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Healdton

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Healdton

Total population

2,495

Median home value

$66,400

13.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$51,286

Healdton$51k
National$74k
Elevation294 m
Land area37.29 km²
Coordinates34.23°, -97.49°

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

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City facts

Elevation
294 m
Area
37.29 km²

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Overview

Healdton is a city in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Healdton had a population of 2,328. It is part of the Ardmore micropolitan statistical area.

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History & geography

Geography

Healdton is located in western Carter County. Oklahoma State Highway 76 passes through the city, leading south to U.S. Route 70, west of Wilson and north to Oklahoma State Highway 53. Ardmore, the Carter County seat, is to the east via OK-76 and US-70. According to the United States Census Bureau, Healdton has a total area of , of which , or 1.86%, is covered by water. Healdton Municipal Lake, just northeast of Healdton, boasts 7 miles of shoreline and 370 surface acres. The Healdton Field, encompassing Healdton and located in the western portion of Carter County, produces from the Pennsylvanian Healdton sands of the Hoxbar Group and the Ordovician massive carbonate Arbuckle Group. The field is located on the Healdton uplift, a northwest-southeast trending anticline, which formed with the Wichita Orogeny, and is 8 mi long and up to 3 mi wide. This was followed by deposition of the Healdton sandstones and shales on pre-Pennsylvanian eroded rocks and subsequent folding during the Arbuckle Orogeny. A prospector named Palmer drilled a shallow well, 425 feet, near an oil seep in the 1890s, but federal law prohibited oil development on "Indian lands" until the early 1900s. Therefore, the discovery of the field is credited to the drilling of No. 1 Wirt Franklin in 1913. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Healdton has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Healdton was on August 2, 1896, while the coldest temperature recorded was on February 16, 2021.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
42.5
Median home value
$66,400
Housing units
1,299
Poverty rate
22.4%
Unemployment
5.4%

Race & ethnicity

White
78.9%
Black
0.3%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
7.3%

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

Geography

Latitude
34.2315
Longitude
-97.4872
Water area
0.27 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
39.6%
Diabetes
13%
Adult obesity
41.6%
Binge drinking
14.1%
Adult smoking
23%
No leisure activity
38.1%

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

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
8
Elementary
4
Middle
1
High
3
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • WILSON ES
    Elementary · Wilson · 317 students · 17.6:1 ratio
  • ZANEIS PUBLIC SCHOOL
    Elementary · Wilson · 272 students · 18.1:1 ratio
  • HEALDTON ES
    Elementary · Healdton · 209 students · 17.4:1 ratio
  • HEALDTON HS
    High · Healdton · 167 students · 15.2:1 ratio
  • WILSON HS
    High · Wilson · 156 students · 14.2:1 ratio
  • FOX ES
    Elementary · Fox · 124 students · 13.8:1 ratio
  • HEALDTON MS
    Middle · Healdton · 115 students · 19.2:1 ratio
  • FOX HS
    High · Fox · 49 students · 12.3:1 ratio

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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.79
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,747

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
860
Avg daily Wikipedia views
29
Attention level
Obscure

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Books about Healdton

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET