AGRICULTURE |
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Land
in farms: 412, 829 acres |
Cattle
/ Calves Inventory Farms: 554 |
Avg.
size of farms: 559 acres |
Beef
Cows Farms: 473 |
Total
farms: 739 |
Wheat
for Grain Farms: 325 |
Cattle/Calves
Sold Farms: 561 |
Hay,
Alfalfa, Silage, Other Farms: 418
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CLIMATE |
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Average
annual temperature is 59� F with rainfall of 32" and snowfall
of 10" average per year. The average relative humidity is
40% with prevailing wind direction from the south/southwest.
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COMMUNITY FACILITIES: MEDICAL |
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Hospitals:
1 |
Air
Ambulance/Medi-Flight: 1 |
Hospital
Beds: 26 |
Nursing
Homes: 3 |
Doctors/Specialists:
17 |
Nursing
Home Beds: 163 |
Dentists:
3 |
Churches:
20 |
Specialty
Clinic:1
|
Denominations:
11
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COMMUNITY FACILITIES: RECREATION |
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Parks:
8 |
Museums:
2 |
Golf
Courses: 1 |
Live
Theaters: 1 |
Swimming
Pools: 3 |
Public
Libraries: 1 |
Tennis
Courts: 4 |
YMCA:
1 |
RV
Parks: 2 |
Lakes:
5 |
Hotel
/ Motel Rooms: 220 |
Perry Lake (.5 miles); CCC Lake (1.5 miles);
Lake McMurtry (12 |
Restaurants:
18 |
miles);
Lake Carl Blackwell (17 miles); Sooner Lake (22 miles)
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DISTANCES TO MAJOR CITIES |
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Oklahoma
City: 60 |
Houston:
519 |
Tulsa:
83 |
Kansas
City: 294 |
Dallas:
269 |
New
Orleans: 711
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EDUCATION |
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Number
of Campuses: 4 |
Total
Enrollment: 1240 |
Student/Teacher
Ratio: 13.5% |
Enrollment:
Elementary (K-4): 520 |
Colleges,
University, Tech Centers: 6 |
Enrollment:
Middle School (5-7): 268 |
OSU
(12 miles) OU (82 miles) Northern Okla. College-Tonkawa (30
miles) Northern Okla. College-Enid (39 miles) Meridian Technology
Center (18 miles) Langston University (41 miles) |
Enrollment:
Mid-High (8-9): 199
Enrollment: High School (10-12): 253
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FINANCING |
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Perry
has three lending institutions with combined total assets
in excess of $250,000,000
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GOVERNMENT |
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Type:
Council / Elected Mayor
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Zoning
Regulations: Yes |
Number
of Wards: 4 |
Enforcement
Officers: 13 |
Council
Members From Each Ward: 8 |
Emergency
911 Service: Yes |
Planning
Commission: Yes |
Tax:
Sales:
8.25% / Corporation: 6%
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HOUSING |
|
Single
Family Housing (avg. sales price):
$55,000 |
Rental
Unit (avg. mo. rent): $350
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LOCATION |
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Perry
is centrally located in Oklahoma and also centrally located
in the U.S. At 1005 feet above sea level, Perry is located
in Noble County just off Interstate 35 approximately 60 miles
due north of Oklahoma City. With easy access to interstates,
airports, shipping and rail routes it is ideally located for
commerce, industry and residential development. |
MEDIA |
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Daily
Newspaper: Perry Daily Journal
Local Cable Network: Perry Information Netowrk (PIN - channel
19)
Community/ City Website: PerryOK.org |
MEETING FACILITIES |
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Women's
Bldg @ Fairgrounds: 400 |
Horizon
Room @ Exchange Bank: 50 |
Heritage
Center (theater): 111 |
Thelma
Knox Brown Room @ Library: 40 |
Heritage
Center (meeting room): 50 |
First
Place Board Room @ 1st Bank: 20 |
Municipal
Bldg: 60 |
Super
8 Motel: 100 |
Cherokee
Strip Motel: 100
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POPULATION |
|
Total
(City of Perry): 5,230 |
Number
of Households: 2,203 |
Total
(Noble County): 11,411 |
Avg.
Persons Per Household: 2.31 |
Median
Age: 38
|
Median
Income: $30,653 |
TRANSPORTATION |
|
Interstate
Access: I-35 (.5 mi) |
Commercial
Airport: Will Rogers (OKC): 70 mi. |
State
Highway(s): US 64 / US 77 |
Most
Active Carrier (OKC): Southwest |
Local
Airport: Perry Municipal Airport |
2nd
Most Active Carrier (OKC): American |
Local
Airport Runway Length: 5,200
|
3rd
Most Active Carrier (OKC): Delta |
TOP EMPLOYERS |
|
Charles
Machine Works: 997 |
Anhueser-Busch:
90 |
Okla.
Dept. of Transportation: 239 |
Noble
County: 77 |
Perry
Public Schools: 151 |
Wal-Mart:
50 |
Midwest
Staffing: 100 |
Exchange
Bank & Trust: 40 |
Perry
Memorial Hospital: 95-100 |
First
Bank & Trust: 30 |
City
of Perry: 85-100
|
E-Z
Drill: 17 |
UTILITIES |
|
Electric
Company: City of Perry |
Telephone
Company:SBC |
Electric
Coop: Rural Enterprises Association |
Digital
Services Available: Yes |
Gas
Supplier: Oklahoma Natural Gas
|
Water
Supplier & Source: City of Perry, Lake |
Average
Industrial Rate Per MCF: $2.41 |
Cost
for Treating a Discharge of 5000 Gallons |
Sewage
Treatment Authority: City of Perry |
From
Single Source: $2.00 |