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Community Statistics & Facts
Lawton, Ok
Comanche County
| POPULATION |
2000
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|
|
1990 |
| City
|
92,757
|
|
|
80,561
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| Comanche County
|
114,996
|
|
|
111,486 |
|
Population by Age
|
|
|
|
| 0-4 yrs
|
9,139
|
|
|
9,456 |
| 5-17yrs
|
27,656
|
|
|
22,059 |
| 18-44 yrs
|
46,508
|
|
|
52,988 |
| 45-64 yrs
|
20,473
|
|
|
17,376 |
| 65+ yrs
|
10,007
|
|
|
9,607 |
| |
|
Population by Sex
|
|
|
|
| Male
|
59,625
|
|
|
57,895 |
| Female
|
55,371
|
|
|
53,591 |
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Population by Race
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|
|
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| White
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74,988
|
|
|
79,666 |
| Black
|
21,.847
|
|
|
19,908 |
| American Indian
|
5,904
|
|
|
5,153 |
| Asian
|
2,405
|
|
|
3,065 |
| Hispanic
|
9,675
|
|
|
6,923 |
|
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| LABOR MARKET |
Labor Force |
Employment |
Unemployment Rate |
| Primary County:*
|
41,060
|
39,910
|
2.80%
|
| Contiguous Counties:*
|
68,486
|
54,082
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7.97%
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| Total Civilian Labor force
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109,546
|
|
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| Radius of Labor Drawing Area
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40 miles
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|
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| Nearest MSA
|
Lawton
|
|
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| Distance to MSA
|
0 miles
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|
|
| Avg Annual Mfrg Production Workers
|
3,800
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|
|
| Non-Manufacturing Workers:
|
37,260
|
|
|
| Avg Annual Mfrg Production Workers
|
28,124
|
|
|
| Wage and/or Labor Survey Available:
|
Yes
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|
|
|
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| Geographic/Climate Data
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| City Area
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County Area
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| 31 sq. miles
|
1,076 sq miles
|
| Avg. Annual Rainfall (in.):
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Avg. Annual Snowfall (in.):
|
| 28
|
2
|
| Avg. Temperature (January) (°F):
|
Avg. Temperature
(July) (°F):
|
| 44
|
81 |
| Avg Elevation
|
|
| 1,100 ft
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|
|
|
| UTILITIES
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| Electric Providers
|
Gas Providers
|
Telecom Providers
|
| AEP Public Service Co. of OK
|
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co.
|
Southwestern Bell
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| Water
|
|
|
| Water Suppliers
|
Source
|
|
| City of Lawton
|
Lakes
|
|
| Plant Capacity
|
Peak use
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Avg Daily Demand
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Excess Capacity
GDP |
| 39 mgpd |
38.5 mgpd
|
22 mgpd
|
0 |
| Cost Per gal over basic rate
|
Elevated Storage
|
Ground Storage
|
Pressure in Mains
|
| $2.10
|
4.25 mgals
|
13 mgals
|
85 psi |
|
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|
|
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| Sewer
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|
|
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| Waste Disposal Suppliers Dist (mi.)
|
Solid Waste Disposal
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Sewer Suppliers
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Present Load
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| Lawton Waste Disposal
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Landfill
|
Lawton Sewer
|
12-13 mgd
|
| Industrial Disposal
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Treatment Type
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Plant Capacity
|
Basic Rate
|
| Yes
|
Advanced Waste treatment
|
18 mgd
|
$9.51 |
|
|
| TRANSPORTATION
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| Interstates:
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I.H.44
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|
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| U.S. Highways:
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U.S. 277, U.S. 62, U.S. 281
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|
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| State Highways:
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OK 7, OK 49
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|
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| Rail Service:
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Stillwater Central
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Union Pacific
|
|
| Air Transportation
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Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport
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|
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| Surface Type:
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Runway Length:
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Landing Lights:
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Aircraft Storage:
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| Concrete
|
8,600ft
|
yes
|
yes |
| Instrument Landing:
|
Aircraft Maintenance:
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Air Carriers
|
Passenger Service
|
| yes
|
Yes
|
American Eagle
|
DFW Hab |
| Daily non-stop Flights
|
Air Freight Services
|
|
|
| 7
|
Yes
|
|
|
| Trucking
|
Yes
|
|
|
| # of Freight Terminals:
|
# Freight Carriers:
|
|
|
| 3
|
10
|
|
|
| Major Freight Carriers
|
American Freightways
|
L&L Motor freight
|
|
|
|
Arkansas Freightway
|
Roadway Express
|
|
|
|
Yellow Freight
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Atlas Beaver express
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|
|
|
C.F. Motor Freight
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Consolidate Freightway
|
|
| Mass Transit:
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| City Bus
|
Lawton Area Transit System
|
|
| Inter-city Bus
|
Jefferson Lines
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|
|
| Rail Service
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Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Railroad and Stillwater Central
|
|
|
| MUNICIPAL SERVICES
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| Form of Local Government:
|
Charter Mayor/City Manager/City
|
|
|
| Police (Full-Time):
|
154
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|
|
| Firemen (Full-time):
|
124
|
|
|
| Firemen (Volunteer):
|
0
|
|
|
| Number of Fire Stations
|
7
|
|
|
| Fire Service Outside City:
|
Yes
|
|
|
| Fire insurance Rating:
|
4 Key Rate
|
|
|
| Ambulance Services
|
Yes
|
|
|
| Rescue Service
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Fire rescue
|
|
|
| City Zoning Regulated:
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Yes
|
|
|
| Planning Commission:
|
CPC & LMAPC
|
|
|
|
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| EDUCATION
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| Independent School District
|
Public Schools
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Private Schools:
|
|
| Lawton, Cache, Elgin
|
40
|
4
|
|
| Avg. ACT Score:
|
Avg. SAT Score:
|
# of Teachers
|
|
| 20.4
|
n/a
|
1,041
|
|
| Total enrollment
|
Enrollment in 12th Grade
|
|
|
| 17,226
|
3,348
|
|
|
| Student/Teacher Ratio
|
Graduation Rate
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Dropout Rate
|
|
| 19
|
73
|
3
|
|
| Higher Education
|
Location
|
Cameron Library Volume
|
|
| Cameron University
|
Lawton
|
264,000
|
|
| # of Grad 01-02
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Total enrollment
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|
|
| Business: 86
|
|
|
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| Education & Behavioral Sciences: 124
|
|
|
|
| Graduates Studies: 144
|
|
|
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| Liberal Arts: 246
|
|
|
|
| Science & Technology: 198
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|
|
|
|
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| Vocational Schools
|
Location
|
Public Library Volumes
|
|
| Great Plains Technology Center
|
Lawton
|
1,000,000
|
|
| Enrollment by Areas
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Total Enrollment
|
|
|
| High School: 600
|
6,500
|
|
|
| F/T adults: 400
|
|
|
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| P/T adults: 3,000
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|
|
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| Business & Industry: 2,500
|
|
|
|
|
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| Cache Public Schools
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# of Teachers
|
Student/Teacher Ratio
|
|
| 4
|
92.8
|
16
|
|
| Avg. ACT Score:
|
Avg. SAT Score:
|
Total Enrollment
|
|
| 20.5
|
n/a
|
1,337
|
|
| Dropout Rate
|
Graduation Rate
|
|
|
| 1.8
|
85.3
|
|
|
|
|
| Elgin Public Schools
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# of Teachers
|
Student/Teacher Ratio
|
|
| 3
|
82
|
17
|
|
| Avg. ACT Score:
|
Avg. SAT Score:
|
Total Enrollment
|
|
| 19.8
|
n/a
|
1,322
|
|
| Dropout Rate
|
Graduation Rate
|
|
|
| 1.4
|
84.2
|
|
|
|
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| MEDICAL SERVICES
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| Number of Hospitals
|
Total beds
|
Number of Doctors
|
Number of Dentists
|
| 5
|
918
|
108
|
32 |
| Number of Clinics
|
Nearest Emergency facility
|
Nursing facilities
|
Total beds
|
| 21
|
Comanche Memorial
|
6
|
540 |
| Number of Veterinarians
|
|
|
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| 16
|
|
|
|
|
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| RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
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| Golf Courses
|
Swimming Pools
|
Racetracks
|
Lakes/Bays
|
| 4
|
1
|
1
|
2 |
| Tennis Courts
|
Parks
|
Indoor Malls
|
|
| 6
|
76
|
1
|
|
|
|
| HOTELS &CHURCHES
|
|
|
|
| Number of churches
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Number of Hotels
|
Number of Motels
|
# of Motel Rooms
|
| 119
|
4
|
23
|
1,271 |
|
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| Major Area Employers |
Number of Employees
|
|
|
FULL TIME
|
PART TIME
|
TOTAL |
| Fort Sill
|
5,807
|
0
|
5,807 |
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
|
2,464
|
0
|
2,464 |
| Lawton Public Schools
|
2,067
|
382
|
2,449 |
| Comanche County Memorial Hospital
|
1,293
|
305
|
1,598 |
| Wal-Mart Supercenter*
|
461
|
277
|
1,030 |
| Cameron University
|
482
|
155
|
673 |
| Southwestern Medical Center
|
339
|
200
|
539 |
| Assurant Group*
|
326
|
0
|
326 |
| Wackenhut Correctional Facility
|
380
|
3
|
383 |
| Stanley, Incorporated |
275
|
0
|
275 |
| Great Plains Technology Center
|
182 |
75 |
257 |
| Lawton Municipal Airport
|
250
|
0
|
250 |
| Bar-S Foods Company
|
247
|
0
|
247 |
| USPHS Indian Hospital
|
216
|
3
|
219 |
| The Lawton Constitution
|
116
|
85
|
201 |
| Dillard’s
|
60
|
105
|
165 |
| Warner Jewelry Case
|
150
|
0
|
150 |
| American Phoenix
|
135
|
5
|
140 |
| JC Penney
|
120
|
10
|
130 |
| Advanced Systems Technology
|
100
|
23
|
123 |
| Sears, Roebuck, and Company
|
49
|
74
|
123 |
| Republic Paperboard Company
|
120
|
0
|
120 |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone
|
120
|
0
|
120 |
| Kmart
|
120
|
0
|
120 |
| Gibson’s Discount Center
|
74
|
33
|
107 |
| Quality Bakery
|
100
|
0
|
100 |
| Cosmetic Specialty Inc.
|
90
|
15
|
105 |
| AEP Public Service of Oklahoma
|
69
|
0
|
69 |
|
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| TAX STRUCTURE
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|
Tax district: OKLAW - Lawton
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|
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| Property tax
|
Rate
|
Assessment %
|
Unit of Assessed
Value |
| City
|
$3.04
|
|
Rate/$100
|
| School
|
$52.02
|
|
Rate/$100
|
| County
|
$17.11
|
|
Rate/$100
|
| Total Effective Tax Rate
|
$72.17
|
|
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| Sales Tax
|
|
|
|
| City
|
3.75%
|
|
|
| County
|
0.25%
|
|
|
| State
|
4.50%
|
|
|
| Total Effective Tax Rate
|
8.50%
|
|
|
| Other State Taxes
|
|
|
|
| Corporate Income
|
6.00%
|
|
|
| Individual Income
|
0-7%
|
|
|
| Corporate Franchise
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Cost of Living Index 2002
|
Lawton
|
Oklahoma City
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Percent Difference
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| Total
|
93.6
|
92.2
|
-1.50% |
| Grocery
|
97.4
|
91
|
-6.60% |
| Housing
|
81
|
83.2
|
2.70% |
| Utilities
|
96.6
|
99.3
|
2.80% |
| Transportation
|
100.2
|
97.7
|
-2.50% |
| Health
|
85.5
|
95.3
|
11.50% |
| Miscellaneous
|
101
|
96.4
|
-4.60% |
| Average Rent
|
$520
|
$577
|
11% |
| Average Home Price
|
$189,950
|
$192,912
|
1.60% |
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