Harrah, Oklahoma

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Harrah, Oklahoma
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Harrah, Oklahoma


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Oklahoma
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Oklahoma

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area_total_km2 = 30.7
area_land_km2 = 30.7
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 11.9
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area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4719
population_density_km2 = 153.6
population_density_sq_mi = 397.9

timezone = Central (CST)
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elevation_m = 337
elevation_ft = 1106
latd = 35 |latm = 28 |lats = 34 |latNS = N
longd = 97 |longm = 11 |longs = 2 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 73045
area_code = 405
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blank_info = 40-32750GR|2
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blank1_info = 1093561GR|3
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Harrah is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 4,719 at the 2000 census.

Harrah is located just 25 miles east of downtown Oklahoma City, 15 minutes northeast of Tinker Air Force Base and roughly 25 minutes from major metropolitan shopping and the big city attractions. Also, within a 30 minute drive in any direction, Harrah residents can enjoy the outdoor opportunities at several recreational lakes including boating, skiing, camping, picnicking and fishing.

Geography

Harrah is located at coor dms|35|28|34|N|97|11|2|W|city (35.476163, -97.183803)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.9 square miles (30.7 km²), all of it land.

History

In the 1940s Harrah was a center of cotton ginning. Its population was 741 in 1950. ["Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer", p. 760] By 1990 4,206 people lived in Harrah. [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ThematicMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-context=tm&-PANEL_ID=tm_result&-tm_name=DEC_1990_STF1_M00092&-ds_name=DEC_1990_STF1_&-tm_config=|b=50|l=en|t=806|zf=0.0|ms=thm_def|dw=1.1191768332529404|dh=0.6821102375443742|dt=gov.census.aff.domain.map.EnglishMapExtent|if=gif|cx=-97.407511|cy=35.5514015|zl=6|pz=6|bo=|bl=|ft=350:349:335:389:388:332:331|fl=403:381:204:380:369:379:368|g=05000US40109|ds=PEP_2006_EST|sb=86|tud=false|db=160|mn=40|mx=537734|cc=1|cm=1|cn=5|cb=|um=Total%20Persons|pr=0|th=PEP_2006_EST_M00092|sf=N|sg=&-CONTEXT=tm&-tree_id=100&-redoLog=false&-errMsg=&-geo_id=05000US40109&-format=&-_lang=en#?399,259 Census.gov map of Oklahoma County from 1990] ]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,719 people, 1,736 households, and 1,331 families residing in the city. The population density was 397.9 people per square mile (153.6/km²). There were 1,859 housing units at an average density of 156.7/sq mi (60.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.92% White, 0.68% African American, 6.27% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 4.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.48% of the population.

There were 1,736 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,330, and the median income for a family was $47,712. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $24,487 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,708. About 5.4% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.Fact|date=December 2007

2006 Population estimates placed Harrah's population at 4,970. [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ThematicMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-context=tm&-tm_name=PEP_2006_EST_M00092&-ds_name=PEP_2006_EST&-tm_config=|b=50|l=en|t=806|zf=0.0|ms=thm_def|dw=1.9557697048764706E7|dh=1.4455689123E7|dt=gov.census.aff.domain.map.LSRMapExtent|if=gif|cx=-1159354.4733499996|cy=7122022.5|zl=10|pz=10|bo=|bl=|ft=350:349:335:389:388:332:331|fl=403:381:204:380:369:379:368|g=05000US40109|ds=PEP_2006_EST|sb=86|tud=false|db=160|mn=515004|mx=36457549|cc=1|cm=1|cn=5|cb=|um=Total%20Persons|pr=0|th=PEP_2006_EST_M00092|sf=N|sg=&-tree_id=806&-redoLog=false&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=05000US40109&-parsed=true&-format=&-_lang=en#?397,257 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma by Place - TM-M1. Total Persons: 2006 ] ]

City government

The city has a Manager-Council form of government. The city council currently is made up of four council members and a mayor, all elected officials. The city council appoints the city manager, who runs the day-to-day administration of the city and oversees city staff. Earl Burson is the most recently appointed city manager and formerly served as the city manager for Stroud, Oklahoma. The current city council consists of Mayor Larry Fryar and council members Duane Patterson, Bill Lisby, Roy Lemons and Jim Dickinson.

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