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Renting an Apartment in Moore
Moore is a rapidly growing suburb in Cleveland County, Oklahoma and is part of
the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. As of July 1, 2003, the city population was
44,987.
Situated next to the northern boundary of Cleveland County, Moore is the second
largest city in the county and the ninth largest city in the state. Moore is
less than twenty minutes from downtown Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World Airport,
Tinker Air Force Base, the University of Oklahoma, the Federal Aviation
Administration's Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, and thousands of businesses,
industries, public and private schools, as well as recreational and cultural
facilities.
The city often falls victim to tornadoes, and has been severely damaged by
tornadoes on October 4, 1998 May 3, 1999, and May 8, 2003. The May 3, 1999
tornado that hit Moore was rated an F5 on the Fujita scale, and was one of the
strongest and most destructive tornadoes ever recorded in history. The tornado,
which occurred during the Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak, had an approximate recorded
wind speed of 318 MPH, left a swath of destruction nearly 7 miles long, and
killed 36 people in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. This was the deadliest
F5 tornado recorded since the Delhi, Louisiana tornado in 1971.
Geography
Location of Moore, Oklahoma
Moore is located at 35�20′20″N, 97�29′15″W (35.338813, -97.487584)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 56.6
km� (21.9 mi�). 56.3 km� (21.7 mi�) of it is land and 0.4 km� (0.1 mi�) of it
(0.64%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 41,138 people, 14,848 households, and
11,566 families residing in the city. The population density was 730.9/km�
(1,892.8/mi�). There were 15,801 housing units at an average density of
280.8/km� (727.0/mi�). The racial makeup of the city was 84.63% White, 2.92%
Black, 4.14% Native American, 1.62% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.75% from
other races, and 4.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race
were 5.10% of the population.
There were 14,848 households out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 18.2% of all
households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average
family size was 3.13.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 9.3%
from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there
were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,409, and the median income
for a family was $47,773. Males had a median income of $33,394 versus $24,753
for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,689. About 6.3% of
families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6%
of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
School system
The City of Moore has 2 high schools, Moore High and Westmoore, with a third
being built. There are also 5 junior high schools, Central, Brink, Moore West,
Highland East, and Highland West, and 21 elementary schools.
Notable residents and natives
Actors: Danny Cooksey. His Different Strokes co-star, Dana Plato died of a drug
overdose in a recreational vehicle outside of her fianc�'s parent's house in
Moore.
Musicians and bands: Toby Keith, Michael McGurgan (Bass Player for Local
Embarrassment), country music singer and songwriter Jeremy Castle now resides in
Moore.
U.S. Representative Tom Cole, currently the only Native American serving in
Congress, lives in Moore with his wife and son.