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Lawton Fort Sill Quality of Life
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Community Profile
Lawton, Ok
Comanche County
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POPULATION
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2000
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1990
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City
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87,540 |
80,561
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County:*
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112,249
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111,486
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LABOR MARKET
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Labor Force
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Employment
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Primary County:*
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41,770
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40,480
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Contiguous Counties:*
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68,486
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54,082
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Total Civilian Labor force
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110,256
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Radius of Labor Drawing Area
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40 miles
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Nearest MSA
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Lawton
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Distance to MSA
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0 miles
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Avg Annual Mfg Prod Workers
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3,800
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Non-Manufacturing Workers:
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34,600
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Avg Annual Mfg Prod Workers
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28,124
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Wage/Labor Survey Available:
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Yes
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GEOGRAPHIC/CLIMATE DATA
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City Area
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County Area
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Avg. Elevation
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31 sq. miles
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1,076 sq miles
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1,100 ft
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Avg. Annual Rainfall (in.):
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Avg. Annual Snowfall (in.):
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28
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2
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Avg. Temp (Jan)(°F):
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Avg. Temp (July) (°F):
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44
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81
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UTILITIES
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Electric Providers
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Gas Providers
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Telecom Providers
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AEP Public Service Co. of OK
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CenterPoint Energy |
Southwestern Bell
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Water
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Water Suppliers
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Source
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City of Lawton
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Lakes
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Plant Capacity
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Peak use
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Avg Daily Demand
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39 mgpd
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38.5 mgpd
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22 mgpd
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Cost Per gal over basic rate
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Elevated Storage
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Ground Storage
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$2.10
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4.25 mgals
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13 mgals
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Sewer
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Waste Disposal Suppliers (mi.)
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Solid Waste Disposal
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Sewer Suppliers
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Lawton Waste Disposal
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Landfill
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Lawton Sewer
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Industrial Disposal
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Treatment Type
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Plant Capacity
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Yes
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Advanced Waste treatment
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18 mgd
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TRANSPORTATION
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Interstates:
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I.H.44
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U.S. Highways:
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U.S. 277, U.S. 62, U.S. 281
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State Highways:
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OK 7, OK 49
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Rail Service:
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Burlington Northern Railroad
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Union Pacific
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AIR TRANSPORTATION |
Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport
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Surface Type:
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Runway Length (ft.):
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Landing Lights:
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Concrete
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6,800 ft
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yes
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Instrument Landing:
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Aircraft Maintenance:
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Air Carriers
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Yes
(Fixed Base Operator) |
LaSill Aviation
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American Eagle
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| # of daily non-stop Flights
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Commercial Air Freight Services
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7
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yes
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TRUCKING
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Yes
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# of Motor Freight Terminals:
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Number of Motor Freight Carriers:
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3
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10
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Major Freight Carriers
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American Freightways
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L&L Motor freight
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Arkansas Freightway
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Roadway Express
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Yellow Freight
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Atlas Beaver express
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Consolidated Freightway
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MASS TRANSIT:
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City Bus
Service |
Lawton Area Transit System
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Inter-city Bus
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Jefferson Lines
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Rail Service
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Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Railroad and Stillwater Central
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MUNICIPAL SERVICES
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Form of Local Government:
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Charter Mayor/City Manager/City
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Police (Full-Time):
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226 |
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Firemen (Full-time):
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128 |
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Firemen (Volunteer):
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0
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Number of Fire Stations
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7
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Fire Service Outside City:
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Yes
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Fire insurance Rating:
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4 Key Rate
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Ambulance Services
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yes
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Rescue Service
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Fire rescue
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City Zoning Regulated:
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Yes
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Planning Commission:
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CPC & LMAPC
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EDUCATION
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Independent School Districts
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Schools:
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Private Schools:
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Lawton, Cache, Elgin
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42 |
4
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Vocational Schools:
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Avg. SAT Score:
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Avg. ACT Score:
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1
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n/a
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20.7
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Total enrollment
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Enrollment in 12th Grade
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19,392
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1,169 |
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# of Elementary teachers
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# of Secondary teachers
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| 675 |
651
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Higher Education
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LOCATION
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Cameron University
(4 year University) |
Lawton
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# of public Library Volumes
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1,000,000
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MEDICAL SERVICES
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# of Hospitals
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Total beds
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# of Doctors
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5
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751 |
108
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Number of Clinics
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Nearest Emerg. facility
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Nursing facilities
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| 40 |
Comanche County Memorial Hospital |
7 |
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Number of Veterinarians
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16
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RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
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Golf Courses
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Swimming Pools
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Racetracks
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Lakes/Bays |
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4
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1
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1
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3 |
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Tennis Courts
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Parks
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Indoor Malls
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6
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86 |
1
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HOTELS &CHURCHES
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Number of churches
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Number of Hotels
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Number of Motels
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# of Motels Rooms |
| 150 |
7 |
5 |
1,222 |
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MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS
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Number of Employees
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FULL TIME
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PART TIME
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TOTAL |
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Fort Sill
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5,092 |
0
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5,092 |
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
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2,400
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0
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2,400 |
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Lawton Public Schools
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2,325 |
203 |
2,528 |
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Comanche County Hospital
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1,552 |
287 |
1,839 |
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Wal-Mart Supercenter (2)*
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1,180 |
377 |
1,157 |
| City of Lawton |
824 |
39 |
863 |
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Cameron University
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510 |
115 |
625 |
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Southwestern Medical Center
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552 |
38 |
590 |
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Assurant Solutions*
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530 |
20 |
550 |
| Lawton
Correctional Facility |
471 |
5 |
476 |
| Comanche Nation
Games |
369 |
41 |
410 |
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Great Plains Technology Center
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180 |
215 |
395 |
| Stanely
Associates |
352 |
0 |
352 |
| Bar-S Foods
Company |
280 |
0
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280 |
| Comanche County |
268 |
0 |
268 |
| Affinitas |
200 |
0 |
200 |
| EZ-Go Foods |
170 |
0 |
170 |
| Goodwill |
106 |
46 |
152 |
| City National
Bank |
125 |
26 |
151 |
| Community Access |
113 |
37 |
150 |
| Dillards |
90 |
60 |
150 |
| Chempac |
145 |
0 |
145 |
| United States
Postal Office |
133 |
0 |
133 |
| Lowes |
99 |
33 |
132 |
| USPHS Indian
Hospital |
125 |
1 |
126 |
| Republic
Paperboard |
125 |
0 |
125 |
| SBC |
120 |
0 |
120 |
| Stripes |
92 |
21 |
113 |
| Marie Detty
Youth and Family Services |
72 |
38 |
110 |
| Lawton
Constitution |
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105 |
| Burger King (RCS
Enterprises) |
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98 |
| Home Depot |
59 |
31 |
90 |
| Silverline
Plastics |
90 |
0 |
90 |
| Southwest Blood
Institute |
86 |
0 |
86 |
| YMCA |
6 |
78 |
84 |
| Warner Jewelry
Case |
79 |
0 |
79 |
| Lawson Autoplex |
73 |
5 |
78 |
| Billingsley Ford |
74 |
4 |
78 |
| Cotton Electric |
95 |
0 |
95 |
| Lawtonka
Counseling Services |
40 |
50 |
90 |
| K-Mart |
14 |
58 |
72 |
| Lawton Coca Cola |
62 |
8 |
70 |
| Cosmetic
Specialty Lab |
66 |
0 |
66 |
| AEP Public
Services |
79 |
0 |
79 |
| Lawton Rangers |
70 |
0 |
70 |
| Sutherlands |
28 |
40 |
68 |
| CenterPoint
Energy |
66 |
0 |
66 |
| Applebee's |
40 |
20 |
60 |
| Best Western |
60 |
0 |
60 |
| Wilson Wholesale |
47 |
5 |
52 |
| Brox |
46 |
0 |
46 |
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TAX STRUCTURE
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Tax district: OKLAW - Lawton
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Property tax
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Rate
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Assessment %
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City
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$3.04 |
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School
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$52.02
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County
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$17.11
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Total Effective Tax Rate
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$72.17
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Sales Tax
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City
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3.25%
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County
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0.375%
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State
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4.50%
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Total Effective Tax Rate
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8.125%
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Other State Taxes
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Corporate Income
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6.00%
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Individual Income
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0-7%
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Corporate Franchise
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Yes
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COST OF LIVING INDEX 2005 |
Lawton
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Oklahoma City
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Percent
Difference |
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Total
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88 |
91.1 |
3.52 |
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Grocery
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95.1 |
86.3 |
-9.25 |
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Housing
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76.8 |
82.7 |
-7.68 |
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Utilities
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92.6 |
84.3 |
-8.96 |
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Transportation
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91.7 |
97.8
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+6.65 |
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Health
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97.8 |
162.6 |
+4.91 |
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Miscellaneous
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90.8 |
98.4 |
+8.37 |
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Average Rent
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$608
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$719
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+18.26 |
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Average Home Price
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$236,950 |
$246,760 |
+4.14 |
Sources: American Electric Power Economic Development - http://aeped.com/aep_ed/default.htm
For further information call (800) 776-5401 (inside US) or (580) 581-4314 (Outside US)
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Although obtained from reliable sources, American Electric Power cannot guarantee accuracy.
For further information contact David M. Canter at 1-877-237-3266 or at
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or Clay Hathaway at 1-877-237-3266 or at ochathaway@aep.com.
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