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Canute, Oklahoma

CanuteOK

A town of 544. A typical home worth about $161K.

Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0
Population
544
−8.7% since 2010
Typical home
$161K
+6.5% in a year
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
39.4
years
Jobs based here
92
Balanced

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Small town

544 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Canute home is worth about $161K

The typical Canute home is worth about $161,000, up 6.5% in a year, 28% below the Oklahoma typical home.

$161KZillow home value

Typical home value

Canute$161K
Oklahoma$223K
+6.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Canute has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–52°
Spring47–72°
Summer68–93°
Fall48–73°
Nov 2
typical first frost
Apr 5
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools

Canute’s public schools outperform 35% of Oklahoma districts

The public schools Canute’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 65% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Canute EsPK–8262A−
Canute HS9–12152A−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduationAll 2 schools →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Canute

Most working residents leave Canute for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Elk City (22%), Oklahoma City (15%) and Clinton (8%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Canute1%
Elk City22%
Oklahoma City15%
Clinton8%
Burns Flat6%
21 mi
median commute distance
92
jobs based in Canute
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Canute is

Canute beats the Oklahoma average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. Oklahoma
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
What stands outCanuteOK
More adults with COPD10.1%8%
More adults with heart disease8.5%7.3%
More adults who have had a stroke4.3%3.7%
Great Plains Regional Medical Center
8.3 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 →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.

58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
58Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Cotton Boll Motel sign
1982 · Cotton Boll Motel sign · Wikimedia Commons
Canute’s story

Canute in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

The Castle Club (church), 9th StreetOKMap-doton-CanuteCanute, Oklahoma
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Famous people from Canute

4 notable people were born in Canute.

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About Canute

Town in Oklahoma, United States

Canute is a town in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Canute had a population of 494.

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

Population
494
Area
0.7 sq mi
Elevation
1,896 ft
ZIP code
73626
Area code
580

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