Grady County, Oklahoma

Grady County is a county in Oklahoma. The population of the county is 52,431.
Grady County 	Oklahoma
Founded 	1907
Named for 	Henry W. Grady
County seat 	Chickasha
Population 	52,431
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	4th
County Guildmaster	Jarrett Whitney
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
Interstate 44
H.E. Bailey Turnpike
US Route 62
US Route 81
US Route 277
Oklahoma State Highway 4
Oklahoma State Highway 9
Oklahoma State Highway 17
Oklahoma State Highway 19
Oklahoma State Highway 19C
Oklahoma State Highway 37
Oklahoma State Highway 92
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
McClain County (east)
Canadian County (north)
Stephens County (south)
Garvin County (southeast)
Comanche County (southwest)
Caddo County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
84.77% White (44,445)
7.94% Other (4,165)
5.03% Native American (2,637)
2.26% Black or African American (1,184)
10.4% (5,452) of Grady County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Grady County has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 17 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.19 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location	Rate
Charmander 	Farmland	1-25%
Charmeleon 	Farmland	1-10%
Rattata 	Farmland	1-35%
Raticate 	Farmland	1-20%
Ekans 	Farmland	1-25%
Arbok 	Farmland	1-12%
Pikachu 	Farmland	1-65%
Raichu 	Farmland	1-47%
Sandshrew 	Farmland	1-30%
Sandslash 	Farmland	1-20%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland	1-17%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland	1-7%
Vulpix 	Farmland	1-10%
Ponyta 	Farmland	1-36%
Rapidash 	Farmland	1-19%
Electabuzz 	Farmland	1-41%
Eevee 	Farmland	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Jolteon 	Farmland	1-15%
Flareon 	Farmland	1-10%
Cyndaquil 	Farmland	1-35%
Quilava 	Farmland	1-21%
Typhlosion 	Farmland	1-3%
Pichu 	Farmland	1-56%
Mareep 	Farmland	1-65%
Flaaffy 	Farmland	1-55%
Ampharos 	Farmland	1-42%
Espeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland	1-5%
Elekid 	Farmland	1-63%
Electrike 	Farmland	1-64%
Manectric 	Farmland	1-49%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland	1-66%
Zangoose 	Farmland	1-25%
Seviper 	Farmland	1-10%
Chimchar 	Farmland	1-30%
Monferno 	Farmland	1-15%
Infernape 	Farmland	1-3%
Shinx 	Farmland	1-68%
Luxio 	Farmland	1-53%
Luxray 	Farmland	1-35%
Pachirisu 	Farmland	1-63%
Leafeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Glaceon 	Farmland	1-5%
Tepig 	Farmland	1-30%
Pignite 	Farmland	1-15%
Emboar 	Farmland	1%
Emolga 	Farmland	1-64%
Skiddo 	Farmland	1-33%
Gogoat 	Farmland	1-13%
Helioptile 	Farmland	1-63%
Heliolisk 	Farmland	1-48%
Sylveon 	Farmland	1-5%
Dedenne 	Farmland	1-59%
Togedemaru 	Farmland	1-66%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Chickasha - 16,036
Minco - 1,632
Tuttle - 6,019
=== Towns ===
Alex - 550
Amber - 419
Bradley - 130
Bridge Creek - 336
Ninnekah - 1,002
Norge - 145
Pocasset - 156
Rush Springs - 1,231
Verden - 530
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Cox City
Middleberg
Tabler
=== Ghost towns ===
Acme
Bailey
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	36 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	4 inches
Average yearly sunny days	235
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	10 (Very High)
Blizzard risk 	1 (Very Low)
== Fun facts ==
* The first municipal natural gas company in Oklahoma was founded in Minco in 1960 by James Burton Branum, Jr, operated along with the Minco Tag Agency from an office in the back of what was then Branum's Variety Store on Main street.
* Construction began on a series of windfarms near Minco, named Minco I, Minco II, and Minco III, in 2012. As of 2017, the windfarms generate 300 megawatts of electricity, some of which is used to power Google's Mayes County, Oklahoma facility.
* Alex was almost destroyed on July 7, 1906, when a tornado hit the town. The business district was mostly rebuilt a year later, with a drug store, a variety store and three general stores. The Alex Tribune newspaper was first published in 1907 and continued in business until the 1940s. The town incorporated in 1910.
* Alex is actually locally pronounced Elik.
* Agriculture has been the main economic activity in Verden since its founding, and the railroad made Verden an important shipping point for products of the farms and ranches. The town's public school began in 1905 and absorbed a Caddo County district in 1917. By 1910, the population had climbed to 524 and the town had two banks, a newspaper, the Verden News, a telephone connection, an electric company, a grain elevator, a cotton yard, a cotton gin, a milling company, a lumberyard, and several retail outlets. The business district survived a major fire in 1908. It has also survived several floods that plagued the Washita River valley.
* Rush Springs promotes itself as the Watermelon Capital of the World, and the town's largest event is the annual Rush Springs Watermelon Festival, that attracts about 30,000 people each year, who consume about 50,000 pounds of watermelon.
* A Civilian Conservation Corps project was located on the east side of Rush Springs. Young men were paid to construct terraces and ponds and to restore vegetation by replanting trees. The project camp was opened June 18, 1933, and closed July 20, 1942.
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