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Population (year 2000): 8,371. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,267 (-1.2% change)
Males: 4,412 (52.7%), Females: 3,959 (47.3%)
Payne County
Zip code:
74023
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $26,483 (year 2000)
Median house value: $46,400 (year 2000)
Races in Cushing:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.4%)
- American Indian (11.4%)
- Black (7.0%)
- Two or more races (4.3%)
- Hispanic (2.7%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (17.3%), German
(10.7%), Irish (9.0%), English (8.9%), French (2.4%), Dutch
(2.3%).
Elevation: 940 feet
Land area: 7.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cushing
- High school or higher: 74.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cushing city
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 52.0%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 13.0%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,138 (+15.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Cushing:
- CUSHING MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (1027 EAST CHERRY
STREET, P O BOX 1409)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Cushing:
- STROUD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles;
STROUD, OK)
- STILLWATER MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles;
STILLWATER, OK)
- PAWNEE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; PAWNEE,
OK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cushing:
- STILLWATER RGNL (about 25 miles; STILLWATER, OK; ID:
SWO)
- TINKER AFB (about 59 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID:
TIK)
- TULSA INTL (about 63 miles; TULSA, OK; ID: TUL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cushing:
- CUSHING MUNI (about 4 miles; CUSHING, OK; ID: CUH)
- STROUD MUNI (about 16 miles; STROUD, OK; ID: SUD)
- CHANDLER MUNI (about 19 miles; CHANDLER, OK; ID: CQB)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Cushing:
- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 18
miles; STILLWATER, OK; Full-time enrollment: 16,937)
- LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; LANGSTON, OK;
FT enrollment: 2,324)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (about 52 miles;
EDMOND, OK; FT enrollment: 10,926)
- ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; TULSA, OK;
FT enrollment: 3,309)
- ROSE STATE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MIDWEST CITY,
OK; FT enrollment: 4,067)
- UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 58 miles; TULSA, OK; FT
enrollment: 3,760)
- TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; TULSA, OK;
FT enrollment: 8,727)
Public high school in Cushing:
- CUSHING HS (Students: 545; Location: 1700 E.
WALNUT; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Cushing:
- CUSHING MS (Students: 369; Location: 316 N.
STEELE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HARMONY ES (Students: 278; Location: 1601 S.
HARMONY RD.; Grades: KG - 05)
- SUNNYSIDE ES (Students: 209; Location: 1919
S. KINGS HWY; Grades: KG - 05)
- OAK GROVE ES (Students: 188; Location: 8409
EAST NINTH STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
- DEEP ROCK ES (Students: 154; Location: 2601
NORTH LINWOOD AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- HARRISON ES (Students: 133; Location: 610 S.
NOBLE; Grades: KG - 05)
- WILSON SCHOOL (Students: 100; Location: 1140
E. CHERRY STREET; Grades: PK - PK)
Library in Cushing:
- CUSHING PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$164,308; Location: 215 NORTH STEELE; 53,150 books; 225
audio materials; 150 video materials; 150 serial
subscriptions)
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