| The Town of Mountain View
was born as a "tent city" in Washita County,
and grew up as a permanent community in Kiowa County. In
1897, the railroad built a roundhouse here so the trains
could turn around to return to Chickasha. Standing on
that site in 1898, railroad officials suggested the name
"Mountain View". In 1903, land was sold in
the new Town of Mountain View, and by the end of the
year, the Town's poulation was over 1,000. The Depression
and the Dust Bowl drove many people from western
Oklahoma, but the Federal Works Progress Administration
(WPA) built a number of lasting structures in Town. After
World War II, Mountain View lost many of its people to
areas with industrialized jobs.
Today, Mountain View is a great example of a small,
rural community in Southwest Oklahoma trying to find an
economic identity. The Town provides excellent Municipal
services and a variety of amenities. The Downtown offers
a wonderful possibility for driving the Town's economic
revitalization. Toward that end, Mountain View became a
"Main Street" Community in 1995.
In 2004, the Town will become one of three
"anchors" for the Wichita Mountains Scenic
Byway, a route that will help create additional
tourism-related demands for the goods and services in the
Mountain View economy.
Mountain View has received a Community Development
Block Grant to inventory infrastructure features for
Capital Improvement Planning (CIP).
Community Website: www.mountainviewok.com
| Contact
Information |
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| Local
Contacts |
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| Paul Fisher |
| Director |
| Park Area
Foundation, Inc. |
| P. O. Box 39 |
| 154 East Lake
Drive |
| Medicine Park, OK
73557 |
| Phone: |
(580) 529-2825 |
| Fax: |
(580) 529-3110 |
| Mobile: |
None |
| E-Mail: |
pfisher@southwestwireless.net |
| Website: |
www.medicinepark.com |
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| Oklahoma
Department of Commerce Contact |
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business@okcommerce.org
community@okcommerce.org
1-800-879-6552
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| Population Totals |
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2002 Estimate |
2000
Census |
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| Mountain View |
850 |
880 |
| Kiowa County |
9,900 |
10,227 |
| Within 30 miles |
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| Median Age: |
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43.7 |
| Median Household
Income: |
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$21,583 |
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| Labor
Force |
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Current |
2000
Census |
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| Working Age
Population Within 30 Miles: |
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| Ages
16 and Over |
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| Ages
25 - 64 |
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| Total Civilian
Labor Force |
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| Total Employed |
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| Total Unemployed |
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| Unemployment Rate |
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| Distance
to Nearest Interstate |
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| Highway |
Miles |
Driving Time |
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| I-40 |
31 |
31 minutes |
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| Distance
to Major Cities |
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| City |
Miles |
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City |
Miles |
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| Atlanta,Georgia |
823 |
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Memphis,Tennessee |
492 |
| Chicago,Illinois |
759 |
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Mexico
City,Mexico |
1,084 |
| Cincinnati,Ohio |
834 |
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New
Orleans,Louisiana |
617 |
| Cleveland,Ohio |
1,022 |
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New York,New York |
1,397 |
| Dallas,Texas |
195 |
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Oklahoma
City,Oklahoma |
75 |
| Denver,Colorado |
468 |
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San
Francisco,California |
1,324 |
| Detroit,Michigan |
980 |
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Seattle,Washington |
1,486 |
| Houston,Texas |
408 |
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St.
Louis,Missouri |
532 |
| Kansas
City,Missouri |
359 |
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Toronto,Ontario |
1,186 |
| Little
Rock,Arkansas |
367 |
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Tulsa,Oklahoma |
171 |
| Los
Angeles,California |
1,108 |
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