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Oklahoma

NickName: The Sooner State
Based on Choctaw Indian words for "red man"

Capital City: Oklahoma City
Location: 35.467N, 097.513W
Brief overview
With a lower cost of living, low pollutions levels, and higher scores in education related tests (Verbal and Math SAT), Oklahoma offers a reasonable choice to move to. However the child health in the areas of infant mortality, teen birth and death rates are alarming. So are the increasing crime rates.

OK is rightfully referred to as Indian Country – it has native American population larger than any other state has. The tribes also have excellent museums. Powwows take place every weekend from May through September and are almost always free and open to the public.

Apart from all kinds of water sports, you may find these interesting to escape in the weekends - National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, the annual OK Mozart International Festival in Bartlesville held in June, the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, the Cherokee Cultural Center with a restored Cherokee village, the restored Fort Gibson Stockade near Muskogee, the Lake Texoma recreation area, pari-mutuel horse racing at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, and Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw.
15 Vital Statistics Affecting Your Relocation OK USA  
1. Belief: "Most People are Honest" (6-level agree/disagree) 3.76 4
2. Belief: "Most People Can be Trusted" 0.39 0
3. Attended Meetings in Town or School Affairs (percent) 0.18 0
4. Overall State Ranking - New Economy Index 34th
5. Cost of Living Index 68.53 100
6. Average Apartment Rent 612.0000 617
7. Average Home Price 209760.0000 223400
8. Average Total Energy Cost 123.2100 126.75
9. Average Phone Bill 23.3700 16.85
10. Gasoline/Gallon 1.3800 1.5
11. Hospital Room/Day 465.0000 334.33
12. Doctor Visit 62.4600 66.7
13. Average Auto Insurance Premium, 2000 762.76 792.91
14. % of Days That are Sunny 64 56.88
15. Crime Index 512.3 416
Contents
 Oklahoma Info For You  More Oklahoma
 Even More Oklahoma  State Information with Links
 Finances and Taxes  New Economy Index (1=Highest, 50=Lowest)
 Crime  Pollution
 Demographics  From the 2000 Census Reports
 Education  Quality Of Life: Child Well - Being - 1998
 Financial & Governmental Comparisons  Map Of Oklahoma With Border States
Oklahoma Info for you
Driving licenses DLS
License Plates Oklahoma
State Official Website http://www.state.ok.us/
Department of Education Department-Education
Current events Oklahoma News Headlines
Courts Judicial System
Constitution 46th State
Libraries Oklahoma
Senators and Representatives US House
US Senate
Oklahoma House: Members
Oklahoma Senate: Members
Locating post office addresses http://www.mapsonus.com/db/USPS/
Golf courses http://www.golfcourse.com/search/simpleq.cfm
Banks http://www3.fdic.gov/idasp/main.asp
More Oklahoma ...
Area 69903 sq.mi, 20th Land 68679 sq. mi., 19th Water 1224 sq.mi., 29th
Admission to Statehood November 16, 1907
Motto Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all things)
Capital Oklahoma City
Largest cities and links Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Norman
Lawton
Broken Arrow
Edmond
Midwest City
Enid
Moore
Stillwater
Climate Oklahoma
Weather Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World Airport
Average Temperatures OK USA
Winter 52.03 42.79
Spring 71.61 64.36
Summer 91.35 83.95
Fall 72.77 65.89
Precipitation(Rain Fall) 41.92 39.41
% of Days That are Sunny 135.44 103.29
Even more Oklahoma
Titbits
Nickname including its origin The Sooner State ,Based on Choctaw Indian words for "red man"
Symbols flower: mistletoe (1893)
tree: redbud (1937)
bird: scissor-tailed flycatcher (1951)
animal: bison (1972)
reptile: mountain boomer lizard (1969)
stone: rose rock (barite rose) (1968)
colors: green and white (1915)
song: “Oklahoma” (1953)
beverage: milk
butterfly: black swallowtail
fish: white or sand bass
folk dance: square dance
furbearer: raccoon
game animal: white-tailed deer
grass: Indiangrass
insect: honeybee
musical instrument: fiddle
poem: “Howdy Folks,” David Randolph Milsten
waltz: “Oklahoma Wind”
wildflower: Indian blanket
Song OklahomaClick Here for Song
Demographics OK USA
Median Age 2000 36.79 37.8
% Change in Population 2000 to 2001 0.7 1
Poverty Rate, 2000 14.3 11.14
% Public Aid Recipients 2000 3.1 3.79
% Births to Unmarried Women in 2000 35.2 32.92
Health OK USA
Health Care Cost Relative to U.S. average, 2002 0.9 0.99
Infant Mortality /1000 Live Births, 1998 8.5 7.14
Nonfederal Physicians, 1999 184 266.54
Death Rate by Accident, 1998 1566 1988.92
Estimated Rate of New Cancer Cases, 2001 506.6 479.19
Obesity - % of Indiv. 30lbs over Weight or Greater (2001) 22.1 20.46
State Links
Capitol Tour Capitol-Tour
Area Code 405, 580, 918
Constitution 46th State
County Profile 77 Counties
Agriculture Cattle, wheat, milk, poultry, cotton.
Industry Transportation equipment, machinery, electric products, rubber and plastic products, food processing.
Editorial Cartoons Cartoonists Index
Flower Mistletoe
Geographic Center 8 miles north of Oklahoma City
Governor C. Brad Henry (D)
Highest Point Black Mesa
Highway Markers Oklahoma
History Historical
Library Oklahoma
Lottery  
Lowest Point Little River; 287 feet, 34th
Media Radio
Museums The Virtual Library
National Forest Oklahoma
Pen Pals Penpalworld.com
Permanent Residents Find A Grave
No. of State Legislators, 2003 149
Road Side America Oklahoma
Soil Oklahoma - Port
State Parks Oklahoma
Tree Redbud
Unclaimed Funds Oklahoma
Veteran Affairs Oklahoma VA
Fatalities Caused by Tornadoes:
1950 to 2001		 265
Finances and Taxes
 OK
 USA
Purchase Price of a building 142934.09 175806.29
Car Insurance 1729.61 1698.53
Corporate Income Tax % 6 6.64
Top Personal Income Tax 7 5.2
Sales Tax & Use Tax 4.5 4.66
Professional Services Tax N
Top Capital Gains Tax 7 4.75
Motor Fuel Tax, 02 0.17 0.23
Real Estate: % of income per $100
On Land & Buildings 1.57 N/A
On Inventory Y
On Personal Property Y
State Tax Rate 6.5 7.13
Local Tax Rate 15.2 7.13
Unemployment Insurance Tax/ Per Employee 1 2.36
Internet Access Tax N
New Economy Index (1=Highest, 50=Lowest) OK
Overall State Ranking 34th
Knowledge Jobs 36th
Globalization 44th
Economic Dynamism 10th
Digital Economy 39th
Innovation Capacity 40th
High Tech Jobs 37th
Venture Capital 39th
Internet Access-1998 (%) 58.2
R & D Expenditures-1998 (Millions) 513.0000
Number of New Patents (1998) 633
Crime OK USA
Index Offences Total 1619.52 3326.73
Violent Crime Total 177.25 385.32
Murders 1.55 3.95
Forcible Rape 17.11 28.03
Assault 129.42 261.06
Property Crimes 1442.26 2941.4
Burglary 358.59 678.55
Larceny, Theft 949.08 1942.89
Motor Vehicle Thefts 134.59 320.72
Index Offences Rate 3029.97 2735.58
Murders Rate 2.21 3.02
Forcible Rape Rate 36.05 25.16
Robbery Rate 33.61 52.25
Aggravated Assault Rate 246.61 195.86
Property Crime Rate 2711.52 2459.29
Burglary Rate 746.01 585.46
Larceny, Thefts Rate 1751.87 1660.47
Motor Vehicle Thefts Rate 213.63 213.85
Pollution
 OK
 USA
Ozone in air (more Ozone = more Pollution) 72.87 82.19
Pollution Released, 1999 (Pounds) 23679590 45901994.34
Toxic Waste Received in State, 1999(Pounds) 1277675 31524509.36
From the 2000 Census Reports OK USA
Population 2585188 203400320
Average Family Size in 2000 3.02 3.1
% of Eligible Voters Reported Registered, 2000 0.882 0.81
Median age 36.79 37.8
Males per 100 Females 92.24 94.67
Percentage Unemployed 6.36 5.97
Use Public Transport 0.25 1.12
Travel Time 24.99 24.55
Median Value of a House 38991.19 92201.9
Monthly Owner Cost with Mortgage 523.66 845.87
Monthly Owner Cost without Mortgage 208.82 283.44
Contract Monthly Rent 248.65 390.93
Gross Rent 324.64 463.96
% of Household Total 69.42 69.46
% of Families Household Total 53.62 54.65
Avg Population per Household 2.51 2.55
Avg Population per Family 3.05 3.06
% of Non Families Household Total 30.58 30.54
Monthly Income-Household 27220.31 38521.16
Monthly Income Family 33028.92 45249.75
Per Capita Income 13867.83 18724.65
Earning per Male 26922.47 33331.99
Earning per Female 19401.31 23722.78
% Families Below Poverty Line 15.6 9.88
People speaking Less than fluent English 1.99 3.53
Persons Holding High School Certificate or More 73.34 78.68
Bachelor Degree Holders 11.61 17.11
Density 817.65 1175.8
% of one Race 4658.4 8737.95
% of Black & Others 459.57 1231.39
% of American Indians 319.05 70.5
% of Asians 83.91 393.43
% of Hawaii 3.89 13.87
% of Others 141.96 600.04
% of Two or more Races 210.12 245.37
% of Hispanic or Latino 300.8 1345.63
Education OK USA
Verbal SAT Score, 2000 563 532.6
Math SAT Score, 2000 560 536.06
Public Elementary/Secondary Expenditures per pupil, 1999 (thousands) 5593 6623.8
% of Students Taking Exam, 2000 8 35.76
% of Population Over 25 with HS Diploma, 2000 80.5 83.32
% of Population Over 25 With Bachelor's Degree, 2000 20.4 24.62
Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in 2000 15.3 15.52
Average Teacher Salary, 1999 34744 41505.06
Books in Public Library Per Capita, 1997 2.2 3.12
College Degree - Graduating Institutions, 1997 46 82.12
Quality of Life: Child Well - Being - 1998 OK USA
% Low Birth-Weight Babies 7.2 7.51
Infant Mortality Rates (deaths per 1,000 live births) 8.5 7.14
Child Death Rates (deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-14) 32 24.84
Rate of Teen Deaths Rate by Accident, Homicide, and Suicide
(deaths per 100,000 teens ages 15-19)		 69 58.2
Teen Birth Rate (births per 1,000 females ages 15-17) 35 28.1
% of Teens Who Are High School Dropouts (ages 16-19) 9 9.16
% of Teens Not Attending School and Not Working (ages 16-19) 9 8.16
% of Children Living With Parents
Who Do Not Have Full-Time, Year- Round Employment		 26 24.02
% of Children in Poverty (date reflect poverty in pervious year) 24 17.29
% of Families with Children Headed by Single Parent 27 24.92
Financial & Government Comparison OK USA
State Government Tax Revenue, 2000 6341714000.0000 11195307960
Per Capita State Government Tax Revenue, 2000 1828.0000 1949.8
State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999 5663182000.0000 10937316480
Per Capita State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999 1639.0000 2259.96
Gross State Product, 1998 (Millions) 81655.0000 173820.7
State Government Bond Rating (S&P, 1999) AA
Cost of Living Index , Selected Metro, Second Quarter, 2000 0.939 1.06
Number of Bureaucrats per 100 Population, 2002 5.77 5.64
Song: Oklahoma

Written by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers

Brand new state! Brand new state, gonna treat you great!
Gonna give you barley, carrots and pertaters,
Pasture fer the cattle, Spinach and Temayters!
Flowers on the prarie where the June bugs zoom,
Plen&apoy of air and plen&apoy of room,
Plen&apoy of room to swing a rope!
Plen&apoy of heart and plen&apoy of hope.

Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin&apo down the plain,
And the wavin&apo wheat can sure smell sweet
When the wind comes right behind the rain.
Oklahoma, ev&apory night my honey lamb and I
Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk makin&apo lazy circles in the sky.
We know we belong to the land
And the land we belong to is grand!
And when we say--Yeeow! A-yip-i-o-ee ay!
We&apore only sayin&apo You&apore doin&apo fine, Oklahoma! Oklahoma--O.K.

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