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City: Beaver, Beaver County

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Beaver, Oklahoma is the county seat of Beaver County in the eastern part of the state's panhandle. Beaver City is located approximately 151 miles NE of Amarillo, Texas. The countryside is open pastureland, though the residents of Beaver have cultivated many trees in residential neighborhoods.

Each spring Beaver stages the World Championship Cow Chip Throw where contestants participate from across the nation. The event receives worldwide media attention and by the town's own estimation, is the community's biggest claim to fame. The festivities honor the pioneering spirit, still alive today, and the period in the region's history when the only available source of fuel was buffalo or cow chips.

Beaver

Community Website:

 Contact Information

 Local Contacts
Kim Hardin
Chamber of Commerce Secretary
Beaver County Chamber of Commerce
Beaver, OK 73932-0878
Phone: 580-625-4726
Fax:
Mobile:
E-Mail:
Website:
 
   
 Oklahoma Department of Commerce Contact

business@okcommerce.org

community@okcommerce.org

1-800-879-6552 

 

 Population Totals

2002 Estimate
2000 Census 
Beaver
1,480
1,570
Beaver County
5,600
5,857
Within 30 miles
6,251
Median Age:
39.4
Median Household Income:
$37,560
     
 Labor Force
 
Current
2000 Census 
Working Age Population Within 30 Miles:    
  Ages 16 and Over  
4,819
  Ages 25 - 64  
3,119
Total Civilian Labor Force
 
Total Employed
 
Total Unemployed  
 
Unemployment Rate    
     
 Distance to Nearest Interstate
 Highway Miles  Driving Time
I-25 999   minutes
     
 Distance to Major Cities
 City
Miles 
 City
Miles 
Atlanta,Georgia
933
Memphis,Tennessee
597
Chicago,Illinois
769
Mexico City,Mexico
1,205
Cincinnati,Ohio
888
New Orleans,Louisiana
766
Cleveland,Ohio
1,056
New York,New York
1,447
Dallas,Texas
349
Oklahoma City,Oklahoma
192
Denver,Colorado
315
San Francisco,California
1,202
Detroit,Michigan
1,003
Seattle,Washington
1,333
Houston,Texas
473
St. Louis,Missouri
578
Kansas City,Missouri
360
Toronto,Ontario
1,205
Little Rock,Arkansas
483
Tulsa,Oklahoma
256
Los Angeles,California
1,013
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