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Chance

OklahomaCDP

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Total population

315

Median home value

$156,300

7.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Air quality index

46Good
Elevation366 m
Land area16.45 km²
Weather74°F · Mostly Clear
Coordinates36.07°, -94.65°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Active weather alerts
  • Heat Advisory · Moderate
    Heat Advisory issued September 16 at 10:38PM CDT until September 17 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Elevation
366 m
Area
16.45 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Chance is a census-designated place (CDP) in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Chance had a population of 215.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Demographics & economy

Median age
58.5
Median home value
$156,300
Housing units
155
Poverty rate
3.2%
Unemployment
3.8%

Race & ethnicity

White
60%
Black
0%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
1%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
36.0675
Longitude
-94.6463
Water area
0.02 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Tonight
74°F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
97°F
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Thursday Night
73°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear
Friday
96°F
Sunny
Friday Night
72°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
97°F
Sunny

Forecast for Chance, OK from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

US AQI — Good
46
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
69
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
39.6%
Diabetes
15.1%
Adult obesity
44.2%
Binge drinking
12.8%
Adult smoking
24.8%
No leisure activity
40%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
31,457
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Northern Cardinal
    Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,197
  • Carolina Chickadee
    Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
    986
  • Blue Jay
    Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    877
  • Tufted Titmouse
    Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    877
  • Carolina Wren
    Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    862
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
    Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    792
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    702
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    679

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
5
Elementary
2
Middle
1
High
2
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • WESTVILLE ES
    Elementary · Westville · 493 students · 17:1 ratio
  • WESTVILLE HS
    High · Westville · 346 students · 12.8:1 ratio
  • WATTS ES
    Elementary · Watts · 149 students · 12.4:1 ratio
  • WESTVILLE JHS
    Middle · Westville · 132 students · 11:1 ratio
  • WATTS HS
    High · Watts · 75 students · 18.8:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
2.82
Largest event
2024-03-23

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

L
Leon Pense
American gridiron football player (1922-2015)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Oklahoma

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.43
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,616

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
44
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Chance

Last Chance Cafe
Last Chance Cafe
Curtiss Ann Matlock · 1987
Second chance Colton
Second chance Colton
Marie Ferrarella · 2015
Second Chance Colton
Second Chance Colton
Marie Ferrarella · 2015
Oklahoma Town
George Milburn · 1931
Conquest of the Sierra
Conquest of the Sierra
John K. Chance · 1989
Outlaw's Second Chance
Angie Dicken · 2017
Narrative chance
Narrative chance
Gerald Robert Vizenor · 1993
A chance of a lifetime
A chance of a lifetime
Marilyn Pappano · 2015

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Site
Illinois River near Watts, OK
Distance
6 mi
Streamflow
161 cfs
Gage height
1.85 ft
Water temp
28.7 °C

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-16 22:30 UTC.

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • USGS NWIS (water data)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET