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The Beaver album
1935
US weather bureau, Beaver, OK, April 1935, 1935
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Lane Cabin
Lane Cabin was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 5, 1974. It is significant for its commerce at the local level.
About Beaver
Town in Oklahoma, USBeaver is a town in and the county seat of Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States, in the Oklahoma Panhandle. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,280. Beaver hosts the annual World Cow Chip Throwing Championship. Originally known as Beaver City, the town began as the site of a fur trading post in 1879 and was planned to be the capital of the proposed Cimarron Territory. The Federal government never recognized the proposed territory, but Beaver remained a center of business and law enforcement in the area. In 1890 it became the seat of Seventh County, encompassing the entire Oklahoma Panhandle, and later the county seat of Beaver County.
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Housing in Beaver
The typical Beaver home is worth about $104,000, down 5.6% in a year, 54% below the Oklahoma typical home.
Safety in Beaver
Safety Grade C-
Beaver reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 77% report less.
Work & commute in Beaver
Full picture →About one in 3 of Beaver’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Oklahoma City (7%), Liberal (5%) and Guymon (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.
Health in Beaver
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 21% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 38% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Oklahoma
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Beaver
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Beaver
Full climate →Beaver has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Beaver
All Beaver schools →School Grade B
The public schools Beaver’s kids attend outperform 55% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within OK. Ratings are from neighbors.
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