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Population (year 2000): 23,711. Estimated
population in July 2005: 24,280 (+2.4% change)
Males: 11,127 (46.9%), Females: 12,584 (53.1%)
Carter County
Zip codes:
73401.
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $28,046 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,600 (year 2000)
Races in Ardmore:
- White Non-Hispanic (71.6%)
- American Indian (12.4%)
- Black (11.3%)
- Two or more races (4.4%)
- Hispanic (3.7%)
- Other race (1.6%)
Ancestries: United States (10.7%), Irish (9.5%),
English (9.1%), German (8.4%), French (1.9%), Dutch (1.8%).
Elevation: 870 feet
Land area: 49.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ardmore
- High school or higher: 77.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ardmore city
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 56.0%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 14.0%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +511 (+2.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Ardmore:
- MERCY MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (1011 & 1012
14TH AVENUE, NORTHWEST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ardmore:
- MERCY HEALTH LOVE COUNTY (about 17 miles; MARIETTA,
OK)
- ARBUCKLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; SULPHUR,
OK)
- HEALDTON MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
HEALDTON, OK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ardmore:
- FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 84 miles; FORT WORTH, TX;
ID: AFW)
- TINKER AFB (about 86 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID:
TIK)
- WILL ROGERS WORLD (about 89 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY,
OK; ID: OKC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ardmore:
- ARDMORE DOWNTOWN EXECUTIVE (about 4 miles; ARDMORE,
OK; ID: 1F0)
- LAKE MURRAY STATE PARK (about 9 miles; OVERBROOK,
OK; ID: 1F1)
- ARDMORE MUNI (about 12 miles; ARDMORE, OK; ID: ADM)
Amtrak station:
ARDMORE (210 E. MAIN ST.). Services: fully wheelchair
accessible.
Colleges/Universities in Ardmore:
- SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA TECHNOLOGY CENTER
(Full-time enrollment: 172; Location: 2610 SAM NOBLE PKY;
Public; Website: www.sotc.org)
- OKLAHOMA STATE HORSESHOEING SCHOOL (Location:
RTE 1 BOX 28B DOGWOOD RD; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ardmore:
- NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
GAINESVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,018)
- GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; DENISON, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,082)
- EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; ADA, OK; FT
enrollment: 3,429)
- SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53
miles; DURANT, OK; FT enrollment: 3,165)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 65 miles; DENTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 21,673)
- TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; DENTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,746)
- COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about
74 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
Public high schools in Ardmore:
- ARDMORE HS (Students: 832; Location: 701
VETERANS BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DICKSON HS (Students: 382; Location: ROUTE 4,
BOX 122; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PLAINVIEW HS (Students: 349; Location: INT.
OF PLAINVIEW AND MYALL RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Ardmore:
- ARDMORE MS (Students: 648; Location: 511
VETERANS BLVD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WILL ROGERS ES (Students: 553; Location: 11
MONROE N.W.; Grades: PK - 01)
- DICKSON ES (Students: 419; Location: HWY 199
E. & 177N.; Grades: PK - 03)
- PLAINVIEW PRIMARY ES (Students: 382;
Location: 1140 S. PLAINVIEW; Grades: PK - 02)
- PLAINVIEW MS (Students: 326; Location: 1140
SOUTH PLAINVIEW ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CHARLES EVANS ES (Students: 315; Location:
611 MAXWELL; Grades: 01 - 05)
- PLAINVIEW IES (Students: 291; Location: 1140
S. PLAINVIEW ROAD; Grades: 03 - 05)
- DICKSON UPPER ES (Students: 266; Location:
RT. 4, BOX 122; Grades: 04 - 06)
- LINCOLN ES (Students: 256; Location: STANLEY
& FST SW; Grades: 01 - 05)
- JEFFERSON ES (Students: 255; Location: 333
CARTER SE; Grades: 01 - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Ardmore:
- OAK HALL SCHOOL (Students: 125; Location: PO
BOX 1807; Grades: KG - 6)
- BEAVERS ADVENTIST ACADEMY (Students: 31;
Location: RT 5 BOX B-45; Grades: 1 - 9)
Libraries in Ardmore:
- CHICKASAW REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $797,773; Location: 601 RAILWAY EXPRESS; 203,839
books; 3,586 audio materials; 4,036 video materials; 225
serial subscriptions)
- ARDMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$658,270; Location: 320 "E" N. W.; 70,825 books; 488
audio materials; 496 video materials; 180 serial
subscriptions)
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