A town of 20.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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Ordered by what stands out in Foraker. Another town gets a different order.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
Foraker has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Foraker beats the Oklahoma average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| What stands out | Foraker | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14% | 18.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 7.8% |
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Town in Oklahoma, United States
Foraker is a town in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for Ohio Senator Joseph B. Foraker. The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve is southeast of town. The official population peaked at 415 in 1910 and has declined steadily since 1930. As of the 2020 census, Foraker had a population of 18. Foraker was listed as a ghost town in the 1977 book Ghost Towns of Oklahoma. The author, John Wesley Morris, quoted one long-time resident as saying: "Stores gone, post office gone, train gone, school gone, oil gone, boys and girls gone – only thing not gone is graveyard and it git bigger."
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