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BowlegsOK

A town of 331. Public schools that outperform most of Oklahoma.

Population
331
residents
Median home value
$91K
Census ACS
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
49.8
years
Jobs based here
21
A commuter town

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The thing Bowlegs does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

331 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 76° · L 65°

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Schools

Bowlegs’s public schools outperform 16% of Oklahoma districts

The public schools Bowlegs’s kids attend trail 84% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Bowlegs EsPK–8183C−
Bowlegs HS9–1271D
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state testsAll 2 schools →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Bowlegs

Most working residents leave Bowlegs for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Seminole (12%), Oklahoma City (12%) and Shawnee (10%). Half commute less than 47 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Bowlegs0%
Seminole12%
Oklahoma City12%
Shawnee10%
Tulsa9%
47 mi
median commute distance
21
jobs based in Bowlegs
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Bowlegs has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

4″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter30–53°
Spring49–72°
Summer69–92°
Fall50–74°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 1
typical last frost
+0.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Bowlegs is

Bowlegs beats the Oklahoma average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

32 measures vs. Oklahoma
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
What stands outBowlegsOK
More adults treating high blood pressure80.4%76.3%
More adults with COPD11.6%8%
Holdenville General Hospital
16.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Bowlegs for work

Where Bowlegs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → Seminole Seminole 12% 12% → Oklahoma City Oklahoma City 12% 10% → Shawnee Shawnee 10% 9% → Tulsa Tulsa 9% 5% → Wewoka Wewoka 5% 4% → Muskogee Muskogee 4% Bowlegs · 0% stay
21jobs based in Bowlegs
0%of working residents work in town
47 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Bowlegs

Town in Oklahoma, United States

Bowlegs is a town in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 357 at the time of the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
357
Area
3.7 sq mi
Elevation
938 ft
ZIP code
74830
Area code
405

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