSKOGEE, OK)
  • HASKELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; STIGLER, OK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Checotah:
  • TULSA INTL (about 55 miles; TULSA, OK; ID: TUL)
  • FORT SMITH REGIONAL (about 81 miles; FORT SMITH, AR; ID: FSM)
  • DRAKE FIELD (about 101 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; ID: FYV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Checotah:
  • FOUNTAINHEAD LODGE AIRPARK (about 9 miles; EUFAULA, OK; ID: 0F7)
  • EUFAULA MUNI (about 15 miles; EUFAULA, OK; ID: F08)
  • DAVIS FIELD (about 18 miles; MUSKOGEE, OK; ID: MKO)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Checotah:
  • ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,309)
  • TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)
  • NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 55 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,760)
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 91 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
  • EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; ADA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,429)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 99 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
Public high school in Checotah:
  • CHECOTAH HS (Students: 433; Location: 320 WEST JEFFERSON; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Checotah:
  • MARSHALL ES (Students: 522; Location: 205 OWENS AVENUE; Grades: PK - 03)
  • CHECOTAH IES (Students: 325; Location: 1401 S.W. SECOND; Grades: 04 - 06)
  • CHECOTAH MS (Students: 254; Location: 310 SW 2ND STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Checotah is the hometown of Carrie Underwood, the winner of Season 4 of Fox TVs "American Idol"

Churches in Checotah include: First Baptist Church (A) , First Free Will Baptist Church (B) , Church of Christ (C) .

Cemetery: Green Lawn Cemetery (1) .

Reservoirs: Oknoname 121004 Reservoir (A) , Oknoname 121005 Reservoir (B) .

Tourist attractions: Honey Springs Battlefield (Historical Places & Services; 1863 Honey Springs Bfld R), Katy Depot Center (Paul Carr Drive).

Hotels: Port 66 Cabin Rentals (RR 2 Box 1370), Lake Eufaula Inn (I 40 & Highway 150 North), Days Inn Eufala (Highway 69 & Highway 150), Travel Host Motel & Apartments (1000 North Business Highway 69), Budget Inn (1231 South Business Highway 69), Eufaula-Days Inn Checotah (Highway 69 & Highway 150 Route. 2 Box 1199).

Court: Municipal Court (414 West Gentry).

 

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

CHECOTAH (Address: 412 W. GENTRY, Population served: 3481, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-12-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-12-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-12-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-12-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-12-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-12-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-20-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-20-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-26-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-07-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-26-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-26-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-28-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-07-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-26-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-26-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-28-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-07-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-26-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-26-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-28-2006)
  • 10 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-12-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-12-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-12-2006)
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-07-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-26-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-26-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-28-2006)
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-07-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-26-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-26-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-28-2006)
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-07-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-09-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-09-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-08-2005)
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-07-2005), St Public Notif requested (APR-07-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-07-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-09-2005)
  • One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Checotah that have no violations reported:
  • DUCHESS CREEK MHP (Address: RT 3 BOX 2000, Population served: 140, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:   65.7%
Whole state:   68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   3.7%
Whole state:   4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   20.4%
Whole state:   14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   7.7%
Whole state:   6.1%

Checotah compared to Oklahoma state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Banks with branches in Checotah (2007 data):
  • The Peoples National Bank of Checotah: The Peoples National Bank Of Checota at Broadway And Gentry, branch established on 1911-01-01; Drive-In Branch at 403 West Gentry Street, branch established on 1971-04-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $110.5 mil, Deposits: $93.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples National Bancshares Of Checotah, Inc.
  • Armstrong Bank: Checotah Branch at 1111 West Gentry, branch established on 1998-12-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $383.4 mil, Deposits: $342.0 mil, headquarters in Muskogee, OK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Ironhorse Financial Group, Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School



2004 Presidential Election results in McIntosh County Oklahoma:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



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
Local Libraries 0 $0   1 $416
Financial Administration 4 $6,423 $19,269 2 $1,676
Other and Unallocable 2 $3,170 $19,020 0 $0
Other Government Administration 4 $7,798 $23,394 8 $399
Judicial and Legal 0 $0   2 $1,399
Police Protection - Officers 10 $20,451 $24,541 3 $1,275
Police - Other 2 $3,308 $19,848 3 $2,597
Streets and Highways 9 $14,539 $19,385 0 $0
Health 9 $17,913 $23,884 1 $620
Water Supply 8 $14,982 $22,473 0 $0
Sewerage 2 $3,890 $23,340 1 $965
Solid Waste Management 0 $0   1 $403
Totals for Government 50 $92,474 $22,194 22 $9,750


Checotah government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $55,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $190,000
    All Other: $185,000
    Sewerage: $123,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $552,000
    Police Protection: $504,000
    General - Other: $489,000
    Regular Highways: $266,000
    Sewerage: $208,000
    Central Staff Services: $205,000
    Solid Waste Management: $204,000
    Health Services - Other: $181,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $42,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $41,000
    Fire Protection: $17,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $146,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $202,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,758,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,892,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,699,000
    Water Utilities: $1,483,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $275,000
    Other, NEC: $193,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $264,000
    Interest Earnings: $81,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $300,000
    Sewerage: $96,000
    Water Utilities: $56,000
    Parks & Recreation: $31,000
    Regular Highways: $31,000
    Police Protection: $24,000
    Health - Other: $5,000
    Fire Protection: $4,000
    Judicial: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,242,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $566,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $708,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $83,000
    Highways: $33,000
    General Support: $30,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $2,085,000
    Public Utilities: $105,000
    NEC: $32,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,228,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $154,000

9.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,674 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   9.09%
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 Muskogee County, OK  1.16% ($20,164 average AGI)
from Oklahoma County, OK  0.88% ($30,745)
from Tulsa County, OK  0.54% ($30,645)


8.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,687 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.06%
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 Muskogee County, OK  1.54% ($24,409 average AGI)
to Tulsa County, OK  0.75% ($22,767)
to Oklahoma County, OK  0.72% ($32,439)


Strongest AM radio stations in Checotah:
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KXTD (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WAGONER, OK; Owner: GAYTAN-GALVAN LIMITED LIABILITY COMP)
  • KAKC (1300 AM; 5 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBIX (1490 AM; 1 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: KMMY INC.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KYHN (1320 AM; 10 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Checotah:
  • KMMY (97.1 FM; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: KMMY, Inc.)
  • KTKL (88.5 FM; STIGLER, OK; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KNYD (90.5 FM; BROKEN ARROW, OK; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP. INC)
  • KHTT (106.9 FM; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KJSR (103.3 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KMYZ-FM (104.5 FM; PRYOR, OK; Owner: SHAMROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KWGS (89.5 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA)
  • KCXR (100.3 FM; TAFT, OK; Owner: KXOJ INC.)
  • KTNT (102.5 FM; EUFAULA, OK; Owner: K95.5, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Checotah:
  • KTUL (Channel 8; TULSA, OK; Owner: KTUL, LLC)
  • KJRH (Channel 2; TULSA, OK; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOED-TV (Channel 11; TULSA, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • KOTV (Channel 6; TULSA, OK; Owner: GRIFFIN LICENSING, L.L.C.)
  • KOET (Channel 3; EUFAULA, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • KWHB (Channel 47; TULSA, OK; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KTFO (Channel 41; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KOKI-TV (Channel 23; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KWBT (Channel 19; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: TULSA COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)

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