Profile for Altus, Oklahoma, OK

Former and merged names include:
· Frazier
· Leger

Founded by residents of nearby Fraiser, after their community was flooded.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 78. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 3.8 per 1,000 people.

Nearby parks & recreation: Quartz Mountain State Park, Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge

Historic sites and museums: Museum of the Western Prairie

Colleges and universities: Western Oklahoma State College, Southwest Area Vocational Technical Center

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Altus

Cemeteries (6)

Colleges (1)

Communities (3)

Hotels (3)

Libraries (1)

Military bases (1)

Museums (1)

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13% of Altus residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Altus ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Altus
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• Jackson County Ancestry forum
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Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - OK data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
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• Death index
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Altus business guide
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• Crime in Jackson County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Oklahoma
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Altus was $15,378, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Jackson County economic census
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• Oklahoma economic data

20% of Altus residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• National Historic Landmark search
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• Post history questions in Jackson County genealogy forum

Median rent in Altus, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $322.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $691.

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Libraries in Altus include Altus Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Altus include Altus Times

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KOCU.

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Jackson County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Altus political report.

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The average commute time for Altus workers is 12 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 1 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Altus between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .5 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Altus include Best Western, Days Inn, Ramada Inn.

• Altus travel guide
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• Oklahoma tourism bureau

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