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Population (year 2000): 782. Estimated
population in July 2005: 806 (+3.1% change)
Males: 342 (43.7%), Females: 440 (56.3%)
Clay County
Zip code:
76377
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $27,386 (year 2000)
Median house value: $34,200 (year 2000)
Races in Petrolia:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
- Hispanic (4.0%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- Black (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (17.0%), English
(9.7%), Irish (9.3%), German (8.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%), Dutch
(2.4%).
Elevation: 993 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Petrolia
- High school or higher: 72.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Petrolia city
- Never married: 16.9%
- Now married: 54.1%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 17.5%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+2.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Petrolia:
- CLAY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
HENRIETTA, TX)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSPITAL OF WICHITA (about 18
miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX)
- IHS HOSPITAL AT WICHITA FALLS (about 18 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Petrolia:
- SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 18 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX; ID: SPS)
- LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL (about 40 miles; LAWTON,
OK; ID: LAW)
- HENRY POST AAF (about 45 miles; FORT SILL, OK; ID:
FSI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Petrolia:
- KICKAPOO DOWNTOWN AIRPARK (about 21 miles; WICHITA
FALLS, TX; ID: T47)
- WALTERS MUNI (about 27 miles; WALTERS, OK; ID: 3O5)
- WICHITA VALLEY (about 28 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX;
ID: F14)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Petrolia:
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; WICHITA
FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; LAWTON, OK; FT
enrollment: 3,529)
- NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 81 miles;
GAINESVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 3,018)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 93 miles; DENTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 21,673)
- TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; DENTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,746)
- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 99
miles; NORMAN, OK; FT enrollment: 20,154)
- OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles;
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 5,220)
Public high school in Petrolia:
- PETROLIA H S (Students: 159; Location: 501 S
PRAIRIE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Petrolia:
- PETROLIA EL (Students: 244; Location: 501 S
PRAIRIE; Grades: PK - 05)
- PETROLIA JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 118;
Location: P O BOX 176; Grades: 06 - 08)
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