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Calera
Oklahomatown
Calera
Total population
3,007
Median home value
$157,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$64,449
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Calera is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States, And is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth combined statistical area. The population was 2,906 at the 2020 census, an increase of 34.2 percent over the figure of 2,164 recorded in 2010 indicating that Calera is experiencing larger growth than Durant and other surrounding areas. It is also part of the Durant Micropolitan Area, as well as being part of the Texoma region.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Calera was formerly known as Cale Switch or Cale, when in 1872 the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway built a railroad through the Choctaw Nation, and the small community was established on the east side of the tracks. The name Cale came from railroad official George W. Cale. Seventeen years later, the people of Cale Switch, Indian Territory had their first post office. That same year the town was given the name Sterrett, but Katy, also referred to as Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway, railroad officials refused to call it by that name. The debate continued for twenty-one years when finally in 1910 the town accepted the name Calera. At the time of its founding Cale was located in Blue County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. The Calera town limits borders the Southern Durant city limits, but the actual downtown areas of Calera and Durant are five miles apart.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Calera, OK from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves859
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves844
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves687
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves638
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves610
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves588
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves547
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves520
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- DURANT HSHigh · Durant · 956 students · 16.5:1 ratio
- CALERA ESElementary · Calera · 631 students · 16.6:1 ratio
- DURANT INTERMEDIATE ESMiddle · Durant · 615 students · 15:1 ratio
- DURANT MSMiddle · Durant · 589 students · 17.3:1 ratio
- NORTHWEST HEIGHTS ESElementary · Durant · 490 students · 16.9:1 ratio
- WASHINGTON IRVING ESElementary · Durant · 435 students · 17.4:1 ratio
- SILO EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · Durant · 357 students · 19.8:1 ratio
- WARD ES WESTElementary · Colbert · 330 students · 18.3:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.67 — 2026-08-135 km NE of Wardville, Oklahoma
- M 2.55 — 2026-08-094 km ENE of Wardville, Oklahoma
- M 2.94 — 2026-08-094 km ENE of Wardville, Oklahoma
- M 2.69 — 2026-08-084 km ENE of Wardville, Oklahoma
- M 3.12 — 2026-02-152 km WNW of Springer, Oklahoma
- M 3.08 — 2024-08-2910 km SW of Lehigh, Oklahoma
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Oklahoma
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 38 mi
- Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 57 mi
- Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 65 mi
- Wildfire PINTO, Stephens, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-08 · 74 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 75 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 75 mi
- Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 81 mi
- Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 91 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • NASA EONET